Drug Abuse

Holder calls deaths from heroin overdoses an 'urgent and growing public health …
By Jerry Markon, E-mail the writer. The Obama administration called attention on Monday to the nationwide surge in heroin abuse, with Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. saying a spike in overdoses from the deadly drug constitutes “an urgent and …
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United Nations Report: Criminal Sanctions for Drug Use Are "Not Beneficial"
The Scientific Consultation Working Group on Drug Policy, Health and Human Rights of the UNODC – which includes Nora Volkow, head of the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) – is releasing the recommendations at the High-Level Segment of …
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