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Wales Tops Drug Poisoning Table
Wales tops drug poisoning table
Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope said: "Despite the overall fall in drug use and the continuing decline in heroin deaths, nevertheless the fact that there have been some significant increases in particular drugs is worrying. "No drug … Read more on BBC News
Firms' worries over staff taking drugs as mephedrone use grows
One in three employers in Wales would not know how to tell if a worker was under the influence of recreational drugs, a survey has found. The findings come amid growing concern about the level of new-style drugs such as mephedrone in Welsh communities … Read more on BBC News
Wales Tops Drug Poisoning Table
Wales tops drug poisoning table
Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope said: "Despite the overall fall in drug use and the continuing decline in heroin deaths, nevertheless the fact that there have been some significant increases in particular drugs is worrying. "No drug … Read more on BBC News
Drink and drug use rises among middle-aged men and women in Wales
Between 2008 and 2009, 784 women in Wales aged between 50 and 59 were referred to treatment services for alcohol abuse, but by 2012/13, this increased by 36.2% to 1,068. The figures reveal that referrals have also risen for men in the same age group, … Read more on WalesOnline
Tough task of identifying the workers who abuse drugs
MORE than a third of Welsh employers admit they don't have enough knowledge or training to identify if a worker is under the influence of recreational drugs, according to a survey by researchers RMG on behalf of global health business Synergy Health. Read more on WalesOnline
Wales Tops Drug Poisoning Table
Wales tops drug poisoning table
Martin Barnes, the chief executive of DrugScope said: "Despite the overall fall in drug use and the continuing decline in heroin deaths, nevertheless the fact that there have been some significant increases in particular drugs is worrying. "No drug … Read more on BBC News
Drink and drug use rises among middle-aged men and women in Wales
Between 2008 and 2009, 784 women in Wales aged between 50 and 59 were referred to treatment services for alcohol abuse, but by 2012/13, this increased by 36.2% to 1,068. The figures reveal that referrals have also risen for men in the same age group, … Read more on WalesOnline
Drug Abuse: Breakthrough: Research Delves Into Link Between Drug Use, Decision-Making – Baltimore Sun
Drug Abuse: Breakthrough: Research delves into link between drug use, decision-making – Baltimore Sun
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Breakthrough: Research delves into link between drug use, decision-making
Baltimore Sun Researchers involved: Substance abuse researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Joshua Jones, a postdoctoral researcher at the university and research scientist at the institute, was the lead … |
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Drug Abuse: Horrors Of Methamphetamines By Rehabs.com Shows Faces Ravaged By … – Huffington Post
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Horrors Of Methamphetamines By Rehabs.com Shows Faces Ravaged By …
Huffington Post A new anti-crystal meth campaign featuring the warped mugshots of alleged repeat users is scary, but is it effective at discouraging drug abuse? Not really, say researchers. The "Horros of Methamphetamine," launched by Rehabs.com, claims to show the … The Horrors Of Meth: Scary Photos Show What Drug Addiction Does To Your Face Harrowing faces of Meth: Shocking police mugshots show devastating effect of … The shocking before and after pictures of meth addicts – warning: disturbing … |
Expert: Painkillers Top List of Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse: Expert: Painkillers top list of prescription drug abuse
Painkillers top the list of prescription drug abuse in the UAE especially among youngsters, a trend that is more reported than that of alcohol, heroin and THC or marijuana abuse alone, according to a senior health expert.
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Drug Abuse: Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say. The trend shows up in local arrests, drug seizures and overdose deaths. Drug dealers are finding new markets in the suburbs, where teenagers once …
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Drug Abuse: Abuse Deterrent Medicines Developer Pisgah Laboratories, Inc. Wins Top 5 Technologies Award from CLAAD
PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Â Pisgah Laboratories, Inc., an innovative intellectual property and drug development company located in Western North Carolina, was recently recognized …
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Drug Abuse: Heroin Deaths Rise as Crackdown on Prescription Drug Abuse Succeeds – Baltimore Sun
Drug Abuse: Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds – Baltimore Sun
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
Baltimore Sun A collective effort in recent years among federal, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies and medical communities to control an epidemic of prescription drug abuse that swept the country has dramatically cut down on the number of … |
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Drug Abuse: Marijuana Use In Adults: Are You Too Old For Pot? – Huffington Post
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Marijuana Use In Adults: Are You Too Old For Pot?
Huffington Post Between 2004 and 2010, the number of 55- to 64-year-olds who went to an emergency room with marijuana in their system rose from 3,671 to 14,019, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. "One of the things that we don't know is whether these are … Marijuana's health effects: Memory problems, addiction Legalizing marijuana: the wrong direction Seattle police stance on cannabis may be a token gesture if government sues |