Europe’s Drugs Bazaar – Portugal

Europe’s Drugs Bazaar – Portugal – 14 May 2001 Over-looked by the law at present, soon his addiction will be legal. Portugal has the worst hard drugs problem and the highest HIV rates in the E…

The greatest of risks: what we really need to fight to protect our children

Filed under: drug addiction statistics

This concept turns what we thought were basic tenets of public policy their head – and is true, according to a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The largest study conducted to date of a cohort of babies born crack …
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“We Should Continue to Provide Treatment to Addicts,” Drug Czar Says

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Kerlikowske stated the cold statistics attributed to drug abuse. In 2010, 38,000 deaths were attributed to prescription drug overdoses. In the years 1981-2007, about 32,000 Americans died from gun violence, according to a University of Pennsylvania study.
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Alcohol and drugs: Clogging the wheels of justice

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There are 25 cases dealing with driving while under the influence; 10 are drug-related; two theft and one simple assault are co-occurring with substance abuse charges and another case contains both drug and alcohol charges. These figures are not …
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