Combating drug abuse: Egypt’s strategy to protect youth and foster recovery

BY Walaa Ali Wed, 20 Nov 2024 GMT CAIRO - 20 November 2024: The issue of drug abuse prevention has gained significant attention from Egypt's political leadership. The Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse, chaired by Maya ...

Student arrested for trying to sneak meth-soaked T-shirts through LAX in hidden compartment in suitcase

By Steve Janoski (https://nypost.com/author/steve-janoski/) Published Nov. 13, 2024 A student from the United Kingdom was nabbed trying to sneak more than a dozen meth-encrusted Target T-shirts through Los Angeles International Airport ...

Experts hopeful as US drug overdose deaths fall below 100,000

2024/11/15/Brandon Drenon/BBC News The number of people dying from drug overdoses in the US has decreased, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new report. Overall, overdose deaths declined by roughly 14% from ...

Queensland drug laws have diverted thousands from the criminal justice system, but the LNP plans to axe the measures

November 13, 2024 By Emma Pollard By Claudia Williams The new LNP government will repeal drug diversion laws, which were introduced last year. (ABC News: Greg Nelson) Queensland's new premier has confirmed the LNP will repeal ...

Films can be effective in teaching dangers of drug abuse, says Sibu Resident

By Peter Boon on November 11, 2024, Monday at 7:00 AMAbang Mohamad Porkan (fifth left), Sibu Division Chinese Community Leaders Association deputy chairman Pemanca Datuk Jason Tai (fourth left) and others show the ‘X’ sign ...

Experts express concern over growing youths involvement in drug abuse

On Nov 6, 2024 Some public health experts have expressed concern over the rising cases of youths’ involvement in drug abuse, urging the media to prioritise awareness to combat the problem. The experts bared their minds during a ...

Police take down crime group accused of making illegal cannabis edibles packaged like name-brand candy

ByJon Haworth (https://abcnews.go.com/author/jon_haworth) October 30, 2024 "Highly unsanitary and heavily contaminated" items were seized before Halloween. Police in Canada said they have arrested six people and taken down an ...

Drug overdose training given to stop deaths

Julia Gregory BBC News, Guildford 2024/10/30 The naloxone antidote can be injected or given as a nasal spray/Julia Gregory/BBC A charity is offering training to help save the lives of people who have overdosed on opioids, including ...

Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder

September 25, 2024 From NIDA Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of ...

Colombia: Potential cocaine production increased by 53 per cent in 2023, according to new UNODC survey

Bogotá, 18 October 2024 Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released ...

Oregon announces first three ‘recovery’ high schools to help students facing problems with substance abuse

By Natalie Pate (https://www.opb.org/author/natalie-pate/) (OPB) Oct. 23, 2024 House Bill 2767 laid the groundwork for Oregon to establish and support recovery schools across the state. Now, they’re serving students. Oregon ...

What Is ‘Pink Cocaine’?

Oct. 21, 2024 By Emily Schmall (https://www.nytimes.com/by/emily-schmall) The drug cocktail can contain ketamine, Ecstasy and meth — but rarely cocaine itself. An epidemiologist now considers pink cocaine among the most ...