HealthCSFK (Health) Welcomes J&K Govt’s New Task Force on Drug-Abuse Rehabilitation

Nov 26, 2025 By KNS Desk Srinagar Srinagar, Nov 26 (KNS): The Civil Society Forum Kashmir (Health) on Wednesday lauded the Government of Jammu Kashmir for constituting a high-powered Task Force dedicated to the rehabilitation of drug-abuse ...

Catherine calls for end to 'stigma' around addiction

2025/11/24 Noor Nanji Culture reporter The Princess of Wales has called for an end to the "stigma" surrounding addiction, and urged people to offer "empathy and support" to those dependent on alcohol, drugs or ...

‘Terrified’ to seek help: Georgia nurses can lose license if they admit addiction. Advocates want to change that.

By Rebecca Grapevine (https://www.healthbeat.org/authors/rebecca-grapevine) | November 21, 2025, 7:29am GMT+8 As part of their license renewal process, nurses must check a box stating they have not sought treatment for substance use within ...

'Tough love': Can council drugs squad tackle antisocial behaviour?

Sonja JessupLondon home affairs correspondent 2025/11/17 BBC Tower Hamlets council enforcement officer John Fish leads the new drugs squad team It's seven o'clock in the morning in Whitechapel, east London, and even before the ...

NDLEA introduces mandatory drug tests for tertiary institution admissions

Published on November 16, 2025 By Sunday Dennis (https://dailypost.ng/author/sunday-dennis/) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced that students seeking admission into tertiary institutions across the country ...

SF mayor unveils plan to arrest, treat drug users and open up new sobering center

Thursday, November 13,By Luz Pena (https://abc7news.com/about/newsteam/luz-pena) SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a new plan to tackle the city's drug crisis: a law enforcement sobering center to get people ...

Has the opioid crisis peaked in Texas and the U.S.?

November 10, 2025 Ethan Dixon and Pia Orrenius Texas drug-related fatalities fell in 2024 from their 2023 peak. Although the rate of Texas fatalities has been relatively low, the state nonetheless has lost more than 76,000 lives to drug ...

DCHQ, UNICEF co-op to prevent addiction among children

November 4, 2025 - 16:8 source (https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/519976/DCHQ-UNICEF-co-op-to-prevent-addiction-among-children)

Three killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

2025/11/02 Ben Hatton The US Defence Secretary released a video appearing to show the moment the boat was hit by a US strike Three men have been killed in a US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, US Defence Secretary ...

Young Adults Are Using Cannabis And Alcohol To Fall Asleep

October 30, 2025 Young Adults Increasingly Using Cannabis And Alcohol As Sleep Aids A recent study in JAMA Pediatrics found that 1 in 5 young adults (https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/young-adults/) used cannabis ...

EU, SCG, Niger Delta stakeholders seek solutions to drug abuse epidemic

By : julius_osahon (https://guardian.ng/author/julius_osahon/) Date: 28 October 2025 5:51am WAT Advocate community-based approach to prevention With the alarming and increasing rate of drug and substance abuse in the South-South ...

Health-based approach on substance abuse urged

October 26, 2025 By Allen Limos video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkb0U1mRJu4 t=2s) HEALTH experts urged a health-based approach to address substance abuse in the country. During the Drug Policy Reform initiative on Saturday, health ...