COMMENT: Rehabilitation drive strengthens fight against drug abuse

Online Reporter·October 22, 2026·4 min read Zimbabwe is strengthening its fight against drug and substance abuse through a national strategy combining law enforcement, prevention and rehabilitation, with the ...

Recovery groups working to help reduce number of drug overdose deaths

BY Rachel Niemi (https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/reporters/2021/07/20/rachel-niemi-multimedia-journalist) Rochester PUBLISHED 6:20 PM ET Oct. 19, 2026 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Drug overdose deaths ...

Doctors address treating drug addiction amid campaign controversy

2026-10-15 Incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has been targeting his opponent Puma Shen by attacking a drug policy he wrote 12 years ago. However, as argued, data show that prescribing drug users methadone and providing them with clean needles ...

CDC report details differences in substance use among high school students

Oct 13, 2026 - 02:53 PM A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/su/su7501a6.htm) highlights differences in substance use among U.S. high school students. The report, which combined ...

Warren Park community steps up fight against drug abuse

【October 12, 2026/HMETRO】 Arron Nyamayaro About 95 people have been arrested for drug- and substance-related offences in Warren Park since January, with some serving prison sentences, a senior police officer has said. Chief Superintendent ...

Behind bars: Drugs and illegally-brewed alcohol

Nikki Mitchell,South of England home affairs correspondentand Ethan Gudge,South of England BBC Prisoners told independent monitors about the "ease" with which "illicit substances" could be ...

New Opioid Up To 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl Spreading Across US Federal officials warn cychlorphine slips past standard drug tests

Adobe Stock By:Ellyn Vohnoutka (https://www.healthday.com/author/ellyn-vohnoutka) Published on: Sep 29, 2026, 11:06 pm Updated on: Sep 29, 2026, 11:06 pm TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2026 (HealthDay ...

Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh being organised at various locations across country to eradicate drug abuse among youth

Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh is being organized at various locations in the country to eradicate drug abuse among youth as part of Nasha Mukt Yuva Abhiyan. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has said that Rashtriya Sankalp ...

Partners and stress behind rise in female drug users

Monday, 21 Sep 2026 KOTA BARU: The influence of partners, be it husbands or boyfriends, is the main reason for the increase in the number of drug addicts among women in Kelantan last year, with 598 cases compared with 526 the previous ...

Cebu City fun run supports drug prevention efforts

September 18, 2026 by Kaiser Jan Fuentes CEBU CITY — The Cebu City government and advocacy group Bornwinner will stage a 2,500-participant running event on Nov. 15 to promote drug prevention and raise funds for a Special Drug ...

Women's drug abuse cases rise by 3.3pct last year

By Bernama (https://www.nst.com.my/authors/bernama) September 16, 2026 The number of women detected for drug abuse rose to 8,926 last year from 8,638 in 2024, with those aged 19 to 39 accounting for the largest group. AI-GENERATED IMAGE FOR ...

Punjab rolls out 14-week anti-drug curriculum for 7.5 lakh students across 3,600 schools

【13 Sep 2026,The New Indian Express】 CHANDIGARH: “I’ll try it only once. I can stop whenever I want.” Or the belief that even prolonged drug use can be easily overcome through rehabilitation. For a ...