‘Hope Coin’ awarded to celebrate sobriety of Thurston County Drug Court graduates

Pictured is the Hope Coin given to Drug Court graduates in Thurston County. Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim launched the coin project based on Hope Theory. The words “Pathways,” “Goals,” and ...

Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region

By Kevin Doyle / Published On 29 May 202529 May 2025 UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast Asia in 2024. Drug ...

Helping Young Victims in the Shadows of Addiction

Written by Melody Ho / Published 26 May 2025 When someone chooses to abuse drugs, it's often their family—especially the children—who suffer the most. Central Narcotics Bureau officers share their thoughts on witnessing the ...

New ESPAD survey results: Teen substance use down, but new risks emerging European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD): 30 years

Location Lisbon Publication date 20.05.2025 Reference News release No 5/2025 While substance use among 15–16-year-old students in Europe continues its long-term decline, new behavioural and health risks ...

A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds

May 13, 20256:00 AM ET By Rhitu Chatterjee (https://www.npr.org/people/578890280/rhitu-chatterjee) A new study says millions of children in the U.S. live in a household with a parent who has either a moderate or severe ...

Study highlights the growing toll of parental substance use on American children

University of Michigan (https://umich.edu/)May 13 2025 A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways-raising the risk that those children will ...

Trump vows to lower drug prices in the US by up to 80%

Published 2025/05/11 Joe Miller in Washington President promises to defy industry pressure and dramatically cut cost of pharmaceuticals Donald Trump plans to use his executive powers to force pharmaceutical companies to drastically reduce the ...

Children aged 12 hooked on ketamine, police say

【2025/05/04/BBC】 Illegal ketamine usage has risen to record levels nationally, according to data Children as young as 12 are getting hooked on ketamine in Lancashire, police have said. Fifteen people have recently been arrested in ...

Childhood trauma link to adolescent substance use and unexpected blood pressure effects

Childhood trauma raises the risk of harmful alcohol use, smoking, and drug use by age 18, according to a new study from the Department of Psychology. Published on Thursday 1 May 2025 Source: Adobe Stock A new study ...

Woman who overcame addiction now helping others

Christopher Mace Chloe Harcombe BBC News, Gloucestershire 4/24 Sophie was helped by the Nelson Trust and now works for the charity A mother-of-two who was helped by a rehabilitation organisation said she is "overrun" ...

Education“Mind Matters” Awareness Drive on First Aid and Drug Abuse Enlightens Students at SKUAST-K under IRTIQA 2025

ByKNS Desk Srinagar (https://www.knskashmir.com/author.aspx?id=1) (https://www.facebook.com/KnsKashmir?mibextid=ZbWKwL) Posted on Apr 27, 2025 | Updated on Apr 27, 2025 Srinagar, April 27 (KNS): As part of the 2 weeks Program , ...

'Running helped us recover from addiction'

13 April 2025 Grace Wood BBC News, Yorkshire Recovery Runners Dean Smith and Jamie Heselden (front) set up the Recovery Runners club in Leeds A running club that helps people overcome drug and alcohol addiction is ...