BiH Ministry puts deadly ‘designer’ Drugs and Synthetic Opioids under Control

Published December 12, 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina is putting deadly ‘designer’ drugs and synthetic opioids under control, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced. After a 14-year hiatus, ...

Drug abuse, smartphone addiction biggest threat to youth: Adityanath

10 December, 2025｜The Print Gorakhpur (UP), Dec 10 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that the two biggest threats facing today’s youth are drug abuse and smartphone addiction, urging ...

FG unveils national policy on drug abuse in schools

December 8, 2025 7:04 pm By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government on Monday unveiled a national policy on drug abuse in schools. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, at the unveiling of the document in Abuja, said the ...

South Korea targets youth drug surge with new crackdown

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network (https://globalnation.inquirer.net/source/the-korea-heraldasia-news-network) / 12:24 PM December 02, 2025 Koo Ja-hyeon (third from left), deputy head of the Supreme Public ...

Minister launches mass cycling drive against drugs

November 30, 2025 K. Umashankar Minister for Industries T.G. Bharath leading a cycle rally as part of a campaign against drugs in Kurnool on Sunday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Minister for Industries T.G. Bharat on Sunday (November 30, ...

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 ...