Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023

December 13, 2023 New data show relatively low use of illicit substances, yet overdose death rates among teens have risen in recent years The percentage of adolescents reporting they used any illicit substances in ...

Japan to legalise medical use of cannabis, revising stringent drug laws, but toughens ban on recreational marijuana use

Published: 7 Dec, 2023 Agence France-Presse (https://www.scmp.com/author/agence-france-presse-1)andKyodo (https://www.scmp.com/author/kyodo) The use of marijuana is heavily stigmatised in Japan, but the landmark bill is a win for ...

Is cannabis bad for teens? Here’s what the data say

11 December 2023By Anil Oza (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03860-3#author-0) Young people attended a pro-cannabis march in Toronto in 2018, months before the drug was legalized in Canada.Credit: Arindam Shivaani/NurPhoto via ...

To Revive Portland, Officials Seek to Ban Public Drug Use

State and local leaders are proposing to roll back part of the nation’s pioneering drug decriminalization law and step up police enforcement. Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon said officials hoped to restore a sense of safety for ...

U.S. SPONSORS CONFERENCE TO STRENGTHEN PHILIPPINE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS

By U.S. EMBASSY MANILA (https://ph.usembassy.gov/author/missionph/) DECEMBER 7, 2023 Representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the ...

Street drugs stronger than heroin linked to 54 deaths in UK

IMAGE SOURCE,JACKIE MCANOY Image caption, Simeon McAnoy was found unresponsive after taking a synthetic opioid drug, his mother says By Alex Homer Navtej Johal BBC News Super-strength street drugs more ...

Treasury announces Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, led by anti-terrorism office, to fight spread of deadly drug

By Lawrence Richard Fox News —Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the U.S. today, according to the CDC The U.S. Treasury Department has announced the launch of a new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to combat the trafficking of illicit ...

Council addresses situation of people suffering from both drug use and other mental health disorders

Council of the EU Press release 5 December 2023 17:45 —The Council approved conclusions on people having drug use disorders that co-occur with other mental health disorders. The Council invites member states to consider drug use ...

Maryland pharmacies aren’t stocking enough of a drug that treats opioid addiction

Meredith Cohn (https://thebaltimorebanner.com/author/meredith-cohn/) Published 12/6/2023 5:30 a.m. EST Buprenorphine pill bottle, conceptual image. (WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LI/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Maryland ...

Breaking Down the Bud: Ohio gears up for legal weed, but addiction experts sound alarm

By Gabby Hart (https://www.cleveland19.com/authors/gabby-hart/) Published: Dec. 6, 2023 at 7:07 AM GMT+8 CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - In just two days on Dec. 7, recreational marijuana use will become legal in Ohio. While many residents ...

Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit

Published on : Dec 05, 2023, 9:41 pmBy : Ernie Mundell (https://www.healthday.com/author/ernie-mundell) Key Takeaways Methamphetamine abuse is rising across the United States, especially among gay/bisexual men New research ...

Drug abuse claims 68 lives till November 2023 in Mizoram

At least 68 people, including 11 women, have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram till November this year, an official said on Saturday. By : Sentinel Digital Desk (https://www.sentinelassam.com/author/contentwriterdelhi) | 4 Dec 2023 1:03 ...