Heroin Use in Decline in Europe

Heroin use in decline in Europe

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Amid shifting patterns of drug use, the popularity and image of cocaine as a “high-status drug” was also in decline, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in a report on Thursday, while Europe had become an important producer …
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Group pushes for treatment for the mentally ill, addicted over prison

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As of December 2010, there were 22,724 prisoners in the state prison system, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. “At the foundation of our religious belief is God-given dignity,” Sumner … Here, too, Sumner Coon sees positive …
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Report: Prescription abuse, pot use on the rise

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The study also reports the number of Iowans sekking treatment for meth addiction climbed to a five-year high of 10.5 percent, which indicates the demand for the drug remains strong. Pals said the abuse of prescription drugs is a continuing problem …
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