Scotland Has One of Highest Worldwide Rates of Drug Abuse
The United Nations recently surveyed 200 countries, finding that Scotland has more cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy use than most other countries. At least 4 percent of Scottish adults are addicted to cocaine, and 1.5 percent of adults abuse opiates, three times higher than the worldwide average. Experts are blaming the Scottish Government for failing to make policies on drug abuse and failing to...
Read MoreResearch Suggests Drug Laws Helping to Spread Disease
In this constant battle to try and fight the war against the growing drug problem, one research effort suggests that government drug policies are actually driving the spread of disease. The more startling find is that the disease is HIV-AIDS. According to a report in the Winnipeg Free Press, the research was conducted by two Vancouver-based groups who argue that there is a significant disconnect...
Read MoreMore Drug-Related Emergency Room Visits Attributed to Suicide Attempts
By comparing national statistics from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) on cases of drug-related emergency department visits among all age groups, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discovered that more emergency cases of drug intoxication are related to suicide. Furthermore, adolescents are more likely than any other age group to attempt suicide by drug...
Read MoreMexican President Calderon Speaks on U.S. and Mexico’s War on Drugs
Mexican President Felipe Calderon paid a visit to the White House on May 20 on President Obama’s invitation to speak on various topics concerning the two leaders’ nations including drug trafficking and violence related to the war on drugs. Since former President Nixon officially declared ‘war on drugs’ in 1970, the drug lords of Mexico have had little to slow them down...
Read MoreDealing with Drugs in the Maldives
In the Maldives, a coalition of local NGOs conducted a workshop yesterday to review new drug laws proposed by the government. Ahmed Adam, chairperson of the drug NGO Journey, said drug abuse was a “national issue” that urgently required a solution. “We wish the MPs would cooperate with us hope they do not think this bill was politically motivated,” he said. A number of...
Read MoreTeen Continues Long Family History of Drug Crimes
For many families, traditions are sacred; for others, traditions can lead to jail time. According to a report in the Greeley Tribune, 15-year old Anthony Montelongo is the most recent member of his family to be nabbed for crimes associated with guns and drugs. The Montelongo family has well-known ties to gang activity and criminal arrests and Anthony has collected a set of five felony charges...
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