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  • Most People in Finland Aged Under 30 Know Someone Who Uses Drugs

    According to a survey carried out by the Finnish Institute for Health and Wellness THL, most Finnish citizens who are under 35 years old know at least one person who uses drugs.
    January 14, 2020
    Europe, General

  • UK Fentanyl Deaths

    The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has reported that deaths caused by the drug fentanyl are on the rise in the UK, in a report published on 3rd Jan
    January 10, 2020
    Europe, General

  • Seychelles Drug Epidemic

    The Seychelles is suffering from a drug epidemic. Nearly 10% of its 94000 population are addicted to heroin, according to the Agency for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation (APDAR) in
    December 18, 2019
    Europe, General

  • Scottish Police’s Crackdown on Drug-Drivers

    Every year, Police Scotland launch a campaign that is aimed to prevent an increase in the number of drug-drivers around the festive period. The campaign will have a zero-tolerance approach towards the
    December 4, 2019
    Europe, General

  • South Africa’s War on Drugs

    Around 20% of South Africans, one in every five adults, abuse mind-altering substances such as alcohol, marijuana and painkillers. This is topped by a rise in the number of people using illicit
    November 19, 2019
    Africa, General

  • Opioid Use on the Rise Globally

    The UN World Drug Report 2019 estimates that drug usage numbers have spiked up by 30 percent. From the infectious “zombie” drug Krokodil (a synthetic opioid) spreading to new shores, to the
    November 7, 2019
    General

  • Drug Trends – Japan

    Japan is not a country that is generally associated with drug abuse and drug problems. The lifetime usage rate of illegal drugs in Japan is very low when put up against other
    November 5, 2019
    Asia, General

  • Hair Drug Testing – Brazil

    Nearly 1.25 million people die in road accidents every year, while a further 20-50 million people become injured or disabled. Roughly more than half of all road accidents occur among young adults
    October 23, 2019
    General, South America

  • Join us at NAME 2019, Kansas City

    A recent report in The Guardian stated that opioid overdoses in the US increased by 30% in a 14-month period between 2016 – 2017. Following 142,000 US hospital overdoses between July 2016
    October 18, 2019
    Europe, General

  • Screening in the Emergency Department

    On a global scale, emergency departments have been providing critical access to the health care system for many years, however, more recently visits to the emergency department has been an opportunity to
    October 10, 2019
    Europe, General

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