Jan 24 Drug Headlines
DRUGS – CANADA
Flying in the face of facts, governments cling to futile drug strategies – Vancouver Sun
With all the controversy about Vancouver’s supervised injection facility, one could easily be lulled into thinking that we’ve all but abandoned enforcing Canada’s drug laws, that we’ve chosen to emphasize harm reduction at the expense of prevention, treatment and enforcement.
OPIUM – AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN: Girls and women traded for opium debts – IRIN News
HELMAND PROVINCE, 23 Jan 2007 (IRIN) - On 4 November 2006, Nasima, 25, a member of a local women’s council, grabbed the AK-47 from the policeman guarding the council meeting in the Grishk district of southern Helmand province and killed herself.
METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
DPA to Develop State Methamphetamine Education Program – Drug Policy Alliance
Drug Policy Alliance New Mexico will create a statewide education program to address methamphetamine abuse among high school students, using a nearly $500,000 grant obtained by U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) through a Department of Justice appropriations bill.
ALCOHOL – UK
Protecting fetuses from mothers who drink – New Scientist
Taking cholesterol supplements during pregnancy may prevent at-risk mothers from conferring alcohol-related damage to their growing fetus, according to a preliminary study in zebrafish.
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