December 30, 2008
ALCOHOL – UK
Alarming Number Of Young Drink Drivers Think They Won’t Get Caught – Medical News Today
To many young drivers think they will not get caught if they drink and drive during this Christmas holiday period, according to a report published today by Brake and Green Flag Motoring Assistance.
COCAINE – USA
Bees get buzz in cocaine study – Houston Chronicle
Scientists are hoping to better gauge the drug’s effects on humans. Cocaine repels many insects, which is why the coca plant makes the chemical in the first place.
ADDICTION – YEMEN
International Conference on Drugs Addiction Prevention to begin in Sana’a – Yemen News Agency
The International Conference on Drugs Addiction Prevention is to start next Sunday in Sana’a. The conference will be organized by the Interior ministry in collaboration with the Middle East Research Center for Human Rights and Development.
ALCOHOL – INDIA
Beer can increase liver and bowel cancer risk – The Med Guru
The risk of getting inflicted with liver and bowel cancer increases by up to 20 percent in people who drink one pint of beer everyday, as per scientists at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).
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