Drug News

Drug Addiction – Afghanistan
Afghan women, children turn to drugs – Rawa News

The United Nations estimates there are close to a million drug addicts in the country, more than seven percent of the population

Meth Information – USA
The Truth About Meth, A Devastating And Addictive Drug – Medical News TODAY

On the street it’s known as meth, speed, ice, chalk, crank, fire, glass or crystal. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug that wreaks havoc on the entire body, including the user’s oral health. Approximately 10 million Americans have tried methamphetamine, while more than 1.4 million are habitual users.

Inhalants – Mexico
Mexico’s poorest addicts turn to cheap inhalants – USA TODAY

MEXICO CITY — Leonardo Aguilar lives under a bridge in Mexico City. To make money for food, he scatters shards of broken glass in subway cars and lies on them in exchange for a few pesos from shocked commuters.

Drug Dealer – India
Police clueless as Israeli drug dealer goes ‘missing’ – Thaindian News

Panaji, Aug 23 (IANS) Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala who was alleged to have links with Goa Home Minister Ravi Naik’s son has gone missing for more than a month, according to police Monday.

Drug Testing – Russia
Schoolkids to face drug tests in Moscow – themoscownews

The authorities’ war on Moscow’s notorious drug culture is escalating, as schoolchildren and military personnel in the Southeast District will be tested for drugs as part of an experimental program to be launched on August 30. According to some experts, such measures are long overdue.

Drug Investigating – USA
‘Ebonics’ Translators Needed By Justice Department – The Huffington Post

The Smoking Gun (via Gawker) reports that the Justice Department is looking to hire translators fluent in ‘ebonics’ to help monitor, transcribe and translate conversations recorded in drug investigations.