Celebrations after court rules that the personal use of dagga is not a criminal offence.
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Court ruling may well undo decades of often racist cannabis law enforcement.
Ouch! Never again…
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From black coffee to a hair of the dog – here’s the science behind popular hangover remedies.
Defining opioids.
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Many people may misunderstand the basics about opioids. That prevents researchers from understanding the full scope of the epidemic.
Sirley Silveira Paixao, an immigrant from Brazil seeking asylum, kisses her 10-year-old son Diego Magalhaes, after he is released from immigration detention in Chicago on July 5, 2018.
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Psychotropic medication is ‘pharmaceutical violence’ against migrant children and other incarcerated youth throughout the United States. Drug addiction is one consequence.
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We’ve got better at managing the health risks of traditional drugs of abuse, but novel psychoactive substances, or ‘legal highs’, are a dangerous unknown.
Naloxone counteracts the effects of an overdose.
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Naloxone programmes have sprung up in the UK and elsewhere, but drug death rates keep climbing.
The failure of TV ads to explain the safety risks of over-the-counter drugs can leave people in the emergency department with liver damage or psychosis.
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It’s time Health Canada took back the regulation of drug advertising – to protect consumers.
Reaching out.
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Many people aren’t just taking one drug but a combination of drugs.
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The opioid crisis in the US has quadrupled the number of babies born addicted to drugs.
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Drugs are finding their way into lakes and rivers, and we need to know exactly what they’re doing to wildlife.
Headquarters of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, DC.
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An April 2017 survey explored Americans’ opinions about government intervention and welfare policies. It found that on average, they want more from their government, but are highly polarised.
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Medical cannabis in the UK? Don’t hold your breath.
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New research in North Yorkshire has found most police officers are keen not to criminalise cannabis users.
Research shows that the number of drug shortages in Canada are increasing, even though patients may not be aware of it.
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The Canadian government must undertake regular analysis of the drug shortage problem, if we are ever to develop sustainable solutions.
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Ginsberg was one of the most high-profile representatives of the American counterculture and anti-war movement.
The U.S. has the highest daily opioid use rate in the world.
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Most countries need to find a happy balance between the American attitude that all pain needs to be cured – and the ethos in other countries that pain is to be endured.
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Students used to take drugs to get high, now they are using them to get better grades.
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The Home Office has announced a review of the law around medical cannabis in Britain – so what does the law say?
Pain of the sick: ‘Anatomy of Expression,’ by Sir Charles Bell, 1806.
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In today’s opioid crisis, why are some people with addictions treated with empathy and others with disdain? The answer to that question has roots in the 19th century.
As of June 2018, the U.S. is short on 182 drugs and medical supplies, including IV bags.
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The US is currently short on 182 drugs and medical supplies. The problem isn’t new, but it’s frustrating health care workers.