... around 4,000 premature deaths a year—four times the number of deaths caused by the use of all smuggled illegal drugs put together—but the UK government is not doing enough to tackle the problem, ...
... proportions in the Middle East, Africa, and China.
The survey found differences in both legal and illegal drug use among different socioeconomic groups. For example, males were more likely than ...
... direct result of the pharmacological effect of taking an illegal drug i.e. an overdose, are counted ... started a new bout of treatment in one of 33 drug treatment agencies across Scotland were interviewed ...
The power to decide the classification of illegal drugs should be
taken out of the hands of the home secretary and given to a small,
independent committee of experts, according to a proposal being
...
... the scientists said. Opioids encompass a diverse array of prescription and illegal drugs, including codeine, morphine and heroin. In 2007, about 12.5 million Americans aged 12 and older ...
Government spending related to smoking and the abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs accounted for more than one-tenth of combined federal, state and local expenditures for all purposes.
... well-trained puppies were cloned from a star drug-sniffing
Canadian Labrador retriever in 2007. ... offices
in Incheon, Gimpo, and Daegu.
"They showed better performances in detecting illegal drugs
during ...
The government's official experts on illegal drugs have been
asked to look at whether intelligence-enhancing drugs, such as
those used by students to boost performance in exams, should be
banned.
...
... understand body systems.
For example, the drug MPTP -- first synthesized in an illegal drug laboratory -- causes symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease in both humans and monkeys, but not in rats ...
... high numbers of methamphetamine-related problems per capita, giving officials a new tool in fighting the illegal drug. The study, presented today at a toxicology conference in Canada, ...
... as the powdered energy drink additive "Blow" (which is sold in "vials" and resembles cocaine powder) and the "Cocaine" energy drink. Both of these products use the language of the illegal drug trade.
... police, who decide who gets in and who doesn't. But the emphasis on the pleasure of dancing and the use of the illegal drug Ecstasy survive into the new era.
"We find that the effects of the ...
MDMA may boost the benefits of psychotherapy, trial suggests.
... child's sexual orientation and serious health problems for these adolescents in young adulthood such as depression, illegal drug use, risk for HIV infection, and suicide attempts," said Ryan, who is ...
... smoking mothers with a history of antisocial behaviour: run-ins with the law, high school drop-outs and illegal drug use.
Psychiatry professor and researcher Jean Séguin, of the Université de Montré ...