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Pakistan’s Drug Addiction Problem


 

Pakistan’s drug addiction problem – Pakistan has been battling a growing problem of drug addiction in the country. Most users rely on local NGOs for treatment and rehabilitation, but these are often weighed down by a lack of funds. Now, a leading charity has shut down after a dispute with the government cut off vital support for thousands of people. Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports.

 

States Legalizing Marijuana Will Violate Federal Law, Trigger Constitutional

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Drug treatment admissions are up and the number of teens using this gateway drug is up dramatically." Bensinger … California's Proposition 19 was narrowly defeated in 2010 and the pressure is on Holder again to voice opposition to these 2012 measures.
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Global Drug Survey

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

A 2010 Home Office-funded report by the UK Drug Policy Commission revealed there was 'an urgent need' to rethink how addiction agencies and doctors support minority groups. It suggested health officials need to make us listen by trying new ways to grab …
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Health officials debate whether to scrap program that subsidizes malaria drugs

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In 2010, the Affordable Medicines Facility for malaria was started by groups including United Nations agencies and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. It was a pilot project to subsidize artemesinin combination drugs, the most …
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