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Hong Kong Ethnic Drug Abuse on STAR News Asia


 

Hong Kong Ethnic Drug Abuse on STAR News Asia – Hong Kong authorities have been battling a surge in the use of illegal drugs by young people, but officials are paying little if any attention to substance abuse among ethnic minorities. Heyling Chan reports.

 

Drug-related hospital admissions rise by more than a quarter to reach highest

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

DRUG-RELATED hospital admissions have risen to a five-year high, according to official figures. The rate increased by 26 per cent between 2006-7 and 2010-11, from 98 to 123 diagnoses per 100000 of the population of Scotland. Overall, there were 6166 …
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Robber who lost everything to addiction loses freedom

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

… David Patterson that a decade of addiction to the painkiller oxycodone led to his decision to hold up a Crossville pharmacy to get his hands on the drug his body craved. "I can't get it back," Cordaro, 25, told the court, referring to the July 2010 …
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