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A batch of heroin contaminated with anthrax spores is killing drug users across Europe, Reuters reported Jan. 23. At least eight drug users have died from anthrax infections in Scotland and Germany, and more have been infected but survived. Experts…
Musicians who perform songs glorifying the actions of drug cartels could face up to three years in prison under a measure recently proposed by Mexico’s ruling National Action party, the Associated Press reported Jan. 22.The penalties proposed for producting so-called…
At least six states raised taxes on alcohol last year, but it was a glass only half-full for advocates who argue that higher prices lead to less consumption and that alcohol producers should bear part of the societal costs of…
Mephedrone — a stimulant that is currently legal in both the U.K. and the U.S. — has gained recent and surprising popularity among club-goers in the U.K., according to Britain’s National Addiction Center. The BBC reported Jan. 14 that the…
A pair of drug-policy reform groups apparently were among the top finishers in an online grantmaking competition sponsored by JP Morgan Chase & Co., but were nonetheless denied funding by the sponsor, the New York Times reported Dec. 19. Chase…
A bill that gives judges discretion to override mandatory sentencing rules for drug sales in drug-free school zones has passed both houses of the New Jersey legislature, the Asbury Park Press reported Jan. 8. The measure, which also allows inmates…
Boys with a history of juvenile delinquency as youths not only had more problems with addiction and mental illness later in life but also were more likely to be dead or disabled by age 48, according to researchers at Cardiff…
Women who smoke more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, but women can still improve their odds of dodging the disease if they quit smoking, researchers say. Reuters reported Dec. 11 that…
Environmental prevention strategies need to be coupled with interventions targeting high-risk individuals to effectively combat campus binge drinking, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. The Montreal Gazette reported Dec. 16 that researchers said that half a…
The Harris County (Texas) District Attorney’s Office will no longer file felony charges against suspects found with crack pipes or other drug paraphernalia containing trace amounts of drug residue, the Houston Chronicle reported Dec. 8. People found with less than…
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