Decriminalisation of Drugs in Portugal Was Not a Success, Says Dr Manuel …

Published December 11, 2012

Decriminalisation Of Drugs In Portugal Was Not A Success, Says Dr Manuel …
Filed under: addiction statistics
According to statistics compiled by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) between 2001-07, after decriminalisation, more people took cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy, and LSD – but decreased in neighbouring … Read more on Huffington Post UK

Heroin use in county on the rise
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“It goes up and down, stimulants, depressants,” said Mike Maritzen, supervising drug counselor for Treatment Accountability for Safer Communities, a county program aiding those in the criminal justice system with addiction problem. “In the '80s it was … Read more on Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Sharp rise in vulnerable adults at risk from abuse
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The number of vulnerable adults thought to be at risk of harm or abuse in Glasgow has more than doubled in just three years. The number of vulnerable adults thought to be at risk of harm or abuse in Glasgow has more than doubled in just three years … Read more on Herald Scotland