illegal drugs

Homelessness a Persistent Problem for People With Mental Illness, Addictions

Homelessness a persistent problem for people with mental illness, addictions
The stories are all too common. More and more in our province, people with complex needs — mental health issues and/or addictions — who have been in trouble with the law are left living in substandard conditions due to the… Continue reading

Feds May Be Rethinking the Drug War, but States Have Been Leading the Way

Feds may be rethinking the drug war, but states have been leading the way
In a new Pew Research Center report, 67% of people said government should focus more on treating people who use illegal drugs, compared with 26% saying prosecution should be the focus. More than six-in-ten (63%) now… Continue reading

Child Abuse Reporting?

Question by Freeport77541: child abuse reporting?
I called in to provide information about a neighbor who is quite abusive to his child and has many domestic disputes almost on a daily basis last month. The local children and youth never investigated. I called in yesterday about the father was outside… Continue reading

How Much Illegal Drugs Are Smuggled Into the US?

Question by Christian F: How much illegal drugs are smuggled into the US?
How much illegal drugs (either by weight or monetary value) are smuggled into the US every year?

Please say how you know it is that much, and if you read it in a website, please provide the… Continue reading

Do You Feel the Use of Illegal Drugs Is Becoming a Problem in the Military?

Question by northernillinoisboy: Do you feel the use of illegal drugs is becoming a problem in the military?
ABC News ran a special last night about a possible problem with the use of illegal drugs (most notably cocaine, marijuana, meth) by returning troops from Iraq and Afghanistan as a way… Continue reading

Need Help With Drug Statistics?

Question by Doctor Frankenstein: Need Help With Drug Statistics?
World Wide
A)How Many People Addicted to Addictive Drugs
B)How Many People die from drugs a year
C)and possibly how many people die of addictive drugs without perscriptions? or just specifically addictive.

And then I want A and B also just… Continue reading

If Illegal Drugs Were Taxed….?

Question by Matt: If illegal drugs were taxed….?
like alcohol and tobacco, how much would it net the Federal government and would that be enough to fund all the drug treatment/prevention programs? Would drug use go up or down?

Best answer:

Answer by quizzard123
it would go way up, since… Continue reading

DANGERS of DRUG ABUSE?

Question by runeknight94: DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE?
i am trying to write a report well more like i have to write a report on the dangers of drug abuse and there are some topics they want me to cover like

The Physical and Emotional Affects of Drug Addiction

Historical and… Continue reading

Does the NBA Doping Tests for Illegal Drugs to the Players?

Question by Rayman: Does the NBA doping tests for illegal drugs to the players?
Like Cocaine, Weed, Crack… Etc.

Best answer:

Answer by Bob Howard
idiot

Answer by baudkarma
Yes, the NBA tests for “Drugs of abuse” as well as steroids. The problem is that veteran players can only be… Continue reading

Teenage Drug Use Statistics

Teenage Drug Use Statistics — The latest teenage drug use statistics from http://www.drug-aware.com. An insight into how many young people abuse illegal drugs. Useful for parents, offerin…


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