Drug Addiction does not only impact the person using drugs. Family, friends, co-workers, and the community are all impacted by the drug user.
The head of Russia's drug control agency said he recently urged the U.S. drug czar to begin a program of spraying herbicide from the air to eradicate Afghanistan's fields of opium poppies. more...
A 23-year-old mother who was caught with heroin hidden inside her body avoided jail yesterday when the judge ordered her into a drug treatment program. more...
A new report shows that cocaine and methamphetamine use in Ohio has decreased slightly, but that prescription drug abuse continues to rise. more...
The UK has installed methadone vending machines in 57 prisons in England and Wales in an attempt to wean drug-addicted prisoners off heroin and other opiates. more...