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Psychoactive Substances Found in So-called ‘legal High’ Brand ‘Ivory Wave’ to Become Controlled Class B Drugs
New psychoactive substances found in so-called ‘legal high’ brand ‘Ivory Wave’ are to become controlled Class B drugs, the government signaled today. How People Arrived Here: getting high from ivory wave, the drug called ivory
Parents, Communities And Other Stakeholders Called to Join the Fight Against Alcohol Abuse
Parents, communities and other stakeholders have been called to join the fight against alcohol abuse, which costs the economy at least R9 billion a year as the Department of Trade and Industry launched its Sobriety Week Campaign.
Police Uncover One of the Largest Covert Drug Operations Discovered in South Africa
Police have uncovered what they have described as “one of the largest covert drug operations in South Africa”, seizing chemicals and equipment worth more than R2 billion, as well as a large quantity of cocaine.
Organization of American States And the U.S. Government Announce Renewed Efforts to Fight Illegal Drugs
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of the United States have announced renewed efforts to reduce the demand for illegal drugs in the hemisphere and to provide treatment to persons with drug addictions, two subjects that are expected...
Britain Donates Drug Testing Kits to Seychelles’ Police
The British High Commission in Seychelles has made a donation of testing kits to the Seychelles Police Department to help in detecting cases of drug abuse. High Commissioner Matthew Forbes who handed the equipments to Police Chief Ernest Quatre indicated...
38 People Killed in South Kazakhstan Clinic Fire
Kazakhstan’s emergencies ministry said that at least 38 people were killed in a a fire that broke out in a drug abuse clinic in southern Kazakhstan. The fire started early on Sunday at the narcological dispensary in the town of Taldykorgan, the...
Filmmaker Set to Take Snow White Over to the Dark Side
A dark and brooding adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Snow White, will go start production this October.
World Officials Meet in Sweden to Discuss Drug Dependency
Mayors and other senior officials from 34 cities in Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union are meeting in Göteborg, Sweden to discuss the development of policies and best practices in the treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependency. The...
