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Chinese Herbal Medicine May Provide Novel Treatment for Alcohol Abuse
UCLA researchers have identified how a component of an ancient Chinese herbal anti-hangover medicine called dihydromyricetin, isolated from the plant Hovenia, counteracts acute alcohol intoxication and withdrawal symptoms. How People Arrived Here: China...
Helping Others Helps Teens Stay on the Road to Addiction Recovery
A new study of teens undergoing substance abuse treatment finds helping others helps the adolescent helper by reducing cravings for alcohol and drugs, a major precipitator of relapse. These novel findings stem from the “Helping Others” study...
Canadian Man Charged for Importing Cocaine Via Sydney Airport
Australian Customs and Border Protection officers have stopped a 53-year-old Canadian national from importing approximately two kilograms of cocaine in his luggage at Sydney Airport on Monday (October 3rd).
Government Support Demanded for Scheme to Tackle Alcohol-related Crimes in London
Croydon and Sutton’s London Assembly member, Steve O’Connell has called on the Government to back the Mayor’s radical plan to cut alcohol-related crime in London.
People Born After World War II are More Likely to Binge Drink And Develop Alcohol Disorders
In a review of 31 peer-reviewed and published studies, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health looked generational and gender differences in alcohol consumption, alcohol disorders, and mortality. Findings indicate that...
Sydney Man Charged with Cocaine Importation As Joint Organised Crime Group Seize $460,000 Cash
The Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) yesterday seized $460,000 in cash and charged a 24-year-old Sydney man with the attempted importation of more than two kilograms of cocaine. How People Arrived Here: Afp Cocaine 250 kilo chinese
U.S. Man Charged for Attempting to Import Cocaine Internally
A 36-year-old United States man is scheduled to appear in Sydney Central Local Court charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for importing cocaine into Australia, concealed inside his body. How People Arrived Here: sydney airport cocaine argentina
Brazilian National Charged with Attempting to Import Cocaine in Suitcases
A 28-year-old Brazilian national will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court after being charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for attempting to import approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine. How People Arrived Here: brazilian man cocain, brazilian...
