Cutting illicit drug use by targeting "legal highs" "Legal highs" are being used as chemsex drugs which will be targeted by the government According to a recent study by the UK Home Office, the number of adults taking illicit drugs has fallen from 10.5% to 8% in the past decade, although deaths related to [...]
Alcohol is one of the world's most popular drug, being used as solvents and antiseptics, while primarily being used for alcoholic beverages, it can be very dangerous and harmful to bodies if used in excessive amounts. The chemical formula for ethanol, the primary form of alcohol used in alcoholic beverages. Image Source: Wikipedia.org During [...]
Legalization with hidden dangers With the legalization of marijuana in many states across America, there has been a rise of synthetic cannabis (shown above), creating dangers for substance users and medicinal users alike. Image source: Spencer Platt/Getty Images According to the New York Times, K2, a form of synthetic cannabis, has caused overdoses [...]
Common drugs: counterfeiting. The ministry of health has put several commonly sold medicines at high priority - Image Source: Daily Mail - SHOME BASU http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Regulatory-Safety/Sugar-in-place-of-APIs-discovered-in-EU-s-largest-fake-drug-seizure There has recently been a high chance of consuming counterfeit or medicine, both prescribed or bought at chemist and pharmacy shops. A government report has warned that drugs, such as [...]
Should people be more wary of substances? Numerous drugs are now counterfeit in today's society across the world. With so many varieties of brands and substances, nearly 70% of drugs are counterfeit in some countries. - Image Source: THINKSTOCK - BBC.co.uk While most of the world's developed countries carry out effective regulatory systems and [...]
23 athletes competing at Rio Olympics fail London 2012 drugs retest - Ben Rumsbey & Ben Bloom The London Olympics were in danger of being branded the dirtiest Games in history on Friday night after it was revealed that upwards of 60 athletes who took part may have been on drugs. The memory of [...]
Drug Test All of Us Many of us receive government money, so why are we only putting welfare recipients to the test? - Adam Chodorow At least 15 states have recently passed laws requiring welfare recipients to submit to drug testing, with Arkansas and West Virginia being the most recent to join the [...]
Newsbeat analyses Newcastle University's DIY drug testing kits in a laboratory - Kat Collins DIY drug testing kits have been available for purchase at Newcastle University as well as other colleges so that students can find out whats really in the pills they take. The test kits are being sold [...]
Should pills be ALLOWED at music festivals? Doctor claims centres that test revellers' drugs for purity will save more lives than trying to stop them altogether - Emily Crane Following the death of a 25-year-old woman from a suspected drug overdose in Sydney, drug expert Dr David Caldicott wants to start testing pills [...]
I Walked Around Bestival Asking to Test People's Drugs - Micheal Segalov Landing on the Isle of Wight, I jumped in a cab with two guys from London. We were all on our way to Bestival, the last big British festival of the summer, and my fare-sharers were obviously anticipating a big one, having [...]