Topic: Drug Abuse
ASIA: young people facing unprecedented health risks from drug-taking and HIV/AIDS
April 16, 2003 ·
Children and young people in Asia are facing unprecedented health risks from HIV/AIDS and other diseases due to the rapid spread of amphetamine-type drug abuse, UNICEF warned today. Speaking at the International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Robert Bennoun, UNICEF Regional Advisor on HIV/AIDS, highlighted an urgent need for more effective and […]
Read More...Rehabilitation on Instead of incarceration in Jamaica
January 1, 2001 ·
Recognition that one has a drug problem is the most important prerequisite to being accepted in the Drug Court Programme in Jamaica. In two designated Magistrate Courts in Kingston and Montego Bay, it is now possible to avoid incarceration or a heavy fine for possession of marijuana, cocaine or heroin or even crimes committed while […]
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