Study: UK Drug Policy Is Failure
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Britain's drug policy has failed and should be replaced with a system that recognizes drinking and smoking can cause more harm than some illegal drugs, according to an independent study
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Drug freebies end up in the hands of the wealthy, not the poor, a new study shows.
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Staff at one of Scotland's toughest jails admit they are losing the battle against drug smugglers.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed the public in its oversight of Merck & Co Inc.'s painkiller Vioxx, which has been withdrawn, and is "incapable of protecting America" from another dangerous drug, an agency researcher told Congress on Thursday.
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Calls to tighten alcohol controls to combat a rise in consumption by young people are rejected by ministers.
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Britain's teeangers are among the heaviest drinkers and drug-users in Europe, research has found.
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Nearly a quarter of UK adults are psychologically dependent on alcohol, warn UK researchers.
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Widely used cold and cough medicines have not been shown to work in anyone younger than 12, government health advisers said Friday, in urging the over-the-counter drugs be studied directly in children.
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Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever  before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 percent and  cocaine down 22 percent over five years, according to the first  Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices.
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A report is expected to say a radical new approach is needed if drug laws are to work in the UK.
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Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of HIV among Asian drug users, researchers say.
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British efforts to combat opium production in southern Afghanistan have completely failed, Afghanistan's first vice-president said on Sunday, calling for tougher measures, including aerial spraying.
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A multi-million cash injection for a drugs rehabilitation programme in England has produced only a handful of success stories.
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How will a 10% drop in U.K. drug prices hurt the industry?
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England's unhealthiest places revealed by government "health maps".
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The nation's most respected treatment programs for teen drug abusers may frequently fall short of what's necessary for effective treatment, a new study suggests.
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Lessons on drugs have not worked and more must be done about smoking and alcohol,  advisers say.