Rising drug abuse among young in Maldives paradise
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The Maldives, known as a holiday haven for the rich and famous, is grappling with a growing drug abuse problem among its young people including pre-teens.
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Vietnamese criminal gangs cash in on child labour UK drug information organisation DrugScope has highlighted the plight of child "slaves" forced to work in illicit UK cannabis farms.â¦
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 3 : Adolescents and young adults who gamble are more likely to have substance use disorders and psychiatric problems, according to an article published in the November issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Suicide attempts among teenage girls in Norway rose by 30 percent between 1992 and 2002, a study revealed, an increase attributed to rising substance abuse and young girls' growing concerns about body image.
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Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, the government reported Thursday.
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By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Mar. 10--MIRAMAR BEACH -- Plans to turn a beach house into a residential drug rehabilitation center have nearby residents worrying about their neighborhood.   Destin-based Narconon Gulf Coast Inc.
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Hepatitis C among young drug users in London is reaching epidemic levels while HIV cases are &quot;worryingly high&quot;, researchers have warned.
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MOSCOW  - Forensic tests have shown that some of the militants who took more than 1,000 people hostage in a school in the southern Russian town of Beslan last month were drug addicts, a senior prosecutor was quoted as saying Sunday.
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Severe alcohol and drug abuse by teenagers, particularly girls, may be easily missed during routine and urgent-care medical visits.
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly four in five young people arrested for juvenile crimes are involved with alcohol or drugs, and few are getting treatment, a study of the juvenile justice system finds.
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The extent of Britain's drug problem has been laid bare in a survey which highlighted increasing steroid abuse among young men and the rise of a deadly heroin/crack cocaine cocktail known as speedballing.
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About 1.2 million people age 12 and older used the brain-damaging drug methamphetamine or prescription stimulants for non-medical reasons in 2003, unchanged from the year before, the government's substance abuse prevention agency reported Friday.
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Youngsters are using fewer illegal   drugs but a spike in use has been seen among older adults,   perhaps because a few aging baby boomers have clung to their   rebellious ways, according a U.S. substance abuse report   published on Thursday.
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Â· Children among captives forced to work for no payÂ· Local officials accused of colluding with traffickers
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A new UCLA study released Nov. 26 reports higher arrest rates among drug offenders diverted to treatment during the first six months of California&#39;s Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act (SACPA), commonly known as Proposition 36.
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Young people are increasingly abusing a drug found in nonprescription cough medicines that can produce hallucinogenic effects, but at a risk to their well-being, researchers said on Monday.
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Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.