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New data compiled from hundreds of health agencies reveals the extent of the drug overdose epidemic last year. AKRON, Ohio — Drug overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeded 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United States…

Der aktuelle weltweite Drogenkrieg hat sich in eine immer destruktivere Spirale verwandelt. Die Prinzipien, auf die sich die Drogenprohibition beruft, haben sich als ein politisches und humanitäres Fiasko erwiesen. (...) Die unterzeichnenden…

The INCB met last month in Vienna, and at the top of its agenda was the election of new Bureau members and a new President. Dr Viroj Sumyai, a Thai citizen, was elected President for a term of one year. Following the tenure of former president Mr W…

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USA. Trump administration and the opioid epidemic in the USA Reinl, James The Lancet , Volume 389 , Issue 10085 , 2181 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31543-X/fulltext