EMCDDA: Drug testing in schools Summary Although rare, drug testing in schools continues to be practised in some European countries, where it is seen as a deterrent to use. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of random testing in schools, based…

Wie Computerspiele das Gehirn verändern  Ulm – Regelmäßiges Spielen von Online-Computerspielen verändert die Hirnstruktur. Das berichten Forscher um Christian Montag, Leiter der Abteilung molekulare Psychologie an de…

UK. RELEASE - Marking fifty years on the frontlines of the war on drugs In 1967, Mick Jagger had been arrested for possession of cannabis – an event that coincided with an increasingly hostile drug policy in the UK (and across the world).&nbs…

USA. FDA grants marketing authorization of the first device for use in helping to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted a new indication to an electric stimulation device for use in helping to…

Gröhe: "Unabhängige Forschung für verlässliche Gesundheitsinformationen" BMG startet institutionelle Förderung der Cochrane Deutschland Stiftung Ab sofort fördert das Bundesministerium für Gesundheit die deutsche…

Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017 - Cultivation and Production (UNODC and Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Counter Narcotics, November 2017) https://www.unodc.org/documents/crop-monitoring/Afghanistan/Afghan_opium_survey_2017_cult_prod_web…