Synthetic drugs: do we need the ban?

Synthetic drugs: do we need the ban?
The New Zealand Drug Foundation warned that the emergency law banning the drugs would lead to binge-buying, fire sales, a boosted black market, and addicts withdrawing without support. Give us your views on this topic by clicking the green button below.
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The Pulse: Court help for veterans who become addicts
One in five veterans has symptoms of a mental-health disorder or cognitive impairment, and one in six who served in Iraq or Afghanistan suffers from a substance-abuse issue, according to Justice For Vets, a division of the National Association of Drug …
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Crime drops with new police force in gritty Camden
"A byproduct of open-air drug markets is flagrant violence, particularly gun violence that occurs in neighborhoods." Law enforcement alone cannot solve the issues that lead people to sell or abuse drugs, he said. "The role that police can play in that …
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Drug Addiction and the Family. — The unfortunate form of corrupting nature of drug addiction is -that it has the ability to penetrate in to the individual’s personal life and family, even be…