Health inequalities persist despite £2bn investment

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

The Scottish Government has long talked about the importance of addressing this situation and it is estimated to have allocated £1.8bn between 2008-09 and 2010-11 for issues relating to health inequalities. This includes initiatives in deprived areas …
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Detroit Charity Organizations That Are Making A Difference In 2012 (PHOTOS)

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Like its name suggests, <a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=alts4girls&id=2">Alternatives for Girls</a> exists to provide young women and girls in Detroit with alternatives to drug use, homelessness and prostitution …
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Another guilty plea in oxy-ring conspiracy

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Pahlke will be sentenced after receiving in-patient treatment for addiction at a facility in New Mexico. He is represented by Kirsten … Pahlke began dealing the drugs for Milan Thomas shortly after meeting him in March or April of 2010. Thomas moved …
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Concerns of 'Cannabis' incense sticks being sold in Dubai supermarkets

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Dr Sarhan Al Meheini, deputy director of the Police Sciences Academy in Sharjah said it was questionable how the incense could smell like cannabis without having any ingredients of the drug. "Someone from … However, Johanna Griffin, an addiction …
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