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Drug Misuse - the Hazard of Dirty Needles
A public hazard facing many councils across the UK is the discarding of dirty needles, syringes and other drug-related litter (DRL) in public places such as public toilets, car parks, bus stations, residential streets, playparks, footpaths and churchyards and beaches.  In an alleyway behind one street dubbed ‘Crack [...]

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LSD - Drug Information, Facts and Awareness
What is LSD?
LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) is known by street names such as as acid, blotter, lucy, smilies, paper mushrooms, stars, tabs, M, window panes, sunshine or trips.  It is a semi-synthetic psychedelic drug which originates from ergot, a type of grain fungus that typically grows on rye and [...]

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Drug Education - Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA)
Drug education (or the lack of it) is failing our young people. Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA), otherwise known as solvent abuse, glue-sniffing or huffing, is the second most commonly abused drug after cannabis in young people. More children and young people die each year from VSA than [...]

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Record Opium Harvest in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has just had the largest opium harvest in it’s history - which will have a significant ongoing impact on the volume of Heroin that will be hitting the streets across the globe.
Officials from the USA have increased their efforts to convince the government of Afghanistan to begin spraying herbicide on [...]

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Cocaine and the Destruction of the Rainforests
The negative impact of illegal drugs including social problems, health problems and financial problems are well-publicised and often felt more keenly because they are close to home. But fewer people, especially those whose lifestyles embrace using illegal drugs, are inclined to view the bigger picture, part of which [...]

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