In Nigeria, youths seek ‘happy hours’ in laughing gas amid economic woes

Nitrous oxide, once used in clinical practice, is becoming a recreational drug of choice for Nigerian youths.#Features #Drugs #Africa #Nigeria
In Nigeria, youths seek ‘happy hours’ in laughing gas amid economic woes

In Nigeria, youths seek ‘happy hours’ in laughing gas amid economic woes

Nitrous oxide, once used in clinical practice, is becoming a recreational drug of choice for Nigerian youths.

‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade

Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.#Crime #Drugs #Health #Police #Politics #AsiaPacific #Laos #Myanmar
‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade

‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade

Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.

#Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in #Afghanistan: UN survey

Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/11/1143232

According to the Afghanistan Opium Survey 2023, released by the agency on Sunday, the supply of opium declined by an estimated 95 per cent, falling from 6,200 tons in 2022 to 333 tons in 2023, corresponding to a fall in the area under cultivation, from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares over the same period.

War on democracy lost - war on drugs...? 🤔

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Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey

Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.

Wave of Mexico attacks kills 22, including a dozen police, in one day

Eleven police officers killed in Guerrero state, with attacks also taking place in Michoacan and Puebla.#Crime #Drugs #GunViolence #LatinAmerica #Mexico
Wave of Mexico attacks kills 22, including a dozen police, in one day

Wave of attacks in Mexico leave 22 dead in one day

Eleven police officers killed in Guerrero state, with attacks also taking place in Michoacan and Puebla.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl6_3tzjCNg

#mendwards
#drandrewweil #health #food #medicine #psychedelics #drugs #consciousness #spirituality #science

The drug commercials on tv. Makes you want to never take a pill again when they sweetly tell you the side effects.

#humor #drugs

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Ecuador's president pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder.#Crime #Drugs #Politics #Colombia #Ecuador #LatinAmerica #Peru #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Ecuador’s president pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 591

As the war enters its 591st day, these are the main developments.#Conflict #CrimesAgainstHumanity #DroneStrikes #Drugs #JoeBiden #Military #Politics #Russia-Ukrainewar #VladimirPutin #Weapons #AsiaPacific #China #Europe #MiddleEast #Moldova #Norway #Romania #Russia #Turkey #Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 591

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 591

As the war enters its 591st day, these are the main developments.

“the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast.”

Kensington Zombies

https://orionmagazine.org/article/philadelphia-kensington-zombies-tranq-addiction/

#drugs #addiction

Orion Magazine - When Suffering Goes Viral

IT WAS THROUGH THE GLASS SCREEN of my windshield that I first saw the people, residents of the city of Philadelphia, where I also live, who suffer from

‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the '90s.#Features #Drugs #Africa #Mauritius
‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

‘Kids whose insides are destroyed’: The return of drug abuse to Mauritius

Mauritius grapples with a drug epidemic of unprecedented proportions, years after use and peddling peaked in the ’90s.

Global South should learn from Big Pharma’s bullying of South Africa

Achieving pharmaceutical sovereignty should be a priority for all developing nations.#Opinions #Drugs #Africa #SouthAfrica
Global South should learn from Big Pharma’s bullying of South Africa

Global South should learn from Big Pharma’s bullying of South Africa

Achieving pharmaceutical sovereignty should be a priority for all developing nations.

Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use

US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later date.#Conflict #Crime #Drugs #Military #Weapons #Afghanistan #Asia #Iraq #MiddleEast #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use

Elite US Navy SEALs, army special forces to be tested for drug use

US Navy to begin random testing of elite unit in November, US Army special forces will implement testing at later date.

As many as 12 bodies found strewn around Monterrey in northern Mexico

Authorities suspect drug cartel conflict after seven bodies and five bags of body parts discovered in city and suburbs.#Crime #Drugs #LatinAmerica #Mexico
As many as 12 bodies found strewn around Monterrey in northern Mexico

As many as 12 bodies found strewn around Monterrey in northern Mexico

Authorities suspect drug cartel conflict after seven bodies and five bags of body parts discovered in city and suburbs.

Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe with 1,051 people dying due to drug misuse last year alone.#Features #Drugs #Europe #UnitedKingdom
Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Glasgow expected to approve Scotland’s first official drug consumption room

Scotland has the worst drug death rate in Europe with 1,051 people dying due to drug misuse last year alone.

Son of drug kingpin El Chapo pleads not guilty to US trafficking charges

Ovidio Guzman was extradited from Mexico on Friday and faces multiple charges over the alleged trafficking of drugs.#Courts #Crime #Drugs #LatinAmerica #Mexico #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Son of drug kingpin El Chapo pleads not guilty to US trafficking charges

Son of drug kingpin El Chapo pleads not guilty to US trafficking charges

Ovidio Guzman was extradited from Mexico on Friday and faces multiple charges over the alleged trafficking of drugs.

Open Letter from a Honduran Teacher to President Joe Biden – COHA #honduras #usa #biden #cocaine #drugs #democracy ">

Open Letter from a Honduran Teacher to President Joe Biden

By Lucy Pagoada-Quesada From New York Mr. President Joe Biden, As a Honduran-US citizen, I am writing to urge you to change course in U.S. policy towards Honduras so that my country can return to

Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US

Ovidio ‘The Mouse’ Guzman was flown across the border from a prison in Mexico to face drug charges in the US.#Crime #Drugs #LatinAmerica #Mexico #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US

Ovidio Guzman, son of feared Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’, extradited to US

Ovidio ‘The Mouse’ Guzman was flown across the border from a prison in Mexico to face drug charges in the US.

We should all support Biden’s war on Big Pharma

If we want cutting-edge medicines at a price we can afford, the US president will need to stand his ground.#Opinions #Drugs #Health #JoeBiden #UnitedStates #US&Canada
We should all support Biden’s war on Big Pharma

We should all support Biden’s war on Big Pharma

If we want cutting-edge medicines at a price we can afford, the US president will need to stand his ground.

Colombia anti-drug conference: President Petro presents policy to tackle trafficking

Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador have called for a boost to global efforts to fight drugs.The two le...#Colombia #ColombianPresidentGustavoPetro #Drugs #GustavoPetro #MexicancounterpartAndresManuelLopezObrador #MexicanpresidentAndresManuelLopezObrador #Mexico #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeranews #aljazeeracom #boosttoglobaleffortstofightdrugs #warondrugs
Colombia anti-drug conference: President Petro presents policy to tackle trafficking

Secret Service investigating suspected #cocaine found in #WhiteHouse

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/07/03/white-house-substance-secret-service/

#crime #usa #government #politics #news #drugs

Secret Service investigating suspected cocaine found in White House

A preliminary field test indicated a white powder found inside the White House was cocaine. Authorities sent the sample to a lab for further testing.