Russell Brand Tells MPs Drug Addiction Should Be Treated as Illness

Russell Brand Tells MPs Drug Addiction Should Be Treated As Illness – Comedian Russell Brand has told MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee addiction should be treated as an illness instead of a crime. The 36-year-old who sa…

Report: Prostitution, drug abuse on the rise in N. Korea

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The former Pyongyang official said that recent statistics from the physical exams for the military draft of 16-year-olds in Chongjin showed that fewer than 40 percent of the girls were virgins. “The whole of North Korean society is being affected by …
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Prescription addiction: Better monitoring can reduce medication harm

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Despite the alarming statistics, many Americans, especially teenagers, still believe prescription drugs are relatively harmless. Any effective anti-abuse program must start with public education and adequate treatment. Doctors must get better educated …
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