Drop in serious crime attributed to rise in cost of alcohol
A report published this week revealed that there has been a 12% decrease in violent crime in England and Wales over the last year. The drop follows the continuing trend of falling violent crime since the 1960s, when crime peaked. The rise in the cost of alcohol has been given as one of the reasons
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The CAS criticise Jamaica’s drug testing procedures
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has criticized Jamaican anti-doping officials following errors in the drug testing of Veronica Campbell-Brown. Due to the mishandling of the drug tests Campbell-Brown was able to successfully appeal her two-year ban. When Veronica Campbell-Brown was cleared of doping due to a series of serious mistakes that included systematic
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Teenagers are concerned about drug and alcohol abuse
A study carried out by the Belfast Telegraph has revealed that 83% of teenagers are very concerned about the problems of binge drinking, drugs and self-harm. This may surprise many adults, who often feel that many teenagers are abusing drinks and drugs on a regular basis. The truth may be that it is a relatively
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Drug users are shopping online
Data from the 2014 Global Drug Survey has revealed that there has been an increase in the number of drug users making their purchases via the internet. The survey questioned 80,000 people from 43 different countries about their drug habits and the results showed that although a majority of drug users are still purchased drugs
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