Synthetic drugs are challenging testing labs
A problem being reported widely in America is also affecting law enforcement in the UK. The rapid development of synthetic drugs is making it almost impossible to tackle drug abuse. Before the police or courts can take action, proof is needed, but if laboratories cannot identify the drugs confiscated from dealers or within the blood
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Buckinghamshire County Council investigating legal high problem
Buckinghamshire County Council is carrying out a survey to learn which drugs people are taking, especially which legal highs. Legal highs, also called new psychoactive substances, are any drug designed to produce a similar effect to an illegal substance, such as cocaine, cannabis or ecstasy, but that is not currently regulated, or even identified, by
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New Zealand’s army scaling back drug testing
New Zealand's army has made the decision to reduce its drug testing on soldiers. New Zealand has developed a culture of drug testing, with new figures showing that more Kiwis are being tested for drugs in the workplace than ever before. Since 2008, at least 220 New Zealand Defence Force staff have tested positive for
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Pennsylvania considers database to monitor prescription drug abuse
The rise in deaths caused by prescription drug overdoses has led some law makers in the American state of Pennsylvania to consider new legislation to allow a state database to monitor all cases of drug abuse. Attorney general Kathleen G Kane believes that monitoring legislation is key to reducing illegal drug use and that the
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