The latest Drugs News http://www.change-network.com 2010-03-12T00:00:00Z Millions of people in need of drug addiction support in the developing world are not receiving the help they require.This is the stark warning from Antonio Maria Costa, the UN's office on drugs and crime senior director, who said in a meeting in Vienna yesterday (March 9th) that developing nations lack both drug addiction facilities and the law enf... http://www.change-network.com/news/Millions-in-developing-nations-in-need-of-drug-addiction-help/19659697/ 2010-03-09 17:57:17 More public sector drug addiction centres are needed in Islamabad as the majority of would-be patients cannot afford private fees.This is according to Pakistani newspaper The News, which warned that, despite there being large numbers of people willing to give up their addiction, many cannot because of the lack of drug addiction facilities in the pu... http://www.change-network.com/news/Islamabad-needs-more-public-drug-addiction-facilities/19655087/ 2010-03-08 11:03:30 Hundreds of people in need of drug addiction support in Vancouver attend a safe injection facility every day.According to the Calgary Herald, as many as 800 people visit the city's Insite centre either to access clean needles or to inject themselves in a clean environment under the supervision of nurses.Citing a documentary by Corey Ogilvie, the ne... http://www.change-network.com/news/Many-people-in-Vancouver-are-in-need-of-drug-addiction-support/19652497/ 2010-03-05 10:38:57 Drug addiction help in Victoria, British Columbia has "lost ground" despite having a long term goal.This is according to Bernie Pauly, assistant nursing professor and research fellow at the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research, who believes that good intentions have failed to deliver, the Times Colonist reports.She told... http://www.change-network.com/news/Victoria-drug-addiction-intervention-takes-backward-step/19650008/ 2010-03-04 11:16:33 Drug addiction treatment in Florida has received a boost after one hospital in the state expanded its inpatient medical stabilization services for those in need of drug and alcohol addiction support.A 24-hour service commenced today (March 3rd) at Jackson Hospital, an expansion that was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon, wmbb.... http://www.change-network.com/news/Florida-hospital-expands-drug-addiction-support/19647211/ 2010-03-03 10:19:27 Increasing the natural process of producing nerve cells may be an effective method of preventing addiction, researchers have discovered.Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed the hypothesis following a study on rodents. This showed that blocking new growth of certain nerve cells in the brain increases the chances of cocaine addictio... http://www.change-network.com/news/Scientists-discover-possible-way-to-prevent-addiction/19645481/ 2010-03-02 14:23:01 New drug addiction treatment centres could be established across India at the suggestion of one of the country's most powerful politicians.Union minister of social justice and empowerment Mukul Wasnik believes that drug addiction facilities will help solve India's problems with substance abuse, although he admitted that there is a lack of statistic... http://www.change-network.com/news/India-could-be-set-for-new-drug-addiction-facilities/19638337/ 2010-02-25 17:50:17 Plans for a new alcohol and drug addiction facility in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand's North Island have been thrown out after an appeal from local residents.The local council in Hastings had approved the proposed drug addiction treatment centre, which was due to be built in the Mahora suburb, in August 2009, Radio New Zealand reports.Design... http://www.change-network.com/news/New-Zealand-drug-addiction-centre-plans-abandoned/19635559/ 2010-02-24 18:21:49 A new drug addiction facility looks set to be built in Essex after a local council lent its backing to proposals.Council officers in Southend have recommended plans for approval for a three-storey drug addiction treatment centre to be built in Clarence Road, the Echo reports.It will be built and managed by charity Crime Reduction Initiatives and wi... http://www.change-network.com/news/Southend-to-become-home-to-new-drug-addiction-centre/19629722/ 2010-02-22 17:18:55 Reports that users of Valium could be at an increased risk of requiring addiction help in the future are unfounded.This is according to NHS choices, which criticised the media for suggesting that Valium can be as addictive as heroin.Dependence is a known side effect of Valium, but the NHS believes that the Daily Mail's comparison between it and the... http://www.change-network.com/news/NHS-criticises-linking-of-Valium-addictiveness-to-heroin/19612982/ 2010-02-12 13:08:54