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When it comes to drink driving, its as simple as taking a breathalyser test to detect whether someone is under the influence. But when it comes to drugs, such as marijuana for example, things aren’t as simple. That’ why scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a breathalyser, that can tell if a person…
A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use; the first ruling of its kind. The court said it would allow both claimants to “possess, transport and use cocaine” but not sell it, according to Mexico United Against Crime. MUCD called the ruling a “historic step”. Despite this, the decision still…
Figures show that drug deaths rose sharply in England and Wales to reach record numbers last year. There were 2,917 deaths from illicit drugs in 2018, the Office of National Statistics said, a rise of 17%. Most deaths were due to opiates such as heroin, but cocaine deaths doubled in three years and MDMA deaths…
A group of MPs, from different parties, went on a trip to Canada, and upon their arrival back to the UK they say they think the UK will fully legalise cannabis use within five to ten years. Canada became the first G7 country to allow recreational use of the drug in 2018. Of the three…
A man has allegedly trained up his very own ‘attack squirrel’ by giving it meth to make it aggressive. Police from Limestone County, Alabama, say that Mickey Paulk kept the rodent in a cage in his home and fed it drugs, such as methamphetamine, to make it more jumpy and aggressive. Police arrived at the…
Drug-resistant superbugs are as big as a threat as climate change, a new twenty-year plan will be done to tackle the problem. The overuse of antibiotics is making infections harder to treat and leading to thousands of deaths a year through drug-resistant superbugs. The government plans to change the way it funds drug companies to…
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