Anti-drugs

HIV cases double among the over-50s ... New drug set to replace banned mephedrone as a 'legal high' MDAI, a synthetic chemical developed as an antidepressant, is already being advertised across the web as a 'miaow' replacementA synthetic chemical known as MDAI has already emerged as a successor to t ... Law student who worked as an escort girl found dead after taking miaow-miaow A law student who led a double life as an escort was found dead in her flat - after taking a cocktail of alcohol and drugs including miaow-miaow, an inquest heard. Miss Main, who was training to be a ... Detox monastery: drug addicts go into rehab at Thamkrabok monastery in Saraburi, Thailand The Thamkrabok monastery in Saraburi, Thailand, runs a detox program where both Thais and foreigners alike experience a Buddhist approach to drug rehabilitation. For the first five days addicts take a ... Mephedrone ban comes into force The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has urged forces around the country to concentrate efforts on those selling the drug, adding that it had ''no intention'' of criminalising young people ... HIV patients 'need drug lifeline' The opportunity to save tens of thousands of HIV patients with a simple, cheap, drug treatment is being missed, say researchers.Giving some newly-diagnosed patients an antibiotic would significantly r ... Police make historic marijuana bust RIGA - Latvian authorities have uncovered the largest marijuana growing facility in the history of the country. The State Revenue Service had been conducting the investigation into the operation for a ... mephedrone in University study The 50-strong team will be recruited by John Moores University (JMU) in Liverpool to report the effects of the drug which has recently been linked to a number of deaths. Pressure is mounting on the Go ... drug-smuggling cousin A ringleader of Britain’s biggest cannabis smuggling gang is related to a Labour MP who has provided a statement for his defence as he faces jail. Siobhain McDonagh wrote a letter for Peter Moran, her ... Number of children treated for cocaine addiction rises 50pc Last year 745 under 18s in England sought help from the National Treatment Agency for cocaine abuse, up from 453 in 2005/6. Among them was a small group of very young children. Fourteen twelve to four ... AIDS prevention gel fails in African trials U.S. drug company Endo Pharmaceuticals' gel designed to prevent infection with the AIDS virus was ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain's Medical Research Council (MRC) said on Monday.   A man ... Beckham visits S Africa HIV clinic David Beckham has met women living with HIV during a visit to a clinic in South Africa. Related photos / videos Beckham visits S Africa HIV clinic The soccer star, in Cape Town for the World Cup draw, ... More young cocaine addicts being treated The number of cocaine users aged 18-24 being seen by the NHS has jumped by 88% in four yearsMore young cocaine addicts being treatedThe number of cocaine users aged 18-24 being seen by the NHS has jum ... Call for HIV tests for all hospital patients in high-risk areas Call for HIV tests for all hospital patients in high-risk areasA leading charity has said routine tests could prevent late diagnosis and curb the spread of HIV/Aids Pilot schemes aimed at making HIV/A ... 'Higher risk' of lung cancer from smoking first thing Smokers who light up on waking display higher levels of nicotine than those who wait, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked, US research shows. Scientists measured smokers' levels of cotinine, ... Ecstasy increases sleep disorder Taking ecstasy can interfere with breathing and raise the risk of a potentially dangerous sleep disorder, research has shown. Related photos / videos Ecstasy 'increases sleep disorder' Scientists foun ... Skunk bigger risk Skunk 'bigger psychosis risk' than other cannabis types People who smoke potent skunk are more at risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who use other types of cannabis, scientis ... Ketamine-Special K Ketamine the drug used by vets to tranquillies horses, and used by party gowers in the night clubs, is found to have a profound in-pact on memory loss. ... Many women lack vitamin A The micronutrient helps the immune system ward off common infections such as flu and is important for healthy skin. New research suggests 50 percent of women have a genetic variation which blocks thei ... Estonian drug mules Spanish police caught two Estonians at the Tenerife airport on their way back too Estonia with 1.8 kilos of cocaine in tablet form in their bellies after swollowing them. They were arrested for being ... One beer a day ups cancer risk     World cancer research fund expert Dr Rachel Thompson says a glass of wine or a couple of vodkas a day can increase the risk of liver and bowl cancer by a fifth. The science sho ... Women face greater HIV risk Women having unsafe sex may be at more risk of HIV than thought after tests revealed the virus could breach even healthy vaginal tissue. UK HIV charities said it reinforced the need for women to avoid ... Getting high on HIV drugs in S Africa Anti-retroviral drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS are being bought and smoked by teenagers in South Africa to get high. School children have been caught smoking the drugs, which are ground down into powder ... Estonia druguse rise Tallinn A recent study has found that 30%of 15 and 16 year olds have used drugs. Teenage drug use has steadily increased over the last year. Respondants admitted that cannabis was easily obtainable as ... More Estonian drug traffickers caught Three more Estonian drug trafficers of an international drugs ring were detained in Spain.According to the foreign ministry 104 Estonians have been caught trafficking drugs from 2006 up until the pres ... Estonia HIV rates worst in Europe Tallinn-Estonia has the fastest rate of new HIV infections in Europe with the number of cases nearly five times the continents average, a report by the European centre for disease prevention and contr ... Drink Education for youngsters England. New government guidelines on alcohol education will recommend giving children as young as five lessons on the dangers of drinking.inclusion of alcohol education in science lessons and as part ... Estonia takes lead on speed Estonia leads the EU in the use of amphetamines by young people a European study indicate.5.5% of Estonian residents in the 15-24 group had used amphetamine within the past year. This is the highest r ... Steep rise in Europe cocaine use     An annual report on drugs use says 4.5 million Europeans are likely to have used cocaine in the past year-a million more than last year.Two million Europeans are said to have u ... Young think HIV is curable??? A belief among youngsters that the HIV virus can be cured is leading to a rise ininfection cases, a specialist has warned.Up to a quarter of the young people seenbelieve the condition can be treated s ... Children suffering from cocktail of additives Parents have been warned of the dangers of artifical additives in drinks,sweets and processed foods after new evidence emerged about a link to hyperactive behaviour in children.There is clear evidence ... Childrens Diets linked to bad behaviour Children who eat junk food are three times more likely to behave badly,according to new research. The finding comes from Food for the Brain report which also linked good academic performance with a he ... Sound and sensible practise Riyadh Couples wanting to marry in muslim conservative Saudi Arabia will have to undergo tests for the HIV virus, which can cause AIDS. ... Study links cannabis with Psychosis UK experts say people who use marijuana increase their risk of developing a Psychotic illness. ... Biggest drug bust in Estonian history Estonian drug squad officers sized more than a kilogram of cocaine and a large amount of ecstasy tablets.The market value of the drugs is estimated at approximately 96,000 euros.The amount of drugs se ... Healthy lifestyle food  A varied and balanced diet is an important way of protecting health,and promoting proper growth and development. In the short term it can help children and young people to improve their concentr ... Needle exchanges used steriods Former director of the anti-doping programme at UK sport, Michelle Verroken said Of the total number of needles exchanged in the UK last year, around 50% were used to inject heroin or illegal drugs, b ... Heroin Dealers under 16 Scotland.Recently a Scottish website reported that over 300 children were charged with dealing drugs over the last 3 years.All were under age 16, and some were as young as 10. The drugs being dealt ra ... Drink more harmful than drugs Alcohol is ranked almost as harmful as Heroin in a new drug classification system proposed by a team of leading scientists.Heroin heads the table followed by cocaine, with alcohol ranked as the fifth ... Estonia daily paper 13/03/07 From estimates there are 1.3 - 1.5 of Estonian adults are HIV positive.During the first 2 months of this year, there are 109 already diagnosed with the deadly virus,in the previous year the total ... Poland gets it right There are around 1.7 million inhabitants in Warsaw, over 100,000 of them smoke cannabis from time to time, 8% 15-16 year olds have smoked cannabis during the last month. One gram cannabis costs as muc ... Cicumcision Trials show that male circumcision halves the risk of HIV infection, giving the seal of approval to calls for circumcision to be launched as an Aids prevention strategy. ... Cannabis plantations in Morocco Sydney. Smoking cannabis is no longer seen as cool by young Australians.                     &n ... Smoking causes mouth and throat cancer Australia cigarette packets ... Estonian drug smuggler jailed Ireland. Irish court sentenced an Estonian drug smuggler to six years in prison after he was caught trying to smuggle 600 grams of cocaine in his stomach at the Dublin airport with 60 polyethylene pac ... Top EU sweet poll British children as young as five spend more than one hundred pounds a year on fizzy drinks and sweets and skip 90 breakfasts according to new research. 12 million adults and one million children will ... Young women ignoring HIV threat Research found that 70% of young women do not think they are at risk of the sexually transmitted disease, which leads to AIDS. Nine out of ten do not think a condom is an essential handbag item on a n ... Crystal meth class A drug London. Crystal meth, an addictive drug that gives a similar high to crack cocaine, has joined heroin on the list of the most dangerous illegal drugs. That means users face 7 years in jail for possess ... Surge in overdoses blamed on Afghan heroin Los Angeles A steep rise in drug overdose deaths in Los Angeles is being blamed on an influx of highly potent heroin from Afghanistan. Heroin related fatalities in the city and surrounding areas soare ... Los Angeles A steep rise in drug overdose deaths in Los Angeles is being blamed on an influx of highly potent heroin from Afghanistan. Heroin related fatalities in the city and surrounding areas soare ... Cocaine seized Portugal Portugal. Eight tonnes of cocaine was seized in Portimao.A health study has showed has showed that the average age at which young people in Portugal begin taking illicit drugs has fallen to below 13. ... Solitary substance-using teens at risk Washington. Teens who drink, smoke cigarettes or use marijuana by themselves are more likely to have health and behavioural problems as young adults than those who do the same things with others, rese ... Europe mobilises to fight for healthy lifestyle     Turkey, Istanbul. Ministers from 48 countries have met to map out a heathly lifestyle strategy. There is a need for real and sustainable policies in this area, sustained b ... Chocolate may prevent blood clots?     Two tablespoons of dark chocolate a day is good for your health, a new study has found. ... Anti-drugs in Schools Conference     Annual International Anti-Drugs in Schools Conference 21st January 2007.The Karjamaa Russian School Kopli will again hold the international anti-drugs in schools conference, wi ... Kick for caffeine growing     The market for energy drinks is surging in Eastern Europe. Experts say these drinks offer no nutritional value, it is basically caffeinated candy, and nobody needs these extra ... Bladder cancer link to passive smoking     Children exposed to second hand smoke have a higher risk of developing bladder cancer in later life, according to a new study. Children are more susceptible to the harmful effe ... Alcohol prime killer in Finland Helsinki. Some 27.7% of deaths among 15 - 64 year olds last year were attributed to a chronic excess of alcohol consumption or alcoholic poisoning. In 2005 each Finn consumed 10.5 litres of pure alcoh ... Pskov declare emergency     Russia. The northwestern Pskov region declared a health emergency last week saying 400 people had been hospitalised and 25 died during the previous three weeks - most homeless ... Five die drinking lighter fluid. Estonia Five people have died from methanol poisoning after substance consumed by many Estonians seeking a cheap alcoholic substance. Five years ago 70 people died in southern Estonia after drinking t ... Australia HIV rates surge to 10 year peak Australia has experienced a 41% increase in new HIV cases since 2000. The increase mainly affected the gay male community, with an estimated 15,310 people were living with HIV/AIDS in Australia at the ... Ban alcohol advertisements Thailand will ban alcohol advertisements from all forms of media, including TV, newspapers and even billboards in a bid to curb rising numbers of underage drinkers, similar to those in Estonia. ... Sex & Drugs Education New Delhi.Schools in India will teach children as young as five years old about sexual health and drugs.India’s national examination board is set to introduce a new programme teaching pupils in kinder ... Bans don't force smokers to quit More than four out of five smokers who are planning to quit smoking claim they have not been influenced by bans on lighting up in bars and restaurants. ... Welcome to Estonia Estonia now has the highest number of infected HIV/AIDS patients in the European union over the last five years, which is 3 times more than any other EU country.European health care experts said in 20 ... kazakstan HIV childrens hospital Kazakstan Fifty-Five children have been infected with HIV virus in a paediatric hospital in Kazakstan, likely through unsanitary use of needles. ... Nicaragua moonshine kills 50 people Illicit alcohol laced with methonal has killed 50 people and poisoned at least 700 leaving many blind in northeastern Nicaragua during September 06. Estonia suffered more deaths 5 years ago,due to moo ... Thailand wives HIV     Thailand. Married women now make up the largest group of HIV infections in Thailand, forcing health officials to re-think prevention strategies. ... Injection site is threatened with closer     Canada. North Americas first and only injection site,which opened in 2003,is threatened with closer if Canada’s federal government does not renew a special permit that excludes ... HIV infection rate surging among gays     Asia. The AIDS virus is spreading rapidly among homosexuals and bisexuals in Asia. ... Alcohol addiction     England is developing a dangerous alcohol addiction, similar to that of Estonia according to research which revealed the scale of the county’s drinking problem. ... Circumcision may stop HIV deaths Researchers believe circumcision helps cut infection risk because the foreskin is covered in cells the virus seems able to easily effect. So if men were also castrated fewer would become infected and ... America Second hand smoke is a leading cause of preventable death among adults in the US, and kills at least 53000 people each year. 126 million Americans are regularly exposed to second hand smoke,and infant ... 42,000 Russians die a year from bootleg alcohol     Moscow. Poisoning by bootleg alcohol is killing some 42,000 people a year.Much of the alcohol was sold in bottles labelled as brands that officially disappeared long ago.The co ... AIDS is for life Hong Kong 37% increase in HIV the majority of all new cases had contracted the virus through sexual contact.Some people may have treatment optimism now because there are effective anti-retroviral trea ... Cambodia highest HIV-AIDS in region Cambodia still has the highest prevalance of HIV/AIDS in the region at 1.9%,but only a fraction of HIV-positive Cambodians have access to afordable treatment,and are in creasingly the target of discri ... Smokeing in a bar A waitress in Canada who became a famous anti-drugs/smoking advocate, describing on TV how she got lung cancer from second hand smoke at work, died of the disease recently? ... Open shooting galleries? Controversial facilities allowing drug addicts to inject themselves in the UK have been proposed by a charity. ... Chained drug addicts     Chained Indonesian drug addicts.Around four million Indonesians use illegal drugs,and the trade is almost worth 4 billion dollars. ... Parents Drinking     An estimated one in 11 young people in the UK live with mothers and fathers who misuse alcohol.Youngsters affected often struggle to make friends, take the burden of caring for ... Hundred cases a day of HIV infections in Russia     Russia.Health authorities register 100 new cases of HIV infection every day,4% more than in 2004 a senior health official said.The proportion of infections arising from sexual ... Free Heroin     Germany is planning to supply long-term drug addicts with free Heroin,to improve their health??? ... Survey reveals reliance on booze     Too many people self-medicate with alcohol to make themselves feel better a study says.Evidence showed that many Estonians are using alcohol to deal with feelings of stress,anx ... Tobacco advertising EU ban The European commission will take Germany and others to court over its failure to implement a bloc-wide ban on tobacco advertising. ... Diabetes risk Breathing in other peoples smoke boosts the risk of developing diabetes.British medical journal study. ... India Will report a 157% jump in new HIV INFECTIONS IN 2005, pushing the total number of sufferers to over 5.2 million.The 72,000 new infections in 2005 was up from 28000 in 2004.The southern state of Andhr ... whats under the snow? Now the snow has left you can see what the happy campers have been doing during the long winter.Tallinn must have more drug addicts who throw there needles out of their windows than javelin throwers i ... Smokers say habit is anti-social 75% of smokers think their habit is a dirty,filthy,disgusting and totally anti-social a new survey has revealed.The study also found 80% of all people mind if others are smoking nearby.78% of smokers ... Grab handle with AIDS prevention info on bus A Chinese passenger holds a grab handle with Aids prevention info on a bus in China.Estonia should follow such novel ways to educate its population whilst in transit, but most likely alcohol/tobacco a ... India & Estonia same problem HyderabadForty people have died from drinking home-made alcohol in southern India, including 17 attending the funeral of a man who was also poisoned by the same toxic brew.Officals say another 23 peop ... Easy alcohol access damaging health Cheap and plentiful alcohol will cause a health crisis reminisent of the horrors of the 18th century GIN LANE, a liver expert warned.The availability of alcohol next to bread and milk in supermarkets ... Smokers cant get it up Men who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day are 40% more likely to be impotent than those of us who do not smoke,according to a study. ... Ireland Irish customs officers captured 26 year old Estonian at Dublin airport who had more than half a kilo of cocaine on him.The man was carrying 60 small packages of the drug, which weighed 600 gramsin all ... Estonia leads in production of amphetamine The 2005 UN narcotics report highlights Estonia as one of the leading producers of amphetamine in Europe. ... Cocaine Nation The level of cocaine use in the UK is as high as in the USA,according to an international report.For the first time Britons are rivalling Americans in the ammount of coke they are taking,the internati ... Change in sex habits cut HIV infections A change in the sexual behaviour of young people in Zimbabwe caused a sharp decline in HIV virus infections in the south African country according to a study published in the United states.A key reaso ... Australia cracks down on pot Australia The new laws will impose prison terms of up to 10 years for growing as few as 5 cannabis plants. 200 or more plants 20 years in jail,while 50-200 plants up to 15 years.Some medical research ... Cannabis linked to aggression Smoking cannabis is strongly associated with delinquent and aggressive behaviour in young teenagers, a major study has found. Researchers in the Netherlands revealed the link after surveying more than ... Alcohol underestimated as cancer cause Alcohol consumption is an important cause of several types of cancer researchers have found. Excessive drinking raises the risk of cancer of the mouth,larynx,oesophagus,liver,colon and breast,pancreas ... Girl 11 treated for heroin use Scotland. An 11 year old girl who collapsed at school is being treated for the effects of heroin.She told doctors she had been smoking the drug for more than 2 months.She admitted to buying the heroin ... UK facing crisis in sexual health England.The health protection agency said on thursday the number of people in the country being diagnosed with HIV continued to increase last year taking the total living with the condition close to 6 ... China worsening AIDS epidemic China Aids epidemic is growing,the World Health Organisation told a joint press conferance.With 70,000 new infections in 2005 it shows no signs of abating.An estimated 25000 people died in 2005 and th ... AIDS drive to turn Rwandans onto condoms The Rwandans has launched its first national campaign to promote condoms among the largely illiterate population in a drive to fight the spead of HIV/AIDS.The programme is to educate the correct and c ... Around the schools in Estonia What can you find around the schools in kopli? A parents nightmare,enough discarded drugs paraphernalia to fill several skips.There seems no specific drug of choice, any thing will do to induce a fog ... Prostitution England. The police will turn their attention on the men who pay for sex as opposed to the women who sell it.I don’t think most men who use prostitutes think of themselves as child abusers,but they ar ... Half Estonian drug addicts HIV positive Estonian HIV drug addicts spread the virus around,because using condoms is not popular with these zombies.Many of these morons have several sexual partners spreading HIV-AIDS into the general populala ... Britains biggest drugs ring busted Thirty-four people have been jailed for a total of more than 300 years.Colombian police helped their British counter parts dismantle the highly-organised cocaine importation and money laundering ring. ... England The home secretary is being urged to focus on the mental health risks of cannabis.What is needed is a long-term awareness and information campaign,new research into the relationship between severe men ... China to double spending on AIDS/HIV prevention China will double its spending on AIDS/HIV prevention to some 370 million dollars to keep the number of HIV-positive people below 1.5 million by 2010.China says it has 840,000 HIV carriers but experts ... Company proud to sack SMOKER England.An office worker lost her job after just 45 minutes because she was a smoker.A spokes person said it was company policy not to employ smokers.We dont want people coming into the office smellin ... Estonian drug dealer gets 20 years A court in the city of Taganrog in southern Russia has convicted an Estonian of drug trafficking and given him a 20 year prison sentence.The man shipped fish products into Estonia and drugs from there ... NO! TO SMOKING - YES! TO LIFE www.jahelule.eeSOCIAL CAMPAIGN       YES!        TO LIFE     NO!     TO SMOKING BACKGROUND ... Methamphetamine Methamphetamine effects your brain.In the short term causes mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria, and depression. Long term effects can include chronic fatigue, paraniod or delusional think ... Cocaine fuels rise in drug offences London.Cocaine use fuelled a rise in drug offences in England and Wales to record levels statistics showed. An increase of more than 25000 offences from 1994. Cocaine offences dealt with by police wer ... Australian drug dealer hanged Singapore authorities hanged an Australian drugs dealer! ... Good management of drugs within the school The possession, use or supply of illegal and other unauthorized drugs within school boundaries is unacceptable. All schools need to have agreed responses and procedures for managing drug incident ... Teenagers sign up for drug dealing Children as young as 14 years old are being recruited as drug dealers.The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report claimed dealers often flourish in close-knit communities, and the idea they only succeed in ... Britons branded cocaine kings of europe The class A substance is fast becoming the drug of choise for Britains youthand its use is approaching levels found in the united states.About 9 million european adults said they had used cocaine, but ... Soccer player banned Soccer player banned after testing positive at a drugs test after the match.Middlesbrough defender will now be banned after failing the drugs test. ... Global HIV cases pass record 40 million A record 5 million people were infected worldwide in 2005 to take the estimated total beyond 40 million for the first time, according to the UNITED NATIONS report.The survey warned that growing epidem ... Survey Ireland and Nothern Ireland. Showed that cannabis was the most commonly used illegal drug in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.In terms of obtaining cannabis the survey found that.31% were given cannabis by a family member or fri ... Concern over HIV drug resistance HIV patients in the UK have one of the highest rates of resistance to drugs used to combat the virus anywhere in the world,reseachers have said.A study published in the British Medical Journal said th ... Estonia hits 5000th HIV positive Estonia registered its 5000th person testing positive for HIV on Nov 11,the national health inspectorate said. During the first 11 days of this month ,11 new carriers of the virus were found,most in T ... England Up to one million visits each year in England could be due to illegal drug use,research has revealed.Now researchers, writing in the Emergency Medicine Journal,have shown that a substantial burden rel ... Child AIDS campaign launched in Nigeria The united nations childrens fund UNICEF and Nigerian authorities launched a campaign aimed at fighting HIV-AIDS among children.Every day 1000 Nigerians will contact HIV and another 800 will die of AI ... Fitness fans taking drugs Many regular visitors to fitness studios in Germany have been found to be addicted to hard drugs such as marjuana,cocaine and ephedrine,according to a recent report in Focus magazine.Many fitness fana ... America Anthony Martin called the police to complain that someone had stolen his illegal drugs.Martin told the police officer that a hostile neighbour had taken his marijuana plants,but when he showed the off ... Sniffer dogs outwit African prince A harvard-educated African prince was jailed for 12 years after trying to smuggle cocaine into Britain inside hollowed out onions.He hoped the pungent vegetables would provide the ideal cover for his ... Estonia Over 40 kilos of pure cocaine was seized by the police,and 5 Israeli drug dealers were arrested.This ammount of cocaine in such a pure form is the largest to be siezed in northern europe.The street va ... Aids Kills One Child Every MINUTE One child dies every minute from Aids,the united nations charity UNICEF has warned.They say more than 18 million children could be orphaned by the illness by the end of 2010.A whole generation of youn ... Drugs Education in Schools Frequently asked questions. AddictionAre all drugs addictive, What do we mean addictive,How many Estonians are addicted to drugs.Just DrugsWhat are the most commonly used drugs, How much do drugs ... 12 million pound Cannabis haul Eight people in London were charged with conspiracy to supply cannabis worth 12 million pounds.Police said the shipment was the largest seizure ever made by metropolitan police in London.All eight hav ... Estonia There were 55 new HIV positive registered in Estonia, which is 4 times more than the previous year at the same time. 30 from eastern virumaa, 16 Tallinn, 7 Tartu, 1 Harjumaa and 2 western virumaa. Mor ... Europe needs to wake up to rising HIV infections The number of newly reported HIV cases in the European Union has doubled since 1996, with the most dramatic increase observed in the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania according to EU data.Th ... Heightened AIDS risk seen with pregnancy Hormonal changes may expose a pregnant women to a higher risk of HIV infection,a study published in the British medical weekly The Lancet suggests.US based doctors monitored infection rates for the AI ... France It was estimated that around 2000 French drug addicts cross the border with Belgium for the methadone dose on regular basis.This data comes from the Belgian Institute of pharmaco epidiology where meth ... Women taking risks after drinking More than a third of young women have been sexually assaulted after getting drunk,according to new research.The survey reveals that 34% of young women have had unplanned or unprotected sex after drink ... Soldiers dismissed after drug tests The commanding officer of an army battalion confirmed he has dismissed seven soldiers after they tested positive for drugs.My veiw is that drug use is so incompatible with army life. We depend upon fi ... Drug supply in UK is inexhaustible United Kingdom There are renewed calls for the government to re-think its war on drugs which appears to be having little effect.The current policy has failed to make a dent in the 4bn worth of narcoti ... Estonia & Aids Estonia 4786 HIV cases were registered by june 05 with 73 diagnosed with Aids.UNAIDS & WHO,say that Estonia has twice as many HIV positive people than actualy registered.ONE IN EVER HUNDRED PEOPLE ... Cosmetics company against drug abuse H & M the clothing and cosmetics giant would cancel a future campaign with 31 year old model Kate Moss.Police are to investigate allegations that super model Kate Moss has taken cocaine scotland y ... Vietnam drug gangs - London Police are being overwhelmed by a rapid influx of aggresive Vietnamese drug gangs who are flooding London with high-grade cannibis.The gangs are making huge sums of money by renting houses from unsusp ... European Monitoring Centre Report 2004 The most highly developed models of universal prevention are programmes targeting the school population, for which a fairly robust evidence base is available to guide programme content and delivery. A ... Estonia & Aids The Estonian health dept registered for August 44 new HIV carriers. 20 east virumaa 18 tallinn 5 tartumaa 1 harjumaa. Up until 1st September this year saw 434 new HIV carriers with a totall of 4876 no ... New drugs survey reveals emerging Katamine market Ketamine an anaestetic with strong hallucinogenic qualities most commonly used by vets is now a significant player in the UK drugs market, a survey of 15 UK cities by druglink magazine published by th ... Estonia Tax & Customs officials caught a drugs gang with an estimated drugs haul of 1000.000 eeks, also found 350,000 eeks cash, explosives, 4.5 kilos of hashish, 1 kilo cannabis, 2410 mdma, 100 gms heroi ... UN Secretary General Kofi Annan We celebrate the choice that millions of people around the world have made to live healthily, and we applaud the courage shown by those who have stopped using drugs. In doing so, we send a possitive m ... World Drug Report Some 200million people, or 5% of the worlds population aged 15 - 64 have used drugs at least once in the last 12 months.The number of cannabis users world wide is now close to 160 million people or 4% ... Cannabis  It is cannabis that represents our biggest problem.First of all it can damage the brain.Second, its the drug with which many people start their drug abuse career to be followed by cocaine and op ... Drink Problem For Adolescents During the four-day beer festival in Tallinn police detained 99 intoxicated minors, according to the north Tallinn police report, Blind Drunk adolescents were caught on the third day of the festival. ... Scotland The rate of sexual infections among Scottish children has doubled in the past four years, figures show. It is feared this is only the tip of the iceberg, as it is thought that many more cases go unrep ... Aids Aids stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. The disease is acquired, as opposed to genetic or hereditary, and presents with a myriad of clinical manifestations that result from severe damage ... HIV Transmission HIV can be transmitted from person to person in three ways; intimate sexual contact; exposure to infected blood or blood products; and from infected pregnant mother to her fetus. The most common way f ... Spain Police seized 8 tonnes of hashish from a fishing boat off Spain with a market value of 33 million euros and arrested an Estonian crew member and several Scots in Glasgow, Scotland suspected of being i ... England Super-strong varieties of cannabis should carry higher penalties for possesion. There are fears its use increases the risk of mental illness among young people.In 2003 some 13 percent of all 11-15 yea ... An Unconscious Child If your child is heavily under the influence of alcohol, don’t leave them to sleep it off alone because there is a risk of choking if they vomit. Keep an eye on them-make sure they sleep on their side ... Watton rfc Investigate Anti-Drugs in Schools project in Estonia Rugby teams throughout Europe have a strong dislike for any type of drug and in particular for those who encourage youngsters to experiment. Rob Walker is not only Watton rfc coach and captain but his ... Smoking hits women’s fertility Smoking reduces the chances that women will have a baby. Research clearly shows that both smoking and being overweight unfavorably affect the live birth rate. It is comparable to adding a decade to th ... Lenient Parents Teenagers are more likely to experiment with the ecstasy drug if they have grown up with lenient, indulgent parents, according to a study. Poor discipline and control were associated with taking ecsta ... Finland Finnish custom officials last year confiscated a record amount of narcotics – in total nearly 2,300 kilograms valuing more than 4.9million euros. 92 percent of the drugs were discovered in the souther ... Estonia A survey conducted in 2004 showed that half of the Estonians who tried illegal drugs had done so between the ages of 14 and 18. In 2004 police seized five kilos of cocaine, 84 kilos of hashish, 31.5 k ... Norway Number of drug related deaths increased 30% during 2004. 223 persons were reported dead during 2004 as a consequence of drug abuse. A bigger percentage of death cases are explained by a widespread mix ... Denmark The Danish board of health reports many heroin addicts make their debut with hashish. The average age for hashish abusers is 14.8 and for heroin 19.4 . Available information shows that many of the her ... Heroin Addiction particularly heroin addiction often leads to malnutrition, infection and unattended injuries and diseases. Addicts tend to continue using the drug despite damaging physical and psychological ... Cannabis Three drugs come from cannabis Marijuana-Hashish-Hashish oil. To day cannabis is carefully cultivated, both indoors and out , to maximize its THC content, thereby producing the greatest possible psych ... Alcohol Alcohol is a depressant which affects the body by slowing down the central nervous system. It is produced through a fermentation process yeast cells acting upon carbohydrates in grains and fruit. Used ... Signs of Possible Inhalant Abuse In the early stages of use, inhalant abuse is difficult to detect. However, signs of possible use include.Chemical odor on body and clothes, or in roomRed, glassy watery eyes and dilated pupilsSlurred ... Norway Latest data shows that the drug problem costs the Norwegian society about 2billion Euros per year. An effective anti-drugs program in its schools would make for a better society for everyone. ... Oslo opens drug injection rooms Debates about drug injection rooms have been going on for more than five years in Norway. Every possible argument for and against have been aired, but those advocating for injection rooms won the last ... Tobacco Deaths Top 6.3 million in 50 years Smoking in the last 50 years has killed 6.3 million people in England-Wales nearly equal to the population of London-leading charity says. Stopping smoking is the most important thing a smoker can do ... Drug testing in schools A voluntary random drug testing program in schools helps allow parents to opt-in and provides an opportunity for serious dialog between their children on the serious subject of substance abuse. School ... Integration & ANTI-DRUGS in schools Wish list. All schools to have drug education. Deterrents; sniffer dogs. Drug testing. More after schools activities. Parents evening classes. Weekend camps Narva, Tartu & Tallinn. We must all be ... Key Components of Effective Drug Prevention – Schools as main Arena Alcohol and Drug free zones. Schooldays-Working place-Company with children-Traffic-Pregnancy-Sports events. Social resistance skills training. Interactive Teaching Techniques. Teachers training and s ... British Government supports Estonian schools drug education The British government last February issued revised guidance Drugs; Guidance for schools, to all schools. It highlights that effective drug education lessons provides pupils with opportunities to deve ... Tobacco is a gateway drug Children who smoke are 100 times more likely to go onto further drug abuse. Every second man and every fifth women in Estonia smokes. 80 percent of 20 year olds have smoked. Three tons of tobacco are ... Join Tallinn Youth Team The Tallinn Rugby Club Youth Team can offer an opportunity for Estonian youth to become someone special. The mission of this comprehensive Youth Team is to promote the mental, moral and physical devel ... Sniffer dogs in schools The karjamaa school kopli has had the drugs dog visiting for years, and has found it a wonderful deterrent, but the dog is only a part of the drugs education in its school. On its own pointless withou ... Rugby -A socially responsible Sport As a result of its origins and evolution as a modern sport rugby constantly displays a strong sense of social conscience and responsibility.This is demonstrated by the sports multi-faceted community a ... Integration & Anti-Drugs in Schools. 2005 Soccer will be highlighted in 2005 by building a soccer pitch at the hipodroom allowing even more children access to out door after school activities.Schools in or around the hipodroom will be encoura ... Healthy bodies don’t need drugs Pipi is known throughout the world by small children as a super hero by both girls and boys.The healthy bodies don’t need drugs project is aimed at the 5-7 year olds throughout Estonia. Pipi and her l ... Environmental Smoking Exposure to smoke filled rooms can affect healthy non-smokers, often called second hand smoke or passive smoke. Environmental smoke is hazardous to people with allergies, to those with heart or lung d ... Parents Wake Up Adolescent drinking is an enormous threat to the safety of our children and happiness of our families. It is time to take a close look at the messages we are sending to our children. Evaluate your own ... Encourage all schools to have Drug Education You can’t scare children into not using drugs by showing them posters or videos, shock-horror campaigns. You only have to look at how much drug use has increased over the years in Estonia to realize t ... Parents Be Aware Those of us who grew up during the wave of drug experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s knew more about drugs than our parents and that is the situation in 2005 in Estonia. The drug culture our childre ... Karjamaa school Kopli Tallinn Estonia Now in its 40th year and situated in the least desirable part of Tallinn.This school stands out as an example to every inner-city school that is surrounded by apathy and neglect. Having worked so hard ... Narcotics supply reduction and demand reduction It is of the utmost importance not only to improve the level of health protection; handing out clean needles etc, but also improve access to good drug free quality schools, a functioning labour market ... Drugs in sport First the so called social use of cannabis, ecstasy, speed and other mood enhancing stimulants. The drug culture is an integral part of youth culture. Thousands of young men and women go pubbing, club ... How children see themselves As they grow up, children are learning about the world around them all the time. They are also developing an image of themselves shaped byThe aims they have for themselves. Their achievements in ... Drug education in estonian schools Drug education is a major component of drug prevention. Drug prevention aims to-minimise the number of young people engaging in drug use-delay the age of onset of first use-reduce the harm caused by d ... Drugs a Health Issue in Estonia Anti-drugs in schools. Substance abuse should be recognized for what it is—a major health issue—and dealt with accordingly. Like vision and hearing tests can alert parents to potential problems that c ... Sniffer dog appeal: 12.12.2004 - 12.12.2005 ... 2005 Estonia and Drugs Estonia has for sometime been unable to convince its youth of the benefits of a healthy drug-free lifestyle. The most popular used and manufactured in Estonia is Methamphetamine or Ecstasy MDMA. Resea ... Steroids in Sport Anabolic steroid abuse has become a national concern. These drugs are used illicitly mostly by weight lifters, body builders, cyclists and others who claim that these drugs give them a competitive adv ... All schools should know anti drug page All schools should have a drug education programme which is appropriate to the age, maturity and ability of pupils and when appropriate, should focus on drugs of particular significance to the pupils ... What should you do before you begin testing? The decision of whether to implement a drug testing program should not be left to one individual, or even to the school directors. It should involve the entire community. In fact, by making the effort ... Terminology The definition of a drug given by the United Nations Office on drugs and crime; A substance people take to change the way they feel, think or behave. ALL pupils, including those in primary schools are ... Curriculum Organisation It is for schools to decide how drug education is organised. Contributions from other curriculum subjects might include for example;English-group discussion and interaction, literature and media. Phys ... Purpose of school drug policy Clarify the legal requirements and responsibilities of the school. Reinforce and safeguard the health and safety of pupils and others who use the school. Clarify the schools approach to drugs for staf ... Summary Drug education should enable pupils to develop their knowledge, skills, and understanding about drugs and appreciate the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, relating this to their own and others actions. ... Involving Parents Research shows that parents have a crucial role in preventing problem drug use. Young people are more likely to delay or avoid drug misuse when;Family bonds are strong. Strong parental monitoring and ... What is drug-free school? A drug-free school is: BETTER at helping students get a good education. SAFER free of drug-related injuries and violence that can affect both users and nonusers. In other words, a drug-free school is ... Some questions and answers Can’t drugs help me forget my problems? The simple fact is, drugs don’t make problems go away. They usually end up creating new problems -- or making old problems worse. Why do some people who use dru ... Help expel drugs from your school! KNOW THE DANGERS of drugs DON’T USE ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS - not even once! WORK WITH OTHERS to fight drugs. GET HELP if you ir someone you know needs it. ... What the coach can do Help children to set goals on how well they do rather on whether or not they win. In this way success can be measured in terms of effort, improvements and personal performance not just winning. The ai ... Practical Tips Put the child needs first, winning second Keep the fun in practice and competition Treat each child as an individual Do not ignore children who need help. If they need support, "give it ... ESTONIA HAS A DRUG PROBLEM It is a problem that exacts an enormous toll in human suffering, in the expenditure of public monies, and more important, in the enormous waste of human potential. It is a festering national problem w ...