Articles on this issue "drug addiction/alcoholism"
Drug trafficking and its associated problems of organized crime and corruption continues to be a severe problem. On June 24 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its …
read moreDrawing on the experience of Catholic health institutions worldwide, the Holy See warned the international community that it is not possible to combat drugs with drugs. Bishop José Luis …
read moreAn editorial from a Mexican archdiocesan paper is accusing the country's political parties of blocking stricter laws against organized crime and drug trafficking. The article appeared in …
read moreDrug trafficking should be fought with education in values, and it is here that the Church can lend a hand to the effort, affirmed the apostolic nuncio in Mexico. Archbishop Christophe Pierre …
read moreMexican bishops are proposing Lent as a good time to work against phenomena caused by the overvaluing of material goods, especially drug trafficking. In a pastoral letter, the Mexican …
read moreThe recent death of a prominent Irish model, Katy French, has received widespread media attention. Her death was attributed to cocaine taken during a party. Two young men also died in past …
read moreSince Benedict XVI's visit to a drug rehabilitation center last May, hundreds of young addicts have gone there, hoping to find their way back to a dignified life. During the Holy Father's …
read moreMany argue that restrictions on so-called light drugs such as marijuana should be eased. The issue is currently under debate in Italy, where government policy is torn between conflicting …
read moreOn June 25 the Austria-based U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued its annual report on illicit drug use. According to the two-volume World Drug Report 2004, about 3% of the world's …
read moreThe Church helps drug addicts to rediscover their dignity through the Gospel and renewed contact with their families, says a Vatican official. Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán, president of …
read moreThe controversy over marijuana for medical treatment came into focus again this week as a court case got under way in California. Ed Rosenthal, who promotes the use of marijuana, went on trial …
read moreBritish Home Secretary David Blunkett announced this week to the House of Commons that marijuana would be reclassified from a Class B to a Class C drug, reported BBC on Wednesday. Blunkett …
read morePressure is increasing on governments to relax laws on drug use. Several countries recently moved in this direction. In October, British authorities decided that possession of marijuana will …
read moreConnecticut has become the first U.S. state to prohibit school personnel from recommending psychiatric drugs for any child. The law reflects a growing reaction against what some see as overuse …
read moreCampaigns to legalize marijuana continue in a number of countries. The Canadian Medical Association Journal, for instance, argued in a recent editorial that possession of limited amounts of …
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