'Take away my son!' Desperate J&K parents want their drug addict children in jail
There should be a proper rehabilitation centre for drug addicts but there are none," he added. Dr Hussain has described drug abuse in the valley as an "epidemic". "When deaths occur due to overdose of opioids, it is epidemic. Kashmir has already … Read more on Daily Mail

Drug war 'lacks courage' of alcohol abuse campaign
A 2012 European Monitoring Centre for Drug and Drug Addiction survey showed that the country was top in Europe for illegal substance use, with almost one in ten Scots admitting to using ecstasy – more than double the rate in most other countries … Read more on Scotsman

Centre County officials see heroin problem 'all around us'
“Drug addiction as a whole, but heroin specifically, creates a lot of other crime — thefts from vehicles, assaults, child abuse …,” Sassano said. “Child neglect can … Too often, the overdoses don't end in a hospital stay or time at a … Read more on Centre Daily Times