Drug Abuse Rising in Myanmar

Drug abuse rising in Myanmar – A region that is notorious for its international drug trade, Myanmar’s Golden Triangle has developed a drug problem in its backyard as well. Although the government keeps a tight lid on drug abuse and HIV infection statistics, experts say that up to half of the young people in the area are battling drug addiction. The name of Al Jazeera’s correspondent has been withheld to secure her safety as international journalists are banned from reporting from inside Myanmar.

Bonds doesn't get my Hall of Fame vote

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I believe they used performance enhancing drugs to bloat their statistics and prolong their careers. Sosa is the easiest to reject. Before he took performance enhancing drugs, he was a good ballplayer but he was not destined for the Hall of Fame.
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Findings show PAACE effective in reducing drug use

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The first statistic noted was the Drug Severity Index. Minor explained this figure was based on the level of drug use and the severity of the drugs involved. As an example, if it was found half the young people surveyed used marijuana, a community who …
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Mooneyham: Meth-lab statistics, uncommon cold

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Some state legislators and state officials recently did a little selective choosing of statistics themselves. The subject was methamphetamine labs and the cold medicine, pseudoephedrine, that is used to cook up the illegal drug. Information presented …
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