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​​​The ‘War on Drugs’ criminalises people suffering from drug addiction. In many countries throughout the world drug users are imprisoned and even executed. Governments prefer to imprison drug addicts rather than pay for their treatment. In this post we discuss the ‘War on Drugs’, its history, recent developments and the validity of this approach in […]

​THC stands for Tetrahydrocannabinol. THC is cannabis’s central psychoactive element. Employers in the United Kingdom have in recent years favoured carrying out random drug tests on their employees. Drug tests are particularly common in heavy industry, the Armed Forces and public organisation. An entire multi-billion pound drug testing industry has popped up in the last […]

​ An addiction to gambling brings with it an assortment of problems well beyond the issue of money. Gambling addiction destroys families, careers and of course finances. An addiction to gambling is as destructive as addiction to drugs and alcohol. Symptoms such as violent mood swings feature as much (or if not more) when the […]

The opiate family of drugs derive from the poppy plant. Example drugs belonging to the opiate family include: Heroin Morphine Methadone Oxycodone These drugs are often taken as a painkiller. Drugs such as heroin are commonly taken as ‘street drugs’ in order to get ‘high’. Opiates stimulate the brain’s reward centre. Over time users develop […]