Tag: Drug Abuse

Melbourne: Former prisoners with a history of risky drug use, mental illness or poverty are more likely to end up behind the bars again, says a study that looked into the health factors that influence repeat offence. The researchers also found that ex-prisoners who are obese, suffer from various chronic diseases or have had a […]

Ottawa: Brief behavioural training sessions can help prevent, reduce or delay cannabis use among some at-risk teenagers, new research says. “The students voluntarily participated in two 90-minute cognitive behavioural sessions that were adapted to their specific personality type,” explained first author of the study Ioan Mahu from University of Montreal in Canada. “These sessions involved […]

London: As many as 11 Tory leaders have thrown their hats in the ring to become the leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore Prime Minister, following the resignation of Theresa May. The Tory candidates were supposed to submit their names between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday and must count on the support […]

Rourkela: Steel City Rourkela, considered as one of the premier educational and business hub in Odisha is now staring at a serious scenario of drug abuse prevailing among youths especially school and college students. Boasting of educational institutes of national repute like the NIT, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) and renowned PSU like the […]