Suspected drug-smuggling tunnel discovered using drones at Arizona-Mexico border Mexican authorities suspect the underground pathway was a “narco tunnel” intended for smuggling drugs or people beneath the border wall and into the United States. 01/4/2025 - 8:51 am | View Link
In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to New Territory: Small Towns Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000. 01/3/2025 - 4:01 pm | View Link
Over 3 million annual deaths due to alcohol and drug use, majority ... A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights that 2.6 million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths, and 0.6 million deaths to psychoactive drug use. Notably, 2 million of alcohol and 0.4 million of drug-attributable deaths were among men. 01/4/2025 - 9:07 am | View Link
Briefing Note Safety of medicines adverse drug reactions Safety of medicines – adverse drug reactions Key facts Unintended, harmful reactions to medicines (known as adverse drug reactions) are among the leading causes of death in many countries. The majority of adverse drug reactions (ADR) are preventable. People in every country are affected by ADRs. 01/4/2025 - 8:03 am | View Link
Drugs (psychoactive) About 296 million people aged 15-64 had used psychoactive drugs in 2021 and about 39.5 million people are estimated to be affected by drug use disorders (harmful pattern of drug use or drug dependence). It is estimated that about 0.6 million death annually are attributable to drug use with about 420 000 male and 160 000 female deaths. 01/3/2025 - 10:01 pm | View Link
Lexicon of alcohol and drug terms This term and its equivalent, psychotropic drug, are the most neutral and descriptive term for the whole class of substances, licit and illicit, of interest to drug policy. ‘Psychoactive’ does not necessarily imply dependence-producing, and in common parlance, the term is often left unstated, as in ‘drug use’ or ‘substance abuse’. 01/3/2025 - 10:01 pm | View Link
Medicines The first is regulatory issues, which can affect how medicines are bought to market, create lag times and cause the supply of medicines in some areas of the globe to be delayed long after they are available elsewhere. High prices, misuse of drugs and poor or unreliable drug quality contribute to this issue. 01/3/2025 - 7:24 pm | View Link
Satya Nadella has been Microsoft's CEO since 2014, overseeing the company's shift to cloud computing and AI development. Stephen Brashear/Getty ImagesMicrosoft has had three CEOs since its founding in 1975. Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella have steered the company through its 50-year history. Read about the CEOs who oversaw Microsoft's successes, failures, launches, acquisitions, and more.
Henri Leduc/Getty ImagesMajor alcohol companies have been bracing for a culture shift favoring nonalcoholic options. Younger consumers under the age of 30 buy less alcohol and drink less often. Brands like Heineken and AB InBev have rolled out their own alcohol-free offerings, bolstering sales. Even before the Surgeon General on Friday warned that alcohol can cause cancer and should come with a warning label, big companies like Heineken and AB InBev — the parent of brands like Budweiser and Michelob Ultra — were preparing for a culture shift favoring nonalcoholic options.