Driver drugs testing a 'fiasco'
23-December-2004, Australia, The Age
State Opposition Leader Robert Doyle has labelled the Government's roadside drug testing regime a "fiasco", and has pinned the blame for the program's apparent failure on police minister Andre Haermeyer.
Pressure is mounting on the Victorian ...
Drugs in Sports: No Outrage?
08-December-2004, United States, The Christian Science Monitor
The three-martini lunch in America is a social relic. Smoking in most workplaces and restaurants is banned.
So when will the cultural shift that made these unsavory practices un-cool also spread to the world of sports - where doping ...
Results of drugs probe due
07-December-2004, Australia, news.com.au
The Australian Defence Force is expected today to receive the preliminary results of a probe into claims that nine officer cadets at Duntroon took illegal drugs.
In the army's latest scandal, military police raided the cadets' rooms at the Royal ...
Q&A: the drugs bill
26-November-2004, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
Yesterday the government unveiled the details of its new drugs bill, claiming the new measures were a direct response to voters' concerns and built on reforms to rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of law-abiding citizens and victims of ...
War on drugs is new battleground for party ...
26-November-2004, United Kingdom, Times Online
TONY BLAIR and Michael Howard promised firmer action on drugs as figures published yesterday showed that more 15-year-olds have tried cannabis in England than in any other European country.
The EU survey revealed that Britain also has the highest ...
Seahawks receiver suspended for drugs
22-November-2004, United States, L.A. Daily News
Seattle Seahawks receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay Monday for the next four games for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
Jerry Rice, who started and had three receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-17 win ...
Top Drug Sniffer Dog Gets Death Threats
16-November-2004, United Kingdom, Reuters
A drug sniffer dog working at a prison in northern England has received death threats because it is so good at its job, a British newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The unnamed four-legged super sleuth searches visitors at Manchester's Strangeways ...
Chinese singer Jiang Tao suspected of drug use
15-November-2004, China, Xinhuanet
Chinese singer Jiang Tao has been arrested in Beijing on suspicion of possessing the illegal narcotic, Ketamine.
Jiang Tao and more than 20 other suspects returned positive urine tests on Saturday, reported China Radio International on Sunday. ...
Recreational drug users targeted
15-November-2004, United Kingdom, CNN.com
Soccer players and other sportsmen could soon face mandatory two-year bans if caught using recreational drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Monday.
Dick Pound said WADA was prepared to look into amending its anti-doping code ...
Party drugs moving from clubs to the home
13-November-2004, Australia, Sydney Morning Herald
Ecstasy, amphetamines and other party drugs are increasingly being taken at home or at private parties, and researchers are warning the change in venue may place users at even greater risk of harm.
The annual Party Drugs Initiative surveyed more ...
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