Drugs more threat to Afghans than terrorism, says ...
10-July-2005, Afghanistan, Daily Times
Illegal opium production is more of a risk to Afghanistan than terrorism, President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, adding the world would turn its back on Afghans if they failed to curb the trade. He said opium poppy cultivation was a ...

Govt defends prisons management over drugs
10-July-2005, Australia, ABC News
The Western Australia Government has defended its management of prisons following revelations almost 800 prisoners have tested positive to drugs. State Opposition Leader Matt Birney says it is disgraceful so many inmates have gained access to ...

Methamphetamine: The real drug war
10-July-2005, United States, seattlepi.com
Washington state began facing up to its problems with methamphetamine in the 1990s. Part of the other Washington is still in denial. An awakening by the Bush administration is overdue. The drug problem that was once largely confined to the ...

Against drugs: We are all in the same boat
09-July-2005, Yemen, yoberserver
In 1988, the United Nations declared June 26th International Anti-Drugs Day, aimed specifically at addressing the problems of users, traffickers, and producers of narcotics between the ages of 15 and 50. According to the statistics supplied by ...

Defence policy on drugs 'a joke'
09-July-2005, New Zealand, stuff.co
The Defence Force's drug policy has been condemned as "a joke" and "toothless" by staff who say drug users get repeated warnings before dismissal because of problems recruiting new personnel. Its elimination and zero-tolerance drug policy has ...

Youths warned drugs not 'cool'
08-July-2005, United States, The Republican
Thirty-three-year-old Patrice Gearing and three others told a group of youngsters at the city's Boys and Girls Club yesterday about their lives and drugs. "I can honestly tell you," said Boston resident Gearing, "that it's a miracle that I'm ...

Meth is leading problem in drugs, new survey says
06-July-2005, United States, boston.com
The crippling reach of methamphetamine abuse has become the nation's leading drug problem affecting local law enforcement agencies, according to a survey of 500 sheriff's departments in 45 states. More than half of the sheriffs interviewed for a ...

Drug war Customs officials 'out of control'
05-July-2005, United Kingdom, Yorkshire Post
CUSTOMS officials engaged in the war against heroin in the 1990s were so out of control that they contributed to and even funded the international drugs trade, Appeal Court judges were told yesterday. Five men, including Bradford father-of-eight ...

Mexico steps up attacks on drugs, but problem may ...
05-July-2005, Mexico, The Seattle Times
Mexico finally is fighting the war on drugs that the U.S. government has demanded for decades: a frontal assault on drug barons, their organizations and their merchandise, using the police and military in concert with U.S. intelligence. The ...

No10: WE'RE LOSING WAR ON DRUGS ; Dealers in ...
04-July-2005, United Kingdom, RedNova News
THE Government was secretly warned two years ago that the police were losing the war on drugs, it emerged yesterday. According to leaked papers, Cabinet ministers were told dealers had won the battle for control of the streets with the police ...

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