New Study Shows Federal War on Drugs Failing in Vancouver

Published June 25, 2013

New study shows federal war on drugs failing in Vancouver

Filed under: drug addiction

The report also shows the percentage of drug users accessing methadone therapy rose to more than 50 percent over that period; fewer drug users reported difficulty getting addiction treatment; and reports of syringe borrowing decreased to 1.7 percent in …
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Ex-drug addict given two years' jail for 'despicable' attacks on partner

Filed under: drug addiction

A FORMER drug addict who subjected his partner to a "catalogue" of violence has been jailed for two years. Jonathan Shenton pulled his partner's hair, jammed his fingers up her nose, chipped her teeth, butted and bit her and smashed her property …
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