Drugs are public enemy number one: Sharjah Police official

Drugs are public enemy number one: Sharjah Police official
In an interview with Gulf News on the ongoing battle to fight drug abuse in the emirate, Brigadier Mohammad Eid Al Madhloum, Director-General of Police Operations at Sharjah Police, said police are working round the clock to keep youngsters safe from… Continue reading

Man shot during scuffle with central Fla. deputy

Man shot during scuffle with central Fla. deputy
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A man is in critical condition after an Osceola County sheriff's deputy shot him during a traffic stop. The shooting happened Sunday night in the Indian Point subdivision. Sheriff's officials say the deputy was arrested the man… Continue reading

Akron Children's joins with Cincinnati hospital to offer access to new cancer

Akron Children's joins with Cincinnati hospital to offer access to new cancer
Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Kimberly Martin examines Trevor Weigand, 11, of Alliance, at Akron Children's Hospital through a new partnership with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Advanced Cancer Therapies Network. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron …
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Forum on drug abuse hears from recovering addicts

Forum on drug abuse hears from recovering addicts
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The president's top adviser on drug policy urged those recovering from drug addiction to give hope to others by speaking out, saying that stigma and denial about substance abuse are obstacles to treatment.
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Drugs are public enemy number one: Sharjah Police official

Drugs are public enemy number one: Sharjah Police official
In an interview with Gulf News on the ongoing battle to fight drug abuse in the emirate, Brigadier Mohammad Eid Al Madhloum, Director-General of Police Operations at Sharjah Police, said police are working round the clock to keep youngsters safe from… Continue reading

Recovering addict recalls day he overdosed

Recovering addict recalls day he overdosed
“I had been living a lie for so many years,” Koutroubas says, recalling the day he woke up in a rehab room at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, where he'd been taken by ambulance after overdosing on drugs. “I had been doing drugs for… Continue reading