Brazil Targets Synthetic Drug Designers

Published March 31, 2014

Brazil targets synthetic drug designers
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – “Drug designers” are a new trend in the world of drug trafficking. To circumvent existing laws, they create new synthetic drugs that cause effects similar to those of other illegal drugs. Since a drug can be considered illegal …
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France is the latest country grappling with a deadly online drinking game
According to 2011 statistics from the French Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 53 percent of 17 year olds reported having engaged in binge-drinking (consuming five or more drinks in one sitting) during the previous month. The National …
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Italian Ruling on Roche and Novartis Resonates Across Europe
The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato announced in early March fines of more than $ 200 million on the local subsidiaries of Roche and Novartis, for conspiring to keep up drug prices by discouraging use of cheaper alternatives. Since then …
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