Drugs

2023 - 7 - 6

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Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough ... (NPR)

As fentanyl deaths surge, lawmakers want more drug busts and arrests. But new research found tough police tactics might increase overdoses and drug deaths ...

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Prescription rules for obesity drugs may unfairly exclude non-whites (The Economist)

The relationship between body-mass index and weight-related ailments varies by race | Graphic detail.

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West Yorkshire gang in Harrogate drugs push (BBC News)

North Yorkshire Police say they have identified "a pattern of increased drug dealing" and associated violent crime. Operation Roll, set up in response, has led ...

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Less than half of approved new drugs add substantial therapeutic ... (News-Medical.net)

New drugs are often used not only for one disease (first approved indication) but also for other diseases (supplemental indications).

Therapeutic value of first versus supplemental indications of drugs in ... (The BMJ)

Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting New and supplemental indications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency ...

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Woodstock police dog dies after ingesting drugs during investigation (Brantford Expositor)

The dog, Taz, was assisting with a drug investigation Monday when it ingested drugs during a search. The dog was given anti-overdose medication and taken to a ...

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New details on drugs that killed police dog, charges against duo (London Free Press (Blogs))

Stratford police have charged two men after the overdose death of Taz, a Woodstock police dog, during a search for drugs.

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Woodstock, Ont. police dog dies in line of duty after ingesting drugs (Globalnews.ca)

Woodstock police say the K9 unit responded to assist Stratford police with a drug-related investigation. While conducting the search, two service dogs ...

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Ontario police dog dies in the line of duty after ingesting drugs (National Post)

Individuals involved in the investigation that led to Taz's death have been arrested and charged by the Stratford police.

Portage la Prairie RCMP traffic stop leads to seizure of drugs and ... (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

On June 29, 2023, at approximately 11:40 pm, Portage la Prairie RCMP officers observed a vehicle with extensive damage travelling westbound on King Avenue ...

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Stolen truck report leads to arrest and seizure of drugs, firearms (SaskToday.ca)

After the truck was stolen from outside a home in the Sturgeon Lake area, there was another report of attempted fuel theft in Shellbrook, Sask.

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Woodstock, Ont. police dog dies in the line of duty after ingesting ... (CHCH News)

A police statement says that Taz, and another dog named Striker, appeared to ingest drugs at the scene. Both dogs were transported to a veterinary clinic, where ...

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Could decriminalization of drugs combat the opioid crisis? (Sudbury.com)

As Toronto Public Health and Toronto Police Service jointly apply for decriminalization of personal use drugs in Canada's largest city, Sudbury.com asked ...

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