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Ecstasy, popular among teenagers and young adults who attend rave parties, leads to the destruction of neurons in the brain. Repeated users of the drug develop symptoms resembling those of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
meow meow. Number of people needing treatment for ‘club drugs’ rises. By: ELLEN BRANAGH. The number of people needing treatment for “club drugs” such as ecstasy, ketamine and “meow meow” is creeping upwards, a new report has found. Overall drug use has declined in England over the past six years, but the number of people needing treatment for club drugs has risen, the National Treatment Agency (NTA) for Substance Misuse said.
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Case for drug decriminalisation rests on failure of 40-year-old law. UK drug policy commission says 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act was never designed to deal with current patterns of use. The UK drug policy commission’s case for decriminalisation rests on the evidence of the limited deterrent effect of Britain’s 40-year-old drug law, with an estimated 3 million people having used an illicit drug in the past year. Its report says that
Inadequate Integration of Addiction Care into Mainstream Medical Practice. Physicians and Other Health Professional Should Be on the Front Line Addressing this Disease and Most People in Need of Treatment Do Not Receive It. About 7 in 10 people with diseases like hypertension, major depression and diabetes receive treatment; only about 1 in 10 people who need treatment for addiction involving alcohol or other drugs