Alcohol, Drugs to Blame for Most Assaults

Alcohol, drugs to blame for most assaults

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The true extent of alcohol and drug-fuelled violence in WA has been laid bare with statistics revealing that the substances were involved in almost 70 per cent of the 200,000 physical assaults in the State last year. Australian Bureau of Statistics …
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Officials target prescription drug abuse at Mobile summit

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Dr. Elizabeth Manci, a pediatric pathologist at the University of South Alabama's Children's and Women's Hospital, cited statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to back up Evans' claim. "Prescription drug abuse is second only to …
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Bacchus Marsh ice abuse: Wake up and act now

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''It's an evil drug, a devil drug. It's a problem in our community. If you stick your head in the sand and not stand up and seek the help you need, it will be too late.'' He said part of the problem was a lack of statistics on drug use. ''We don't have …
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Rehab: It isn't just young binge drinkers who are compromising their health

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In fact, NHS statistics indicate that young women are showing a slight downward trend in their weekend consumption of alcohol. The shocking truth is that it is older women who are now drinking more than their younger counterparts. They might … 'A …
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How many young people use drugs? – The statistics – How many young people use drugs? Visit www.drug-aware.com for more information. There are a lot of places you can look at for statistics, but one of the most useful there is are supplied by the British Home Office. The home office survey around 20000 people every other year to work out what is society doing. They have found out, based on the surveys carried out, that an estimated 50% of 16-29 year olds have used drugs in the last year. If thats taken down to a slightly younger age range of 16-24 year olds it works out that 1 in 5 have used drugs in the last month. If you then look at younger ages further still, a survey carried out by the NHS, detailing over 40000 young people, they found that at the age of 15 27 % of children have already used drugs. By the age of 13 already 9% had used drugs and at the age of 11 4% had already tried drugs. If you want to learn anymore information about this topic, simply visit www.drug-aware.com. www.youtube.com