Drugs, War and Occupation

Published March 10, 2013

Drugs, War and Occupation

Filed under: drug addiction definition

As those who watched the Soviet military disintegrate in Afghanistan during the 1980s will remember, news stories occasionally appeared in the US media that mentioned the growing rates of drug addiction and use among Soviet conscripts. These mentions …
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Are we hooked on hand-outs?

Filed under: drug addiction definition

Pravin Gordhan's 2013 budget reflects the difficulty of reversing the growing addiction to the welfare drug. Swellendam: – When my friend, Yvonne, had to have something done at the local municipality she was told that the official was out collecting …
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Forecasting Change: Art's Window Into the Climate Crisis

Filed under: drug addiction definition

I make this analogy in the piece to alcoholism and drug addiction. I'm an alcoholic in recovery, so that's … And so, in terms of that metaphor, what causes a person who is an alcoholic or drug addict to change their behavior? It's usually that things …
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Pokies boss: Harm claim is over-hyped

Filed under: drug addiction definition

Martin Cheer said descriptions of pokie machines as the "methamphetamine of gambling" came from people who didn't know drugs – or pokies. Photo / Christine Cornege. The gambling-charity boss overseeing pokies in pubs and bars has launched a blistering …
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