Sentences with phrase «drug user population»

«They're made by sophisticated chemistry labs that are producing not just one drug, but also analogs of that drug, so as soon as one drug gets banned, here comes the next one, and the next one — and there's no evidence of any kind of safety testing prior to their release into the drug user population.»

Not exact matches

I've seen figures that high, or higher, among drug users and prison inmates, but you are looking at less than 1/20 in the general population.

We have the highest percentage of «Christians» in this nation with the largest prison population, the larger number of drug users and that is a nation divided over religion because of god fearing Christians who believe in this wondrous loving god that gives little girls cancer to test the faith of her parents as they watch her dying.

There is a segment of the population that believes these should be legislated against to protect drug users from themselves — If it's harder to get a drug, it's hard to overdose one.

Topics include the rights of persons with disabilities; the rights and responsibilities of drug users and ethical considerations for dignified addiction treatment; improving maternal and child health through advancements in women's rights; the effects of violence; access to affordable and appropriate health care and treatment; health disparities between different population groups; health during war and conflict; the health of internally displaced persons and refugees; and recognition of social and structural forces that impact the health of individuals and groups.

The General Accounting Office report examines 12 «exemplary» campaigns aimed at three high - risk populations in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco: adolescents, intravenous - drug users, and minorities.

But 87 % of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives.

West Coast LEAF and CLAS are intervening in the case, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users v. DVBIA and COV, to argue that evidentiary requirements to show discrimination under the BC Human Rights Code must not themselves create additional barriers to accessing justice for populations facing historic disadvantage and marginalization.

The effect of denying the services of Insite to the population it serves and the correlative increase in the risk of death and disease to injection drug users is grossly disproportionate to any benefit that Canada might derive from presenting a uniform stance on the possession of narcotics.»

Under the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, in order to market «safer» tobacco products manufacturers must demonstrate that they would (1) significantly reduce harm and the risk of tobacco - related disease to individual tobacco users, and (2) benefit the health of the population as a whole.

This study demonstrated the high levels of psychological distress in young drug - using populations, highlighting that co-morbidity is common in the treatment population, and underlining the need for further workforce development to identify better and manage mental health needs in young drug users.