Sentences with phrase «illicit drugs such»

This week, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), both the federal and the national police force of Canada, has launched 20 investigations into increasing delivery of illicit drugs such as fentanyl from China to Canada.

They found the number of ED visits by patients age 21 and younger for any reason who were diagnosed with addiction or dependency on opioids — which include prescription painkillers as well as illicit drugs such as heroin — rose from 32,235 in 2008 to 49,626 in 2013.

That suggests problematic use that could lead to addiction to the medications or even to use of illicit drugs such as heroin.

The study couldn't tell whether they were misusing prescription amphetamines, such as those used for attention deficit disorder, or using illicit drugs such as methamphetamine.

When the researchers tracked one city over a month, they found that use of «recreational» illicit drugs such as cocaine spiked on weekends, whereas other drugs such as methamphetamine showed a consistent presence in wastewater.

Not exact matches

To him, anonymity clearly means that it can be used even more conveniently for funding terror activities and other illicit trades such as drugs and weapons.

Scandals can pertain to large - scale corporate conduct involving the cooperation of many people (such as the Volkswagen emissions - falsification scandal), to an individual corporate decision (as when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of one of its drugs from $ 13.50 to $ 750 per pill), or to illicit behaviour by an individual (such as a corporation's CEO).

Opiates are drugs that are derived from the opium poppy, and range from some of the most addictive painkillers such as codeine, oxycodone, and fentanyl to illicit drugs, such as heroin.

All infants born at Women & Infants Hospital who have been exposed to illicit drugs, psychotropic medication, or who have neurobehavioral concerns such as excessive irritability or poor sleep should be referred for NNNS consult.

Breastfeeding should be encouraged in women who are stable on their opioid agonist, who are not using illicit drugs, and who have no other contraindications, such as HIV infection (73, 74).

However, rather than implying a swift liberalisation of illicit drugs, Sefatian suggested another direction: re-introducing the cultivation of plants such as poppy and cannabis under state supervision; legalisation of cannabis and opium use under specific circumstances outlined by ad hoc laws, for instance, only in private places and for opium — as he told me — only for people above a certain age.

These could come from armed groups such as the ELN, or one of the many right - wing and criminal groups involved in the illicit drug trade and other forms of transnational organised crime that plague the country.

«However, with offences involving the possession, purchase or cultivation of illicit drugs for the offender's personal use, the measures can be applied as complete alternatives to conviction and punishment, and none of the convention obligations referred to in paragraphs 15 - 17 above apply to such offences.

The psychoactive substances bill sought to crack down on legal highs — especially the new generation of drugs that are designed to mimic the effects of traditional illicit substances such as cannabis and ecstasy — which the Home Office says caused 129 deaths in 2015.

Our prison staff fight a constant battle to prevent illicit items, such as drugs, extremist materials, mobile phones, Sim cards and pornography getting into our prisons.

Peace and her colleagues tested e-liquids containing everything from legal substances such as nicotine, vitamins and caffeine to illicit drugs, including cannabis, heroin and methamphetamine.

«People involved in illicit activities such as illegal drug use and drink driving are more prone to overestimate the prevalence of their behaviour in society.

Such narrowed arteries can lead to severe pain called «thunderclap headaches» and are often associated with pregnancy complications or illicit drug use.

Students learn their application when analyzing samples for dyes, such as those occurring on textile fibers; when analyzing samples for the presence of materials such as petrol which may have been used to start fires; or when testing for the presence of illicit drugs in a variety of sample types.

More than a decade of data indicates teens have become far less likely to abuse alcohol, nicotine and illicit drugs, and they also are less likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as fighting and stealing, according to results of a national survey analyzed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The police sting hit two markets, AlphaBay and Hansa, that were responsible for the trading of over 350, 000 illicit goods such as drugs, firearms and cybercrime malware

«Historically, drug withdrawal for newborns has been described among illicit drug use such as heroin or women treated for previous opioid abuse, but this is really one of the first studies to look at legal prescriptions for pregnant women.

«We did expect that the cannabis - primary individuals would be less likely than the illicit drug group to use formal treatment; but very little is known about the magnitude or nature of such differences,» says Kelly.

In the case of opiatemaking yeast, such rules might forbid developing strains to produce illicit drugs, such as heroin, and require scientists to build in genes that prevent the microbes from living outside of a controlled laboratory environment.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome has been linked to both illicit drug use as well as use of prescription opioids — narcotic pain relievers such as hydrocodone — by pregnant women.

Other illicit drugs showed five - year declines, such as synthetic marijuana, hallucinogens other than LSD, and over-the-counter cough and cold medications.

Commonly known occurrences include use of statins, as well as use of illicit drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, 5 and abuse of prescription opiates.

Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.

The campaign will encourage tourists to make informed decisions and help reduce demand for trafficking in persons, cultural artefacts, wildlife, fauna and flora such as ivory products, as well as counterfeit goods, and illicit drugs.

Phillips's «New Now» sale, which replaces its «Under the Influence» series of emerging - art sales (maybe it wasn't, after all, such a good idea to reference illicit drugs and addiction, from a marketing standpoint?)

Because of fears that marijuana from cannabis grown for industrial hemp could be diverted into the illicit drug trade, the DEA has refrained from granting such registrations.

Assaults are all too common at bars and nightclubs where the use of alcohol or even illicit drugs might cause patrons» tempers to flare and violence to ensue from relatively minor slights, such as accidentally bumping someone on the dance floor.

(8) As regards the devastating effects of crime linked to such dealing, the first recital in the preamble to Framework Decision 2004 / 757 / JHA (9) states that illicit drug trafficking poses a threat to health, safety and the quality of life of citizens of the European Union, and to the legal economy, stability and security of the Member States.

Since these provisions only relate to whistleblower actions in relation to the covered entity, disclosure of protected health information to expose malfeasant conduct by another person, such as knowledge gained during the course of treatment about an individual's illicit drug use, would not be protected activity.

Accidental Death does not include death which is caused directly or indirectly by one or more of the following causes: sickness, illness or bodily or mental infirmity or disease of any kind; suicide or self - inflicted injury while sane or insane; declared or undeclared war or any act of war, riot or insurrection, or service in the armed forces; any event directly or indirectly related to the ingestion of alcohol by you where the concentration of alcohol in your blood exceeds 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood; voluntary ingestion of poison, toxic substances or non-toxic substances or drugs, sedatives or narcotics (whether illicit or prescribed) in such quantity that they become toxic, or voluntary inhalation of a gas; from or while committing or attempting to commit a criminal offence, or committing or provoking an assault; medical or surgical treatment or complications arising therefrom, except when required as a direct result of an accidental bodily injury; participating in a contest of speed, scuba diving, skydiving, parachuting, hang gliding or bungee jumping, or a flight accident except when travelling as a passenger on a commercially licensed airline.

You'll mainly run into an issue claiming long - term disability benefits if your disability was caused by a pre-existing condition, which your policy may not cover, or criminal activity such as illicit drug use.

You will also need to provide them with information about your lifestyle such as if you smoke, drink, take illicit drugs, workout, have any dangerous hobbies, or if you travel frequently.

While the KCS did not disclose whether it is taking any legal actions currently against these businesses, it said it will continue the effort in investigating on similar activities as well as illicit use of cryptocurrency in money laundering and smuggling illegal goods such as drugs.

When one of the users pointed out that fiat currencies can also be used for illegal activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist funding, and drug purchases, Gates said that the necessity of a physical presence makes illicit activities and transfers more difficult:

People buying illicit commodities such as weapons or drugs on darknets can be attracted to buying from domestic vendors to avoid the risk of being detected by Customs at the border»

Searched for, and successfully collected evidence, such as fingerprints, drugs, and drug paraphernalia using investigative equipment resulting in the confiscation of all Schedule type I - V controlled substances resulting in the 100 % positive identification rate of illicit substances.

In addition, the ACE Study investigators found relationships between early adverse life events and other health problems such as smoking, suicide, depression, obesity, illicit drug use, alcoholism, teen pregnancy, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted disease.2 - 13

Despite this associative evidence, to the authors» knowledge, existing systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness of school - based substance use interventions have not reported the effectiveness of universal resilience - based interventions on adolescent substance use.4 — 6, 37 Three existing Cochrane reviews have individually examined the efficacy of school - based tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug use programmes.4 — 6 Such reviews have not reported outcomes for universal resilience - based interventions specifically, but have included such interventions in broader categories of intervention type for subgroup analySuch reviews have not reported outcomes for universal resilience - based interventions specifically, but have included such interventions in broader categories of intervention type for subgroup analysuch interventions in broader categories of intervention type for subgroup analysis.

The participant vowed not to use substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, because she wanted her baby to be healthy.

Thus, illicit drug use may serve as an avenue to escape or dissociate from the immediate emotional pain, anxiety, and anger that likely accompany such experiences.46, 47 The current findings are supported by previous studies that have reported associations between forms of childhood abuse and substance abuse in adolescents.46, 48,49 The adverse developmental and emotional impact of these interrelated childhood experiences, combined with behaviors inherent among this age group, 19 — 21 all may contribute to the especially strong graded relationship that we found in this age group.

Not only can symptoms be distressing, AUD can trigger a cascade of lifelong adverse outcomes, such as: other mental disorders, suicide, serious unintentional injury, illicit drug use, antisocial behaviour, as well as early onset of heart disease, stroke and cancer.3 While the peak age for the onset for AUD is 18 — 24 years, the factors that predict the transition from alcohol use to AUD symptom onset and from symptom onset to diagnosable AUD remain largely unknown.

In the secondary years, programs should focus on legal drugs such as alcohol, caffeine (energy drinks), tobacco, over-the-counter and prescription medicines, illegal drugs such as cannabis, synthetic cannabis, and other illicit drugs including methamphetamine.