Amidst critics from international community, Indonesia has stood firm in defending its death penalty punishment against those involved in drug dealing business in the country with several drug convicts to be executed to death this year.
Cooperation as a key tool in combating illegal drugs was a prevalent theme among speakers during Thursday's concluding sessions of the three-day UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs here.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Wednesday called on the international community to work on a specific cooperation scheme to combat internet drug trafficking.
Victoria has become the first Australian state to legalize medicinal cannabis, after passing an historic bill in parliament overnight.
China's e-commerce giants are getting a hand in pharmaceuticals as the government directs prescription drug sales away from hospitals and into retail.
Changes include increased window to take drug and at a smaller dose
China's top drug regulator, health authorities and police on Monday issued a circular calling for a crack down on those involved in the illegal trade of vaccines.
Myanmar's parliamentary House of Representatives (Lower House) has passed an urgent motion calling on the government to support mass participation in fight against drugs, according to an official report Friday.
A promising new Australian cancer drug has been licensed to a U.S pharmaceutical company in the hope that it might contribute to a reduction in the cancer mortality rate.
A new cancer drug, tested for the first time by Melbourne researchers, has proved extremely effective in killing cancerous blood cells.
At lunch break, pupils in Boshe, a small coastal village in south China's Guangdong Province, rush out of the school, laughing and chasing each other, just like in any other small town.
An inexpensive drug crucial in curing infant spasms is not provided by most hospitals in China, but is sold on the black market at prices hundreds of times what it is worth, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Brazil's Supreme Court Tuesday approved the extradition to the United States of suspected Mexican drug lord Jose Diaz Barajas, who was arrested in the country last year.
A senior anti-drug official said here Tuesday the Cambodian police had seized a large amount of marijuana in Phnom Penh and arrested three suspected drug dealers.
The Philippine anti-narcotics agency urged Sunday transport leaders to implement drug test among their drivers after a tragic bus accident recently.
About 3.6 kilogram of heroin estimated to be worth more than 254,000 Singapore dollars (181,585 U.S. dollars) has been found hidden in cabbages in an operation and four men have been arrested, said Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau(CNB) on Thursday in a statement.
Australian Tasmania's residents may soon be subject to anonymous drug tests, as police consider sampling the state's wastewater to uncover the prevalence of illicit drugs.
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