VOA标准英语2012--More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts

More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts In Pakistan, the number of people addicted to heroin and other opiates, like these in Karachi, are on the rise. Mohammad Qurban has been an addict for 20 years. This is his second time in rehab. There

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Indonesia Increases Its Own War on Drugs Indonesias President Joko Jokowi Widodo is again urging an increase in efforts to fight illegal drugs in the country. Jokowi said police should shoot foreign drug dealers who resist arrest. He added that the c

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1. Violence rocks the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Fatah Party activists took to the streets. Some burned abandoned cars; others shot guns in the air. The demonstration comes after their party lost to the

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This is AP news minute. 1. House republicans are expected to work on a temporarily spending package behind closed-doors on Wednesday. They are under pressure to avoid a government shutdown with the election coming in November. 2. President Obama's vi

VOA标准英语2011--Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Growing U.S. Problem

Prescription Drug Abuse Is a Growing U.S. Problem U.S. health officials say drug abuse is a major cause of death in the United States and that prescription drugs are a big part of the problem. Painkillers and mood-altering medications have left many

VOA标准英语2011--Vietnam's Drug Rehab Centers Under Fire

Vietnam'sDrugRehabCentersUnderFire Rights advocates in Vietnam are criticizing a form of treatment used by the government to rehabilitate illegal drug users and sex workers. In a newly released report, the international human rights group Human Right

VOA标准英语2012--Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope

Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope Rodney Stotts says he found his calling through birds of prey. I love my birds like I love life. Theyre part of my family, said Stotts. Working with birds, he says, helped the former drug dealer turn his

VOA标准英语2009年-Drug Trafficking Leads to Addiction Proble

By Fid Thompson Quinhamel, Guinea-Bissau 03 November 2009 For the past few years, the tiny West African country of Guinea-Bissau has become a key transit point for drugs traffickers shipping cocaine to Europe. This has led to a rise in the number of

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Stresses New Solutions to Social,

By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo, Brazil 12 May 2007 Pope Benedict is pressing church leaders in Latin America to seek new solutions for social and economic problems. In Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the call comes ahead of a conference of Latin Ame

Over exercising: Too much of a good thing

NEW YORK - Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it's crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say. People tend to do the same thing over and over again, without varying it, without taking adequate re

Expanded social participation helps battle drug addiction

NANNING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Lu Huizhen, director of Shizishan community in Pingxiang of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, has another role that makes her feel a sense of achievement -- leading a team of women to persuade drug users

China issues drug rehabilitation regulation

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday issued a regulation on drug rehabilitation that encourages drug users to voluntarily undergo rehabilitation programs. The regulation took effect Sunday as a supplement of the country's anti-drug law that w

Peru Rehabilitation Center Fire Kills 14 People

Firefighters in Peru say fire swept through a substance abuse rehabilitation center near the capital, Lima, killing at least 14 people Saturday. Local Peruvian media report that a patient set a mattress on fire at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Clinic in

2007年VOA标准英语-US Health Agency Issues Warning on Children's C

By Melinda Smith Washington 21 August 2007 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning that parents not give young children commercially sold cough and cold medicine, unless a doctor approves it first. The concern came after a two

VOA标准英语2010-Former Drug User Turns to Soccer to Comba

Sara Schonhardt | Jakarta 01 April 2010 Ginan Koesmayadi, HIV advocate, soccer coach Because drug users often engage in dangerous behaviors like sharing dirty needles, they are at more risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. M

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Benedict Warns Drug Dealers of Divine Just

By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo 13 May 2007 Pope Benedict, on a visit to Brazil, has been pressing church leaders to seek new solutions for social and economic problems in Latin America. From Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that, in a speech on Satur

CCTV9英语新闻：Sunflower rehabilitation center

June 26th marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Illicit drug use has seen continued increases across the country, especially among young people under the age of 18. Falling into a life of abuse can be devastating to

2016年CRI 20,000 Drug Users Receiving Compulsory Drug Rehabs in Henan: Police

According to China's Anti-drug Law, compulsory narcotics detoxification is one of the means to help drug users get rid of their addiction. The drug users will also be given a variety of useful coping skills during their 2-year period of rehabilitatio