1. News and Notes.
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DRUG addiction , *PUBLIC health conferences , *CANNABIS (Genus) , *DRUG control , *MEDICAL marijuana laws , *DRUG traffic , *GOVERNMENT revenue laws , *SYNTHETIC drugs , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *TOBACCO products , *ALCOHOL drinking , *DRUGS of abuse , *ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article presents drug and alcohol addiction-related news briefs and information about events such as the 9th European Public Health Conference which will be held on November 9-12, 2016 in Vienna, Austria. Legislation to legalise cannabis for medical purposes in Germany is examined, along with the trafficking of synthetic drugs on the Vietnam-China border. Laws regulating the use of tax revenues to fund public health programmes in places such as Panama and Poland are assessed.
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- 2016
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