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How Authorities are Using IT in their Fight Against Drug Abuse

24 January 2016 By Goran

In the continued fight against drug abuse worldwide, authorities are getting additional help from technology. Thanks to computer programs and applications for cell phones and other mobile devices, the campaign on preventing and treating substance abuse is moving forward and gaining teeth.

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The 2015 World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) noted that some 246 million people used an illicit drug in 2013 with 27 million considered to be problem drug users. It also found that men are three times more likely than women to use marijuana, cocaine and amphetamines. Women, on the other hand, are more likely to misuse opioids and tranquilizers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General, News Tagged With: drug abuse prevention and treatment, technological tools help in campaign against drug abuse, technology-based intervention, use of IT in anti-illegal drug campaign

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