TEHRAN, October 02 - Production and trafficking of illicit drugs have reached unprecedented levels in Southeast Asia's Mekong region and East Asia, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that oversupply increases the risks for younger users.
TEHRAN, September 26 - People who use certain over-the-counter herbal medicines and dietary supplements concurrently with prescription drugs could open themselves up to serious health risks, especially among older adults, according to a study.
TEHRAN, August 27 - Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna expressed strong opposition to any move that would undermine the principle of war on illicit drugs in the international documents.
TEHRAN, July 18 -Almost three in five people infected with HIV, or 21.7 million globally, took antiretroviral therapy in 2017 -- a new record for anti-AIDS drug access, the UN's HIV/AIDS agency said Wednesday.
TEHRAN, June 27 - African law enforcement agencies should work closer together to stop the heroin and other hard drugs passing through their territories, a senior U.N. official said.
TEHRAN, February 9 - Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the second year in a row, thanks to a combination of drug and alcohol use and suicides, according to a new report released Wednesday.
TEHRAN, December 26 - Figures from the Crown Prosecution Service show that 504 people have been charged with offences relating to spice, a form of synthetic cannabis, and other psychoactive drugs since a new law came into force in May 2016 that criminalized their production, sale and supply, a major newspaper reported Monday.
TEHRAN, June 6, YJC - Iran will stand third among Asian countries regarding production of biotech medicines within the next three years, a senior official at the office of the vice-president for science and technology affairs announced.
TEHRAN, May 1, YJC - White House chief of staff Reince Priebus says issues related to human rights do matter to the administration of US President Donald Trump, further suggesting that there are other issues that could override them.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yuri Fedotov, discussed bilateral cooperation in battling narcotics.
Tehran, YJC. The Iranian interior minister says the Islamic Republic has not seen any cooperation whatsoever from the UN and other countries in its fight against drug trafficking.
TEHRAN, 9 November 2014 (UNIC)— Today, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the Islamic Republic of Iran in collaboration with the Drug Control Headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ministry of Education and State Welfare Organization commenced implementation of Families and Schools Together (FAST) Programme.
Tehran, YJC. Iranian diplomat has called for a global campaign against narcotics trafficking, describing drug trade as the world’s most lucrative and widespread organized crime.