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The government is preparing to fulfil the mandate of the National Agenda on resolving the country’s burgeoning drug problem, and will continue its campaign to rein in the drug trade this year and next.
Despite the global growth of igaming, concerns over the black market continue to linger in certain markets.
Several weeks after a crucial legal hurdle blocking safe consumption sites in San Francisco was seemingly resolved, proponents said they were dismayed that city leaders and public health officials were still not greenlighting centers that could reduce deaths related to drug use. Overdose deaths have reached 620 this year — on track to have the highest annual tally since counting began, with fentanyl causing the vast majority of fatalities, according to the chief medical examiner’s latest report.
The Manipur ethnic clashes will have ramifications in the Mizoram polls. Around 13,000 people from Manipur have taken shelter in Mizoram. These people, belonging to the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar community, share the same ethnicity as the people of Mizoram. In Manipur, ten tribal MLAs, including 7 belonging to BJP, and various tribal organisations, including the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum and Kuki Inpi Manipur, have been demanding a separate administration (equivalent to a state) for the tribals since May 12.
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The Louisiana Department of Health is taking action to try and combat the state’s opioid abuse issues.