Drug abuse rampant in Hyderabad pubs

HYDERABAD: The arrests on Thursday of two budding actors and a Nigerian national on charges of drug peddling had literally dissolved the sheen of Hyderabad being a drug-free city. In an alarming disclosure, the city police have announced that they had information about drugs being peddled in nine upmarket pubs.

The police have also disclosed that [...]

Pacific Blue named as pilot’s employer

Pacific Blue has been identified as the employer of a commercial pilot fighting to get back his job after being sacked amid allegations of alcohol and drug abuse.

Air New Zealand said earlier this month it was unhappy about the suppression of the names of the airline and pilot because it could unfairly implicate other airlines [...]

Taxing drugs won’t help wealthy addicts

Supporters of drug decriminalisation are mobilising en masse at present, attempting to force a radical overhaul of Britain’s drugs policy. Critics have lambasted current legislation for its role in increasing crime and damaging public health, promoting decriminalisation as the perfect tonic for curing society’s ills.

It is worth remembering, however, that drugs are not simply the [...]