http://www.choosehelp.com http://cache.choosehelp.com/img6/logo.png http://www.choosehelp.com urn:syndication:d48e76d0f4b95604ce489e5b55db232a http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/russia-considers-sending-drug-dealers-to-forced-labor-camps.html Russian politicians say they’re losing their domestic battle against drugs, so they’re ready to get tougher – with suggested measures such as mandatory drug testing in schools and forced labor camps for those convicted of dealing drugs. ]]> jail Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:29:21 -0400 urn:syndication:d72f2e60709be0045706f762bee5004e http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/britons-on-holiday-like-sun-fun-and-booze-downing-more-than-20-units-of-alcohol-per-day-while-on-vacation.html A public health survey reveals that the average Briton consumes more than 20 units of alcohol a day while on summer holiday. ]]> United Kingdom Binge drinking drinking culture Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:30:56 -0500 urn:syndication:d6a5b21fc05c95cef8ef01f211c87b91 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/swedish-drug-troubled-billionaire-on-the-run-from-london-police.html Hans Kristian Rausing is worth over 10 billion, he has long battled with addiction issues and he is now on the run after jumping out of an open window as police broke down his bedroom door. ]]> United Kingdom drugs Hans Kristian Rausing London Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:31:49 -0500 urn:syndication:0f8ea5ee4a784fccf47a989d25006348 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/tourists-no-longer-welcome-in-holland2019s-marijuana-cafes.html In a move to promote health and reduce crime, Holland decides to ban tourists from using marijuana at any of their famous cannabis cafes. Dutch citizens who wish to continue to legally buy and smoke marijuana will now have to sign up for a year membe... ]]> Legal Marijuana Mon, 30 May 2011 03:34:16 +0000 urn:syndication:e24f7957e7787fb7040619cbfb41968d http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/mexican-cartel-builds-homemade-drug-tank.html Those in the drug trafficking business have long tried to elude detection on trips north to America through the use of drug-filled homemade submarines, now, taking things one step further, cartels in Mexico are borrowing another page from national mi... ]]> Mexico Thu, 26 May 2011 04:41:26 +0000 urn:syndication:7aa6db9359b6135b555b0f299cf3913a http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/man-bites-police-officer-to-get-out-of-dui-test.html New tough laws in China mean jail time for those convicted of DUI offences. Not eager to face the music for his offense, and acting with some pretty questionable judgment, the first man to be charged in Shaxi province under the new law actually bit t... ]]> DUI Fri, 06 May 2011 03:22:05 +0000 urn:syndication:61b7df6c23a5b2d1871be83ec6897107 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/columbian-inmates-train-pigeons-to-smuggle-drugs-into-prison.html Police in Columbia say they’ve ‘captured’ a pigeon outside of Bucaramanga prison that had 45 grams of marijuana and cocaine paste strapped to its back. ]]> Drug trafficking Columbia jail Incarceration Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:00:20 +0000 urn:syndication:dd8467f6fe6c7d8c6679c9d9cffb4144 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/scientists-call-on-european-parliament-to-impose-across-the-board-minimum-legal-drinking-age-of-21.html British scientists presented data to European Parliament officials on the dangers of youthful drinking, and called for policy makers to raise the legal minimum to 21, in every country. ]]> alcohol & society Drinking Age Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:00:36 +0000 urn:syndication:c1b97178f0e55917496f5feae7ecf4cf http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/gunmen-execute-13-at-mexican-drug-rehab-center.html Gunmen in Tijuana Mexico burst into a private drug rehab center called El Camino late Sunday night and executed 13 recovering drug users. ]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:16:16 +0000 urn:syndication:d703e0ed0b44c0dc487ca563cd95a2e6 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/news_item.2009-12-19.6390363350 Human rights groups in Cambodia say health authorities are forcing drug addicts to participate in trials for an experimental Vietnamese detox drug. ]]> Cambodia detox drugs Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:01 -0400 urn:syndication:9dbd195d5a8c3a5a23b5e3b600e3fef2 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/angie-sanselmente-valencia-smuggling-drugs.html Angie Sanselmente Valencia, a 30 year old ex lingerie model is now a wanted fugitive after police uncovered her drug smuggling empire. Valencia, they say, used beautiful young women to travel the world delivering suitcases filled with cocaine. ]]> Cocaine Angie Sanselmente Valencia drug cartels Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:01 -0400 urn:syndication:4949e3d1b99050941f429f1e9b9e891c http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/party-drug-mephedrone-now-banned-in-uk.html The popular and controversial party drug mephedrone (street names of meow meow, drone, etc.) will soon be an illegal substance in the UK. ]]> United Kingdom Mephedrone Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:00 -0400 urn:syndication:6aa70e326bf2638b804a7617098090c0 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/in-the-uk-sad-news-for-happy-hour.html A newly released report by watchdog agency "Alcohol Concern" may spark an end to the self regulation by pubs and bars of alcohol promotions, such as happy hours. ]]> United Kingdom pubs public health Alcohol Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:00 -0400 urn:syndication:bba19525263aa495dddaea17fc8ce161 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/spanish-grocery-chain-stocks-cocaine-in-produce-section.html Drug traffickers who misplaced 25 kilos of cocaine will be relieved to learn that their drugs have turned up…in boxes of bananas shipped to supermarkets around Spain! ]]> Cocaine Dealers Spain crime Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:00 -0400 urn:syndication:244fbe2a90f59a17a675c59af79f0108 http://www.choosehelp.com/news/world/19-year-old-briton-with-alcohol-destroyed-liver-doesn2019t-meet-transplant-guidelines.html Gareth Anderson destroyed his liver over a binge drinking weekend and now needs a transplant to survive; but NHS guidelines prohibit liver transplants to patients without 6 months of consecutive alcohol abstinence. Gareth’s father is fighting in th... ]]> United Kingdom Binge drinking Gareth Anderson organ transplants Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:53:00 -0400