Drug Misuse
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About Drug Misuse
Drug misuse among young people is on the increase. A recent government survey revealed that nearly two-thirds of 15-year-olds had been offered drugs in the past year. As well as a wide range of recent statistics, this book examines the latest patterns of drug misuse, the side-effects and the legal implications. . . .
Tributes to axe attack victim in BBC series The Detectives
... " Everyone can see first-hand how these members proactively target children into Drug Misuse and debt to become modern-day slaves...
Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved in weeks
... " The number of people who died due to Drug Misuse in Scotland last year fell by 279 to the lowest level for five years...
Scottish drug deaths drop to lowest level for five years
...The number of people who died due to Drug Misuse in Scotland last year fell by 279 to the lowest level for five years...
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas should not be banned, review says
... A Home Office spokesman said: " This government is working to crack down on Drug Misuse in our communities, that is why we asked the ACMD to provide updated advice on nitrous oxide...
Youth homelessness: 'Shelters are full every night'
... He was homeless for a year and admits having issues with Drug Misuse...
Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff
... " In a reply to a journalist on Twitter, Mr Musk posted that the city should prioritise protecting children from the consequences of opioid Drug Misuse...
Drugs death taskforce chief says punishing addicts must stop
... " A Home Office spokeswoman said that any death due to Drug Misuse was a tragedy...
Dyfed-Powys Police chief calls for fresh drugs approach
... In 2020, there were 224 deaths due to drug poisoning registered in Wales, According to Public Health Wales, deaths involving cocaine have been on the rise, representing 15% of all Drug Misuse death in 2020...
Elon Musk turns Twitter into 'hotel' for staff
By James Clayton & Ben DericoBBC News
The Bbc has been given photos of Twitter Office Space that has been converted into bedrooms, which San Francisco authorities are probing as a possible building code violation.
One image shows a room with a double bed, including a wardrobe and slippers.
An ex-worker said new Twitter boss Elon Musk has been staying at the headquarters since he bought The Firm .
He last month emailed all Twitter staff saying they " will need to be extremely hardcore" to succeed.
San Francisco 's Department of Building Inspection has confirmed it is investigating potential violations following a complaint.
Mr Musk said The City was attacking companies for providing beds to " tired employees".
In a now-deleted tweet, Mr Musk posted that he would work and sleep in The Office " until the org is fixed".
The Bbc has also been given pictures of sofas at Twitter being used as beds.
Another conference room has an alarm clock, and a picture placed over a made-up bed.
" It looks like a hotel room, " said one former worker. They Went on to say that Mr Musk regularly sleeps at the Twitter HQ in San Francisco .
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Bbc .
Last month Mr Musk - who completed his Twitter takeover in October - emailed all staff at The Company saying they would need to work " long hours at high intensity".
" Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade, " he wrote.
California state senator Scott Wiener told The Bbc on Wednesday: " He's now making them [workers] sleep at Twitter.
" It's clear that he doesn't really care about people. He doesn't care about The People who work for him. "
A Department of Building Inspection official told The Bbc 's US partner Cbs News : 'We need to make sure The Building is being used as intended. "
In a reply to A Journalist on Twitter, Mr Musk posted that The City should prioritise protecting children from the consequences of opioid Drug Misuse .
'Office armchairs'Forbes broke The Story of " sad little conference-room sleeping quarters at The Company 's recently depopulated headquarters" noting it was an apparent improvement on the improvised sleeping-bag-on-the-floor arrangement.
The bedrooms, are also said to accommodate staff from Tesla and other Musk -owned businesses brought in to work at Twitter, " some of whom travel to Twitter for work meetings" sources told the publication.
Department of Building Inspection official Patrick Hannan told it investigated all complaints and there were different rules for residential buildings, even those used for short-term stays.
In May 2020, before Mr Musk 's takeover, Twitter told employees they could work from home " forever" if they so wished because its Remote -working measures during Covid lockdowns had been a Success .
Remote working would end.
Source of news: bbc.com