Every World Cup player to be tested for drugs
FIFA has announced that every single football player in the 2014 World Cup will be tested for drugs. Each player will also be expected to carry a “biological passport” that provides evidence that they have been tested and are clean of performance enhancing drugs. The passport system is already used in cycling and athletics, and
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£5 million of heroin woven into carpets
Every year billions of pounds worth of illegal substances enter the UK, and it is always a bit of a mystery how so many manage to bypass border control. This week police in Manchester discovered one new avenue: drugs woven into carpets. Sniffer dogs working at Manchester airport detected drugs in rolled-up carpets. When the
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Daniel Radcliffe opens up about alcohol problems
Alcohol abuse can affect anybody. This week Daniel Radcliffe, most famous for playing Harry Potter from the age of 11, admitted that he developed a serious alcohol problem. He managed to quit drinking completely in 2010. Radcliffe turned to alcohol for the same reason that most people do ‒ he was afraid of failure and
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Nearly half of ‘legal highs’ are illegal
A recent study by a well-respected doctor has revealed that nearly half of all so-called 'legal highs' contain illegal substances and prescription-only drugs. Researchers conducted a study of legal drugs in the Birmingham area and found that around 40% of the products tested contained illegal substances, mostly class B drugs; in addition, some products contained
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