#drug abuse

A total of 70 minors in Cyprus have been referred to treatment centres for substance abuse since the beginning of 2023, it was revealed on Wednesday. According to data from the Cyprus ...

A record quantity of cannabis was seized at Larnaca airport in 2024 the drug squad reported. There were 14 cases accounting for 194kg which was one third of the total quantity (617kg) ...

Drug alarmism has always been very dear to politicians and journalists. In the past, they would talk about ‘white death’ with reference to marijuana, giving the impression that someone smoking ...

Over 400 secondary school students were referred for drug treatment programmes over the past three years, MPs heard on Wednesday. The figure was revealed by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis at the ...

Levels of amphetamine and methamphetamine are on the rise in wastewater in Cyprus, the European monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction (EMCDDA) said on Wednesday. The EMCDDA was presenting ...

A man has been jailed for nine years over the manslaughter of 26-year-old Cypriot Ioli Hadjilyra in a park in Brisbane, Australia in 2019. The Daily Mail reported that 38-year-old Bradley ...

The justice ministry is increasingly concerned for the public’s health and safety amid increasing drug use trends, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Friday. Attending a workshop over illegal ...

We must work to make mental wellbeing for all a priority, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday as the addictions authority shared alarming numbers correlating mental illness with substance ...

Cannabis is not a harmless drug, deputy director of the drug squad said on Thursday, amid a concerning rise in its use and that of many other illegal substances. Speaking ...

Use of all types of synthetic drugs is on the rise across Europe, including Cyprus, according to the European Drug Report 2023, which was presented on Monday by the Cyprus Addiction ...

Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

A holistic approach is needed to curb drug abuse, including the upgrading of treatment facilities and the provision of additional support to families and children, Justice Minister Anna Koukkidou Procopiou ...

Larnaca and Limassol have recorded the highest methamphetamine use in Cyprus, according to a European wastewater analysis report on drug use that included over 100 cities. Limassol also recorded an increase ...

There is a “terrifying increase” in drug use in Cyprus, bringing about impoverishment of the public, the Supreme Court said on Friday rejecting two appeals for leniency in prison sentencing ...

Canada will temporarily decriminalise the possession of some illegal drugs like cocaine, MDMA and opioids for personal use by adults in British Columbia (B.C.) to help tackle a burgeoning ...

Cannabis use in Cyprus in 2021 increased, whereas cocaine use decreased, the annual report presented by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority (NAAC) on Tuesday showed. “The development of a strategy to ...

Limassol, along with Ayia Napa, is one of the main centres of hard drug use in Cyprus according to an EU drug monitoring unit report, although it saw a marked ...

A 44-year-old man was found dead in his car in Aglandjia, Nicosia police said on Friday. During preliminary examinations, his death appeared to be due to a drug overdose. Police ...