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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9930

27 June 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Commission wants to inform young people of risks of drug taking

Brussels, 26/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - On International Drugs Day, Friday 26 June, the European Commission launched a new initiative with the main aim of making young people more aware of the dangers of taking illegal drugs. “Let us not kid ourselves. The threat is still there: every year there are seven to eight thousand drug-related deaths in the European Union, and one person dies every hour. This is all the more serious as it mainly affects the young,” said Justice Commissioner...

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