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Economics

Austerity Kills, Economists Warn

George Osborne, look away now: a new book claims it is seriously bad for our health, and that cutbacks have already had a devastating effect across Europe and North America.

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Financial Markets

Nutt Says Financial Crisis Caused By Drug-Taking Bankers

Hmmm - so it wasn't the U.S housing market after all.

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Financial Markets

Wall Street Substance Abuse Soars

A wave of drug abuse has rocked Wall Street hard - and it’s pushing record numbers of strung-out bankers, traders and other hotshot financial workers to seek treatment.

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UK

David Cameron urged to take 'now or never' step on drugs reform

David Cameron should urgently set up a royal commission to consider all the alternatives to Britain's failing drug laws, including decriminalisation and legalisation, an influential cross-party group of MPs has concluded.

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Financial Markets

SEC Charges New York-Based Fraudster Who Spent Investor Funds on Drugs and Gambling

The SEC alleges that Stephen A. Colangelo, Jr. repeatedly misled investors while raising $3m in investments for four start-up companies that he created. He also persuaded three other investors to let him act as their investment adviser and they gave him more than $1m to invest in the markets on their behalf.

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Global

Pakistan risks UK anti-drugs money as hangings of traffickers resume

The UK's decision to give millions of pounds to help Pakistan fight drug trafficking – an offence that carries the death penalty – has been thrown into question after the country resumed executions last week.

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Drugs and Racism. A low week for sport

Lance Armstrong, John Terry & Danny Rose have had as many column inches as the ongoing presidential debates, and the vast majority of the stories have made unpleasant reading which highlights sport is losing what made it enjoyable in the first place.

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Global

More Afghan families turn to cannabis cultivation

The number of Afghan families growing cannabis as a cash crop leapt by more than a third last year, the UN has said.

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Health & Living

Drugs and Art

OK SO this is not the first time an artist has taken drugs, and then done a self-portrait. But perhaps it's the first time it's so conveniently placed on one single website.

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Financial Markets

Ex-City Boy: 'It's Easier to Get People to Talk about Drugs than Insider Trading'

There has been very little on this blog so far about drug use among bankers. One reason is that it seems actually quite rare, confined to little pockets. Another reason is that it's illegal.

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