Tag: Abuse
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New Zealand finds that state and religious institutions failed to prevent or stop decades of abuse
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s wide-ranging independent inquiry into the abuse of children and vulnerable adults in care over the span of five decades released a blistering final report Wednesday that the country’s state agencies and churches failed to prevent, stop or admit the abuse of those they were supposed to look after …
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Nonprescription drug abuse highest among teens: Japan government study
An estimated 650,000 people in Japan abused nonprescription drugs for purposes such as getting high in the past year, with the highest rate of use among teenagers, the first nationwide research by the health ministry showed Saturday. The study, released amid growing concerns over drug overdoses, especially among young people, found that 0.75 percent of …