284 result(s) for drugs
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
New Scandal Alleged In Szombathely, Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz local councillors, directors of institutes and a former police officer in Szombathely took drugs and cavorted with prostitutes as gifts from the underworld on pleasure boat rides on Lake Balaton and the Adriatic Sea, a local Socialist politician alleges.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
Drug Makers Slam Subsidies System In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The innovative drug makers association IGYE yesterday called for a radical overhaul and simplification of Hungary’s subsidy system, describing it as probably the most complicated in all of Europe.
Hungary's TEK Catch Georgian Mafia Leader
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of Georgia’s Kutaisi mafia was captured by Anti-Terrorist Police in Dunakeszi on Tuesday, it was reported on Thursday. His arrest was part of an international operation in which police across Europe captured 17 members of the gang in simultaneous raids.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
CEU Business School: Getting Businesses Involved In Solving Social Problems
- 8 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
It might not be possible to estimate the amount that substance abuse costs businesses and governments. Yet this undeniable burden remains a sensitive issue that has not been effectively dealt with on national or global levels. Gergely Radacsi, a researcher at CEU's Center for Business and Society, part of CEU Business School, was driven by personal experience of the devastation of substance abuse ...
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
New Scandal Alleged In Szombathely, Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz local councillors, directors of institutes and a former police officer in Szombathely took drugs and cavorted with prostitutes as gifts from the underworld on pleasure boat rides on Lake Balaton and the Adriatic Sea, a local Socialist politician alleges.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
Drug Makers Slam Subsidies System In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The innovative drug makers association IGYE yesterday called for a radical overhaul and simplification of Hungary’s subsidy system, describing it as probably the most complicated in all of Europe.
Hungary's TEK Catch Georgian Mafia Leader
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of Georgia’s Kutaisi mafia was captured by Anti-Terrorist Police in Dunakeszi on Tuesday, it was reported on Thursday. His arrest was part of an international operation in which police across Europe captured 17 members of the gang in simultaneous raids.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
CEU Business School: Getting Businesses Involved In Solving Social Problems
- 8 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
It might not be possible to estimate the amount that substance abuse costs businesses and governments. Yet this undeniable burden remains a sensitive issue that has not been effectively dealt with on national or global levels. Gergely Radacsi, a researcher at CEU's Center for Business and Society, part of CEU Business School, was driven by personal experience of the devastation of substance abuse ...