News and Notes.

The article offers news briefs related to drug use and addiction treatment. Higher taxes are planned for e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) and tobacco products in the European Union (EU). Courts across London, England, will be issuing "sobriety tags" for offenders whose crimes were influenced by alcohol. The report "After the Drug Wars," written by the London School of Economics and the Political Science Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy has been released.