Nov 11 Drug Headlines

CRACK COCAINE - US
Detox centre seen as way to ease crack use
Peterborough needs a detox centre if it wants to get serious about dealing with drug users. That’s the message from Peggy Shaughnessy, an addiction counsellor and president of Whitepath Consulting and Counselling Services.

GENERAL - US
Faith-based recovery programs provide alternatives to addiction - Santa Cruz Sentinel
In the last fiscal year, 2,930 people were admitted to recovery programs countywide, according to Bill Manoff, program manager at the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency.

OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
Iran, Afghanistan, Pak. to share date on drug smugglers - The Hindu
Iran and neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan must share intelligence on drug smuggling, the head of the United Nations agency against drugs has said.