Nov 17 Drug Headlines

ALCOHOL - UK
Fears over rise in child drinking - BBC
Excessive drinking by young people has seen a 20% rise in hospital admissions in England over the last five years, a BBC inquiry has revealed.

ALCOHOl - UK
Alcohol risks and limits - BBC
Excessive drinking by young people has seen a 20% rise in hospital admissions in England, a BBC inquiry has revealed.

GENERAL - CANADA
Consider legalizing drug use, panel says - The Globe and Mail, British Columbia
A blue-ribbon advisory group to British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell has offered the government two choices for dealing with crime and illegal drugs: Consider lobbying for legalization or go for an all-out war on drugs.

GENERAL - US
President Personnel Announcement - White House
The President intends to nominate Terry L. Cline, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services.

ALCOHOl - US
House Passes Underage-Drinking Prevention Bill - Join Together
A bill that's being called the first national legislation to focus exclusively on underage-drinking prevention has been overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, and now heads to the Senate for consideration.

MARIJUANA - US
Cities take sides on medical marijuana - Daily Bulletin
Several cities throughout the Inland Valley, including Claremont, Upland, Norco and Pomona, have addressed marijuana distribution.

PRESCRIPTION - US
NAUGHTY KIDS NEED DISCIPLINE NOT DRUGS
A whole generation is in danger of becoming drug-dependent because parents and doctors want to "medicalise" bad behaviour, rather than control it through diet, discipline and parental devotion. I am not a doctor, and do not pretend to medical knowledge. But my sense of smell is unimpaired, and this business stinks.