Nov 25 Drug Headlines

COCAINE - UK
Powder to the people - Guardian Unlimited
Cocaine has conquered Britain. This angry little island is in thrall to an angry little drug.

ALCOHOL - US
Tests find alcohol in many suicides - Washington Times
More than a third of those who committed suicide in 2004 tested positive for alcohol, according to a federal study. The test results, taken from suicide victims in 13 states, also showed that 10 percent had opiates, cocaine, marijuana or amphetamines in their system, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in the report, which was released Thursday.

GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Drug ghouls prey on the schoolies - Herald Sun
More than half the schoolies surveyed by the Herald Sun yesterday said they had been offered drugs. Most said they had been asked whether they wanted ecstasy or cannabis, but some also said they had been offered cocaine, speed and acid.

CANNABIS - UK
'I'll fight on to save youths from drugs
A magistrate who is calling for the reclassification of cannabis has said he will continue to work to protect youths from the drug after receiving support from the Magistrates' Association.

MARIJUANA - US
After 20 years, war on marijuana changes - Kentucky
Police destroyed more marijuana growing outdoors in Kentucky this year than they had in more than a decade, according to numbers compiled by state police.