Dec 5 Drug Headlines

MARIJUANA - US
Marijuana-flavored lollipops in Toledo - ABC Local Ohio
A candy product has already fueled a bitter debate across the country; now it's showing up in Toledo stores. Lollipops are putting a bitter taste in some people's mouths. Chronic Candy or pot suckers are a part of a growing trend that has made its way to Toledo.

HEROIN - US
Keys to fighting heroin scourge - Indy Star
Our position: Tougher law enforcement and more treatment options are needed to curb growing rate of heroin addiction.
Heroin use is on the rise again in Indiana. State Police will investigate about 700 heroin cases this year -- three times Indiana's total in 2004.

PRESCRIPTION - CANADA
Students taking drugs - The Ubyssey
The abuse of stimulants such as Ritalin and Dexedrine is on the rise at UBC. In professional health programs, such as medicine or pharmacy, students are being equipped with knowledge that can be used to abuse the health care system to their benefit. And, while many forego this practice, others don’t.

GENERAL - US
Drug Free Marshals Get the Word Out - Your Hub
The Church of Scientology's Drug Free Marshals marched in the Boulder Lights of December Parade, Saturday December 2nd, advising all onlookers to "Say Yes To Life, Say No To Drugs." The Marshals were greeted with support and cheers as they handed out anti-drug education booklets about a variety of abused drugs.

PRESCRIPTION - US
Students shouldn’t use medication to study - The Exponent
During the home stretch of these next two weeks, we are struggling to survive dead week and finals. In this time of intense struggling, some students are looking to stimulant drugs to give them some fuel to study. One of the most popular abused prescription drugs among college students is Adderall.

OPIUM - AFGHAN & US
Pentagon resists pleas for help in Afghan opium fight - LA Times
The Pentagon, engaged in a difficult fight to defeat a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, has resisted entreaties from U.S. anti-narcotics officials to play an aggressive role in the faltering campaign to curb the country's opium trade.

METH - US
NICU first home for addicted babies - Bangor Daily News
Babies born to opiate-addicted mothers are almost always addicted, too. In eastern Maine, where young women of childbearing age make up the fastest-growing segment of the opiate-abusing population, the number of babies who begin their lives in the physical and emotional distress of opiate withdrawal is increasing as well.

METH - US
Abuse of illegal drugs could end your life - Sea Coast Online
State officials held a press conference in Stratham last week to talk about the efforts to combat the expansion of methamphetamine use in New Hampshire. They said they are at the front line of the battle, "doing everything possible to get a foothold on meth before it becomes a problem."

PRESCRIPTION - US
Over-prescribed pill imperils students - Badger Herald
t’s that time of the year again. No, not the holiday season, instead I mean the time when The Badger Herald publishes its annual article addressing the blood-curdling, stress-induced stomach ulcers created by finals.