Nov 28 Drug Headlines

OPIUM - AFHGANISTAN
Pesticide solution to eradicate opium trade - Telegraph UK
The Afghan government is to launch a campaign of pesticide spraying of opium poppy for the first time following intense American pressure for a more radical approach to the country's burgeoning drugs problem.

METH - AUSTRALIA
Ice fuels Sydney armed robbery epidemic
A massive rise in the number of armed robberies in inner Sydney may be the result of the growing use of the drug ice.

ALCOHOL - US
Infant May Be Harmed by Alcohol in First Trimester
New findings on the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure suggest the days between conception and pregnancy recognition may be critical for the development of stress-response systems among infants whose mothers consume alcohol.

MARIJUANA - US
Justices rule on transport of medicinal pot - LA Times
People charged with transporting marijuana may avoid conviction if they can show that the drug was for their personal medical use, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.

MARIJUANA - US
War on drugs: national spotlight on marijuana
Last year marked the largest number of marijuana arrests in U.S. history, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

MARIJUANA - US
Voters May Get Chance to Legalize Marijuana
Voters could decide next year whether to legalize marijuana use. The state has given a Michigan group permission to move ahead with the ballot initiative. Advocates say the climate is right and a growing number of people think smoking marijuana should be legal in some cases.

MARIJUANA - US
State hears testimony on legalizing medicinal marijuana; Exclusive WZZM 13 Survey USA Poll shows huge support
Tuesday lawmakers held a public hearing on a bill that would make Michigan the 12th state in the nation to legalize medicinal marijuana.

COCAINE - BULGARIA
BULGARIANS CONTROL COCAINE TRAFFICKING FROM LATIN AMERICA TO EUROPE
Bulgarians controlled the high levels of cocaine trafficking from Latin America to Europe, drug enforcement chief Stanimir Florov told a news conference on November 28 2006.

HEROIN - UK
'Killer' heroin on the streets
Detectives are warning junkies that a batch of killer heroin is on the streets of Reading after it was blamed for claiming the lives of two men in as many days.

METH - US
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, 2006 - White House
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

METH - US & MEXICO
Entering the ´ice age,´ a lethal drug emerges
The methamphetamine laboratories that once plagued California´s hinterlands and powered a national explosion of drug abuse have been replaced by an increasing supply from Mexico, U.S. law enforcement officials say

METH - US
Authorities try to deter meth use
Counting on the shock value, local Drug Enforcement Administration chief William Renton Jr. motioned to a mugshot of a man with a withered, skeletal face with grizzled patches of white hair.

PRESCRIPTION - US
Feds consider testing truck drivers for OxyContin
A 20-year-old drug testing policy aimed to keep you safe on the road is failing to keep up with the speed of OxyContin. 13 Investigates first told you how truck drivers are escaping detection for the potent painkiller. Now the federal government reacts to driving concerns over old tests and new drugs.