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Nov 27 Drug Headlines
ALCOHOL - AUSTRALIA
Schoolies' dangerous drinking - Herald Sun
Alcohol is clearly the drug of choice among school leavers celebrating on the Gold Coast, with almost a quarter drinking to the point where they are physically sick. More than 85 per cent of schoolies surveyed by drug education centre DRUG ARM said they had consumed alcohol within the past 24 hours.
ALCOHOL - US
Alcohol Involved in One-Third of Suicides - Join Together
A third of suicide victims in a recent study had alcohol in their system, and about 10 percent tested positive for other drugs, such as opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or amphetamines, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
War on drugs strengthens Afghan mafia
Afghanistan’s war on drugs has been marred by corruption that has strengthened the grip of an increasingly powerful mafia on the country’s narcotics trade, a report by the World Bank and United Nations said. Over the past five years, the British-led counter-narcotics strategy had penalised the country’s poorest farmers and strengthened networks of organised crime, consolidating the trade among a tiny elite of traffickers, the damning report said.
ECSTASY - AUSTRALIA
Ecstasy study turns dance floor into lab - ABC Australia
The idea of being followed around a nightclub by a researcher bent on taking a blood sample and measuring your temperature may not be your idea of a good time.
COCAINE - US
Test Strips For The Rapid Detection Of Cocaine
Saving the life of a poisoning victim is often a matter of minutes. It is best when the emergency doctor can perform a reliable diagnosis on the spot to determine which poison or what type of drug overdose a patient is suffering from.
PAINKILLER - US
Methadone Use for Pain Control May Result in Death and Life-Threatening Changes in Breathing and Heart Beat - FDA Public Health Advisory
FDA has received reports of death and life-threatening side effects in patients taking methadone. These deaths and life-threatening side effects have occurred in patients newly starting methadone for pain control and in patients who have switched to methadone after being treated for pain with other strong narcotic pain relievers.
PAINKILLER - US
Deaths, side effects prompt new methadone warning - CNN
People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
PAINKILLER - US
Warning issued on dangers of methadone - Seatle PI
People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
PAINKILLER - US
FDA Issues New Methadone Warning - CBN News
It's a drug that's been used to treat heroin addiction -- and, increasingly, as a pain-reliever. And now, the government is warning of the dangers of using too much methadone.
HEROIN - US
Police: Heroin cases rise sharply in state - Chicago Tribune
Authorities say heroin has become increasingly easy to find in Indianapolis and other parts of the state. The Indiana State Police estimate they will investigate nearly 700 heroin cases this year -- twice as many as last year and triple the number of cases in 2004.
GENERAL - BANGKOK
Asean aims to be drug-free by 2015 - Bangkok Post
Representatives of Asean member countries and local, regional and international NGOs are meeting now in Bangkok to seek concrete solutions to the drug problem in the region, with a goal of making Asean a drug-free region in 2015.
MARIJUANA - US
Marijuana petition drive for 2008 ballot is under way - Wood TV
Michigan residents could legally use marijuana on private property for recreational or medical purposes under a measure proposed for the 2008 statewide ballot.
MARIJUANA - US
Petition drive seeks to legalize marijuana use in Michigan - WZZM 13
Michigan residents could legally use marijuana on private property under a measure proposed for the 2008 ballot.
Schoolies' dangerous drinking - Herald Sun
Alcohol is clearly the drug of choice among school leavers celebrating on the Gold Coast, with almost a quarter drinking to the point where they are physically sick. More than 85 per cent of schoolies surveyed by drug education centre DRUG ARM said they had consumed alcohol within the past 24 hours.
ALCOHOL - US
Alcohol Involved in One-Third of Suicides - Join Together
A third of suicide victims in a recent study had alcohol in their system, and about 10 percent tested positive for other drugs, such as opiates, cocaine, marijuana, or amphetamines, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
War on drugs strengthens Afghan mafia
Afghanistan’s war on drugs has been marred by corruption that has strengthened the grip of an increasingly powerful mafia on the country’s narcotics trade, a report by the World Bank and United Nations said. Over the past five years, the British-led counter-narcotics strategy had penalised the country’s poorest farmers and strengthened networks of organised crime, consolidating the trade among a tiny elite of traffickers, the damning report said.
ECSTASY - AUSTRALIA
Ecstasy study turns dance floor into lab - ABC Australia
The idea of being followed around a nightclub by a researcher bent on taking a blood sample and measuring your temperature may not be your idea of a good time.
COCAINE - US
Test Strips For The Rapid Detection Of Cocaine
Saving the life of a poisoning victim is often a matter of minutes. It is best when the emergency doctor can perform a reliable diagnosis on the spot to determine which poison or what type of drug overdose a patient is suffering from.
PAINKILLER - US
Methadone Use for Pain Control May Result in Death and Life-Threatening Changes in Breathing and Heart Beat - FDA Public Health Advisory
FDA has received reports of death and life-threatening side effects in patients taking methadone. These deaths and life-threatening side effects have occurred in patients newly starting methadone for pain control and in patients who have switched to methadone after being treated for pain with other strong narcotic pain relievers.
PAINKILLER - US
Deaths, side effects prompt new methadone warning - CNN
People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
PAINKILLER - US
Warning issued on dangers of methadone - Seatle PI
People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
PAINKILLER - US
FDA Issues New Methadone Warning - CBN News
It's a drug that's been used to treat heroin addiction -- and, increasingly, as a pain-reliever. And now, the government is warning of the dangers of using too much methadone.
HEROIN - US
Police: Heroin cases rise sharply in state - Chicago Tribune
Authorities say heroin has become increasingly easy to find in Indianapolis and other parts of the state. The Indiana State Police estimate they will investigate nearly 700 heroin cases this year -- twice as many as last year and triple the number of cases in 2004.
GENERAL - BANGKOK
Asean aims to be drug-free by 2015 - Bangkok Post
Representatives of Asean member countries and local, regional and international NGOs are meeting now in Bangkok to seek concrete solutions to the drug problem in the region, with a goal of making Asean a drug-free region in 2015.
MARIJUANA - US
Marijuana petition drive for 2008 ballot is under way - Wood TV
Michigan residents could legally use marijuana on private property for recreational or medical purposes under a measure proposed for the 2008 statewide ballot.
MARIJUANA - US
Petition drive seeks to legalize marijuana use in Michigan - WZZM 13
Michigan residents could legally use marijuana on private property under a measure proposed for the 2008 ballot.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, marijuana, opium, painkillers
Nov 26 Drug Headlines
GENERAL - UK
Annual report 2006: the state of the drugs problem in Europe
Contains: Overview of the European drugs phenomenon in 29 countries. Drug facts, figures and analyses: across Europe and by country. Latest trends and social, legal and political responses.
GENERAL - UK
The really tough way to control drugs is to license them - Times Online
The latest figures from the European drug monitoring agency indicate that Britain leads the continent in cocaine and heroin use and is equalled only by Denmark for cannabis. Given how often prohibitionists abuse Holland’s proactive drugs policy, it is worth noting that twice as many Britons as Dutch use cocaine and a third more use cannabis.
HEROIN & OPIUM - CANADA
Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, OPICAN Study In 7 Canadian Cities Reveals
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
OPIUM - AFGHAN
Afghanistan Produces 92% of Illegal Opium - The Media Line
A staggering 92 percent of the illicit opium worldwide is being produced in Afghanistan, a United Nations narcotics researcher said.
HEROIN - US
Heroin use rising in Indy
While the drug still makes up a minority of the cases at Indianapolis' drug court, heroin is increasingly easy to find on the city's streets, according to police, as it is elsewhere in Indiana and the nation.
COCAINE - US
Clinics on the way for wealthy cocaine-users
Clinics targeted at treating cocaine addicts from middle-class and professional backgrounds may open in business districts or wealthy suburbs around the country under proposals from two government bodies.
CANNABIS - MALTA
Malta has one of lowest rates of cannabis use in Europe
Malta has one of the lowest prevalence rates of once in a lifetime use of cannabis (3.5 per cent) in Europe even though it is the most commonly used illegal substance in Europe, according to the recently published 2005 Annual Report of European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
METH - MEXICO
Mexican meth production on rise
Successful U.S. efforts to control the sale of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine has led to a mushrooming production of the drug in Mexico.
GENERAL - US
Addiction Awareness a Yearly Affair
There is a special program underway in the Prince George area, but it isn't just because of Addiction Awareness week. The poster at left, shows not just a message about saying no to drinking and driving, it also features a stylized marijuana leaf, and some "pills". It is spreading the word that driving sober means more than just keeping clear of booze.
HEROIN - UK
Quick fix for the heroin epidemic is a counsel of despair - The Scotsman
Today, there are an estimated 240,000 heroin addicts in the UK, committing an average of 435 crimes a year each to raise the £30,000 it costs to keep them in the drug.
Annual report 2006: the state of the drugs problem in Europe
Contains: Overview of the European drugs phenomenon in 29 countries. Drug facts, figures and analyses: across Europe and by country. Latest trends and social, legal and political responses.
GENERAL - UK
The really tough way to control drugs is to license them - Times Online
The latest figures from the European drug monitoring agency indicate that Britain leads the continent in cocaine and heroin use and is equalled only by Denmark for cannabis. Given how often prohibitionists abuse Holland’s proactive drugs policy, it is worth noting that twice as many Britons as Dutch use cocaine and a third more use cannabis.
HEROIN & OPIUM - CANADA
Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, OPICAN Study In 7 Canadian Cities Reveals
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
OPIUM - AFGHAN
Afghanistan Produces 92% of Illegal Opium - The Media Line
A staggering 92 percent of the illicit opium worldwide is being produced in Afghanistan, a United Nations narcotics researcher said.
HEROIN - US
Heroin use rising in Indy
While the drug still makes up a minority of the cases at Indianapolis' drug court, heroin is increasingly easy to find on the city's streets, according to police, as it is elsewhere in Indiana and the nation.
COCAINE - US
Clinics on the way for wealthy cocaine-users
Clinics targeted at treating cocaine addicts from middle-class and professional backgrounds may open in business districts or wealthy suburbs around the country under proposals from two government bodies.
CANNABIS - MALTA
Malta has one of lowest rates of cannabis use in Europe
Malta has one of the lowest prevalence rates of once in a lifetime use of cannabis (3.5 per cent) in Europe even though it is the most commonly used illegal substance in Europe, according to the recently published 2005 Annual Report of European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
METH - MEXICO
Mexican meth production on rise
Successful U.S. efforts to control the sale of chemicals used to produce methamphetamine has led to a mushrooming production of the drug in Mexico.
GENERAL - US
Addiction Awareness a Yearly Affair
There is a special program underway in the Prince George area, but it isn't just because of Addiction Awareness week. The poster at left, shows not just a message about saying no to drinking and driving, it also features a stylized marijuana leaf, and some "pills". It is spreading the word that driving sober means more than just keeping clear of booze.
HEROIN - UK
Quick fix for the heroin epidemic is a counsel of despair - The Scotsman
Today, there are an estimated 240,000 heroin addicts in the UK, committing an average of 435 crimes a year each to raise the £30,000 it costs to keep them in the drug.
Labels: cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opium
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.
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.
Nov 24 Drug Headlines
New Articles
GENERAL - AFGHAN
Afghan Drug Boom Fuels Child Addiction Rates
Doctors estimate that there are more than 2,000 drug-addicted children in the western city of Herat alone.
GENERAL - UK
Addicted to Failure - The Times
The most optimistic reading of the remarks by Europe’s top anti-drugs official yesterday was that the war against drugs is in a quagmire. In Britain, new government statistics suggest that there is a serious and growing drug problem. Although the illicit nature of drug use means that no calculation can ever be wholly accurate, the Home Office estimates are probably more robust, and more alarming, than anything previously published.
METH - MEXICO
Mexico Produces Most of Methamphetamine Coming into US
As methamphetamine abuse continues its scourge of the country, state and federal elected officials have worked over the last two years to pass laws restricting sales of over-the-counter products containing pseudoephedrine.
Original Articles
ALCOHOL - US
CDC Says Alcohol a Factor in One of Three Suicides - Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that post-mortem toxicology screenings found alcohol present in 33% of suicides across 13 states. Opiates were involved in 16%. Maybe most worrisome is that, as Reuters reports, the number of suicide deaths that involved drugs and alcohol didn't change even when drugs were the suspected method of suicide.
CANNABIS - UK
Cannabis is linked to rising child crime and harder drugs - Times Online
Magistrates are calling for tougher laws on cannabis to halt a crime wave among children who are stealing to buy drugs and graduating to more dangerous drugs. The demand for the Government to move the drug back to Class B from Class C for young offenders came yesterday as two reports showed that Britain’s drug problems continue unabated.
GENERAL - UK
Britain's £5.9bn a year drug habit - THe Guardian
The UK has 327,466 hardcore "problem drug users" who are regularly using either heroin, crack or cocaine, research revealed yesterday. The figure is far higher than a previous estimate of 270,000.
HEROIN - UK
Killer heroin on our streets - Get Reading UK
Police fear a batch of killer heroin is in circulation following the deaths of two men in two days. They have issued an urgent warning to heroin users to beware shooting up a deadly dose of the drug.
HEROIN - UK
BAD HABIT TO GIVE ADDICTS HEROIN - Daily Record UK
TRYING awfully hard to understand the logic behind prescribing heroin for druggies on the NHS. It would, according to the police, cut burglaries, muggings and shop-lifting by half because the junkies wouldn't have to steal to feed their habits. Except some might think, at a time when medication is being denied to those suffering from early stage Alzheimer's, that shelling out £15,000 a year for each addict is not maybe the best use of our resources.
HEROIN - UK
NHS to give addicts free drugs - The Argus
Drug addicts are to be prescribed heroin on the NHS in a controversial plan to cut crime and get users off drugs. Addicts would be allowed to inject themselves under supervision as part of a scheme costing £12,000 to £15,000 a year for every user.
OPIUM - UK & AFGHANISTAN
British troops wary of joining Afghan war on drugs - Daily Times
Despite being urged to do so by Afghan and western counter-narcotics chiefs, British troops are wary of joining the offensive against the drugs trade in Afghanistan, The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday. British commanders reportedly stand accused of taking too soft a line on opium farmers, and forces in the southern Helmand province – where the majority of British soldiers are based – are being asked to bomb or ambush drug smugglers.
COCAINE - UK
Britain leads Europe in cocaine use
A study finds that cocaine use in Europe is highest in England and Wales with Spain ranking second. In England and Wales, cocaine use has tripled among all adults and quadrupled among those aged 15 to 24 in the past 10 years, the BBC reported.
COCAINE - UK
Cancerous substance in cocaine? - Female First
Drug users have been cautioned that the drug is more commonly being cut with a chemical which places them at a 'very high risk of getting cancer'.
COCAINE - UK
Britain leads Europe in cocaine use - Washington Times
A study finds that cocaine use in Europe is highest in England and Wales with Spain ranking second. In England and Wales, cocaine use has tripled among all adults and quadrupled among those aged 15 to 24 in the past 10 years, the BBC reported.
METH - US
‘Meth is Death Week' planned for Jan. 21-27 - Daily Citizen
Plans are coming together for a planned county-wide week-long observance in January to raise the local awareness about the continuing methamphetamine problem in Greene County. Tabbed “Meth is Death Week” - the public awareness campaign is sponsored by Greene United Against Meth (GUAM), a pro-active grassroots organization, that has been involved in educating the public about the perils of meth use in the community for more than three years.
GENERAL - UK
Rising drug addiction costs UK £15 billion annually - Earth Times
The rise of drug abuse in the UK is costing its tax payers £15 billion. This figure has arisen in a Home Office study that was published recently. The amount is made up of drug related crimes, health service usage, drug-related deaths and the socio-economic care of addicts.
MARIJUANA - CANADA
Marijuana more addictive for youth
Young people can easily become dependent on marijuana because their brain is still developing, says an expert on youth substance abuse.
GENERAL - AFGHAN
Afghan Drug Boom Fuels Child Addiction Rates
Doctors estimate that there are more than 2,000 drug-addicted children in the western city of Herat alone.
GENERAL - UK
Addicted to Failure - The Times
The most optimistic reading of the remarks by Europe’s top anti-drugs official yesterday was that the war against drugs is in a quagmire. In Britain, new government statistics suggest that there is a serious and growing drug problem. Although the illicit nature of drug use means that no calculation can ever be wholly accurate, the Home Office estimates are probably more robust, and more alarming, than anything previously published.
METH - MEXICO
Mexico Produces Most of Methamphetamine Coming into US
As methamphetamine abuse continues its scourge of the country, state and federal elected officials have worked over the last two years to pass laws restricting sales of over-the-counter products containing pseudoephedrine.
Original Articles
ALCOHOL - US
CDC Says Alcohol a Factor in One of Three Suicides - Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that post-mortem toxicology screenings found alcohol present in 33% of suicides across 13 states. Opiates were involved in 16%. Maybe most worrisome is that, as Reuters reports, the number of suicide deaths that involved drugs and alcohol didn't change even when drugs were the suspected method of suicide.
CANNABIS - UK
Cannabis is linked to rising child crime and harder drugs - Times Online
Magistrates are calling for tougher laws on cannabis to halt a crime wave among children who are stealing to buy drugs and graduating to more dangerous drugs. The demand for the Government to move the drug back to Class B from Class C for young offenders came yesterday as two reports showed that Britain’s drug problems continue unabated.
GENERAL - UK
Britain's £5.9bn a year drug habit - THe Guardian
The UK has 327,466 hardcore "problem drug users" who are regularly using either heroin, crack or cocaine, research revealed yesterday. The figure is far higher than a previous estimate of 270,000.
HEROIN - UK
Killer heroin on our streets - Get Reading UK
Police fear a batch of killer heroin is in circulation following the deaths of two men in two days. They have issued an urgent warning to heroin users to beware shooting up a deadly dose of the drug.
HEROIN - UK
BAD HABIT TO GIVE ADDICTS HEROIN - Daily Record UK
TRYING awfully hard to understand the logic behind prescribing heroin for druggies on the NHS. It would, according to the police, cut burglaries, muggings and shop-lifting by half because the junkies wouldn't have to steal to feed their habits. Except some might think, at a time when medication is being denied to those suffering from early stage Alzheimer's, that shelling out £15,000 a year for each addict is not maybe the best use of our resources.
HEROIN - UK
NHS to give addicts free drugs - The Argus
Drug addicts are to be prescribed heroin on the NHS in a controversial plan to cut crime and get users off drugs. Addicts would be allowed to inject themselves under supervision as part of a scheme costing £12,000 to £15,000 a year for every user.
OPIUM - UK & AFGHANISTAN
British troops wary of joining Afghan war on drugs - Daily Times
Despite being urged to do so by Afghan and western counter-narcotics chiefs, British troops are wary of joining the offensive against the drugs trade in Afghanistan, The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday. British commanders reportedly stand accused of taking too soft a line on opium farmers, and forces in the southern Helmand province – where the majority of British soldiers are based – are being asked to bomb or ambush drug smugglers.
COCAINE - UK
Britain leads Europe in cocaine use
A study finds that cocaine use in Europe is highest in England and Wales with Spain ranking second. In England and Wales, cocaine use has tripled among all adults and quadrupled among those aged 15 to 24 in the past 10 years, the BBC reported.
COCAINE - UK
Cancerous substance in cocaine? - Female First
Drug users have been cautioned that the drug is more commonly being cut with a chemical which places them at a 'very high risk of getting cancer'.
COCAINE - UK
Britain leads Europe in cocaine use - Washington Times
A study finds that cocaine use in Europe is highest in England and Wales with Spain ranking second. In England and Wales, cocaine use has tripled among all adults and quadrupled among those aged 15 to 24 in the past 10 years, the BBC reported.
METH - US
‘Meth is Death Week' planned for Jan. 21-27 - Daily Citizen
Plans are coming together for a planned county-wide week-long observance in January to raise the local awareness about the continuing methamphetamine problem in Greene County. Tabbed “Meth is Death Week” - the public awareness campaign is sponsored by Greene United Against Meth (GUAM), a pro-active grassroots organization, that has been involved in educating the public about the perils of meth use in the community for more than three years.
GENERAL - UK
Rising drug addiction costs UK £15 billion annually - Earth Times
The rise of drug abuse in the UK is costing its tax payers £15 billion. This figure has arisen in a Home Office study that was published recently. The amount is made up of drug related crimes, health service usage, drug-related deaths and the socio-economic care of addicts.
MARIJUANA - CANADA
Marijuana more addictive for youth
Young people can easily become dependent on marijuana because their brain is still developing, says an expert on youth substance abuse.
Labels: alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opium
Nov 23 Drug Headlines
New Articles
GENERAL - UK
Measuring Different Aspects of Problem Drug Use: Methodological Developments - Drugs UK Government
This report brings together the results of three studies which provide robust updated estimates of the size of the illegal drug use problem, from different perspectives.
Original Articles
ALCOHOL - US
Disclosure Of Advertising Tactics Reduces Odds Kids Will Drink - Medical News
A new research report from Penn State's Smeal College of Business finds that modest in-school lessons revealing the goals and effects of alcohol advertising can reduce the likelihood that adolescents will drink.
GENERAL - AFGHANISTAN
Rising Illicit Injection Drug Use In Afghanistan Might Contribute To Spread Of HIV, Health Official Says - Medical News
The increasing use of illicit injection drugs in Afghanistan might be fueling the spread of HIV in the country, Afghan Health Minister Saifour Rehman said recently, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Welfare voucher plan for addict parents - The Age
Welfare activists gave federal Community Services Minister Mal Brough a frosty reception as he outlined his plan to quarantine welfare payments from irresponsible parents. Cabinet has agreed in principle to Mr Brough's plan to provide food and clothing vouchers to parents who might otherwise spend their welfare payments on drugs, alcohol and gambling.
COCAINE & HEROIN - EUROPE
Cocaine and heroin prices falling in Europe - New Zealand Herald
Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 per cent and cocaine down 22 per cent over five years, according to the first Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices.
COCAINE - UK
Festive warning over cocaine use - BBC
Almost 50 pubs and clubs have joined forces in Edinburgh to warn festive party-goers of the dangers of taking cocaine. Licensees in premises across Edinburgh will help spread the message over the weekend that even occasional cocaine use carries major health risks.
MARIJUANA - US
Marijuana and Its Effect on Fertility
Marijuana causes obstruction in sperm mobility and can reduce the sperm count, thus decreasing its effectiveness. It also decreases the volume of seminal fluid.
MARIJUANA - US
Teens quicker to become marijuana dependent, expert says
Teenagers can quickly become dependent on marijuana because their brain is still developing, says an expert on youth substance abuse.
METH - US
Are you addicted to crystal meth? Trying the drug is akin to Russian roulette - Richmond Review
While crystal meth can be deadly addictive for many, not everyone who uses the drug will become helplessly hooked.
COCAINE - SCOTLAND
Venues back blitz on cocaine - The Scotsman
Nearly 50 pubs and clubs in Edinburgh are taking part in a hard-hitting campaign warning festive revellers of the dangers of cocaine. The popular city centre venues will target 18 to 26-y
COCAINE - UK
Cocaine cut with cancerous drugs - Metro
Cocaine users were warned the drug is increasingly being cut with a chemical which puts them at a 'very high risk of getting cancer'.
GENERAL - UK
Measuring Different Aspects of Problem Drug Use: Methodological Developments - Drugs UK Government
This report brings together the results of three studies which provide robust updated estimates of the size of the illegal drug use problem, from different perspectives.
Original Articles
ALCOHOL - US
Disclosure Of Advertising Tactics Reduces Odds Kids Will Drink - Medical News
A new research report from Penn State's Smeal College of Business finds that modest in-school lessons revealing the goals and effects of alcohol advertising can reduce the likelihood that adolescents will drink.
GENERAL - AFGHANISTAN
Rising Illicit Injection Drug Use In Afghanistan Might Contribute To Spread Of HIV, Health Official Says - Medical News
The increasing use of illicit injection drugs in Afghanistan might be fueling the spread of HIV in the country, Afghan Health Minister Saifour Rehman said recently, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Welfare voucher plan for addict parents - The Age
Welfare activists gave federal Community Services Minister Mal Brough a frosty reception as he outlined his plan to quarantine welfare payments from irresponsible parents. Cabinet has agreed in principle to Mr Brough's plan to provide food and clothing vouchers to parents who might otherwise spend their welfare payments on drugs, alcohol and gambling.
COCAINE & HEROIN - EUROPE
Cocaine and heroin prices falling in Europe - New Zealand Herald
Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 per cent and cocaine down 22 per cent over five years, according to the first Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices.
COCAINE - UK
Festive warning over cocaine use - BBC
Almost 50 pubs and clubs have joined forces in Edinburgh to warn festive party-goers of the dangers of taking cocaine. Licensees in premises across Edinburgh will help spread the message over the weekend that even occasional cocaine use carries major health risks.
MARIJUANA - US
Marijuana and Its Effect on Fertility
Marijuana causes obstruction in sperm mobility and can reduce the sperm count, thus decreasing its effectiveness. It also decreases the volume of seminal fluid.
MARIJUANA - US
Teens quicker to become marijuana dependent, expert says
Teenagers can quickly become dependent on marijuana because their brain is still developing, says an expert on youth substance abuse.
METH - US
Are you addicted to crystal meth? Trying the drug is akin to Russian roulette - Richmond Review
While crystal meth can be deadly addictive for many, not everyone who uses the drug will become helplessly hooked.
COCAINE - SCOTLAND
Venues back blitz on cocaine - The Scotsman
Nearly 50 pubs and clubs in Edinburgh are taking part in a hard-hitting campaign warning festive revellers of the dangers of cocaine. The popular city centre venues will target 18 to 26-y
COCAINE - UK
Cocaine cut with cancerous drugs - Metro
Cocaine users were warned the drug is increasingly being cut with a chemical which puts them at a 'very high risk of getting cancer'.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine
Nov 22 Drug Headlines
ALCOHOL - US
Britons 'in denial' over alcohol - BBC
Britons are in denial about the effect of drinking excess alcohol on their health, according to a survey. Only 12% of adults questioned worried about the effect of drinking too much alcohol on their health, according to insurer Legal & General.
OPIUM - UK
Smoking opium could make a comeback in Britain - Times Online
Opium smoking much beloved by Victorian intellectuals could be making a comeback in Britain a national drugs conference was warned yesterday. International drugs experts believe that traffickers faced with off-loading a record crop of opium poppies in Afghanistan are not bothering to refine opium into heroin but smuggling it direct for sale.
ECSTASY - UK
Call for ecstasy to be downgraded - BBC
Ecstasy and LSD should be downgraded from Class A to Class B, a government adviser on drugs law has proposed. Professor David Nutt, who chairs a committee of a drugs advisory council, said grouping the drugs with others in Class A, like heroin, was an "anomaly".
GENERAL - NEW ZEALAND
Cultural Differences Blamed For Maori Drug Addiction - Newswire
A new study reveals that Maori are twice as likely as non-Maori to become addicted to drugs.
OPIUM - UK
Smoking opium could make a comeback in Britain - Times Online
Opium smoking much beloved by Victorian intellectuals could be making a comeback in Britain a national drugs conference was warned yesterday. International drugs experts believe that traffickers faced with off-loading a record crop of opium poppies in Afghanistan are not bothering to refine opium into heroin but smuggling it direct for sale.
GENERAL - IRAN
One person dies every two hours from drug addiction in Iran - Iran Focus
One person dies every two hours from drug addiction-related illnesses in Iran, according to new statistics released by the government.
PAINKILLER - SWEDEN
Painkiller addiction kills two youngsters - The Local, Swedens News in English
Police are concerned about the use of highly addictive painkiller Tradolan among young people in Tierp, north of Stockholm. The deaths of two 17-year old boys have been linked to the drug Expressen reports. Police say both boys hade high amounts of Tradolan in their bodies at the time of death.
GENERAL - US
Changing Your Diet Can Improve Your Mood - NBC 11
Kim Goldman's despair was so bad she couldn't work. Even prescription anti-depressants failed to pull her out of a deep depression.
COCAINE - US
Love Your Heart: Just Say 'No' to Cocaine - The Crimson
Sinners, take note. Sex won’t increase your risk of a heart attack—but cocaine could up your chances nearly 24 times over, according to two Harvard researchers.
Britons 'in denial' over alcohol - BBC
Britons are in denial about the effect of drinking excess alcohol on their health, according to a survey. Only 12% of adults questioned worried about the effect of drinking too much alcohol on their health, according to insurer Legal & General.
OPIUM - UK
Smoking opium could make a comeback in Britain - Times Online
Opium smoking much beloved by Victorian intellectuals could be making a comeback in Britain a national drugs conference was warned yesterday. International drugs experts believe that traffickers faced with off-loading a record crop of opium poppies in Afghanistan are not bothering to refine opium into heroin but smuggling it direct for sale.
ECSTASY - UK
Call for ecstasy to be downgraded - BBC
Ecstasy and LSD should be downgraded from Class A to Class B, a government adviser on drugs law has proposed. Professor David Nutt, who chairs a committee of a drugs advisory council, said grouping the drugs with others in Class A, like heroin, was an "anomaly".
GENERAL - NEW ZEALAND
Cultural Differences Blamed For Maori Drug Addiction - Newswire
A new study reveals that Maori are twice as likely as non-Maori to become addicted to drugs.
OPIUM - UK
Smoking opium could make a comeback in Britain - Times Online
Opium smoking much beloved by Victorian intellectuals could be making a comeback in Britain a national drugs conference was warned yesterday. International drugs experts believe that traffickers faced with off-loading a record crop of opium poppies in Afghanistan are not bothering to refine opium into heroin but smuggling it direct for sale.
GENERAL - IRAN
One person dies every two hours from drug addiction in Iran - Iran Focus
One person dies every two hours from drug addiction-related illnesses in Iran, according to new statistics released by the government.
PAINKILLER - SWEDEN
Painkiller addiction kills two youngsters - The Local, Swedens News in English
Police are concerned about the use of highly addictive painkiller Tradolan among young people in Tierp, north of Stockholm. The deaths of two 17-year old boys have been linked to the drug Expressen reports. Police say both boys hade high amounts of Tradolan in their bodies at the time of death.
GENERAL - US
Changing Your Diet Can Improve Your Mood - NBC 11
Kim Goldman's despair was so bad she couldn't work. Even prescription anti-depressants failed to pull her out of a deep depression.
COCAINE - US
Love Your Heart: Just Say 'No' to Cocaine - The Crimson
Sinners, take note. Sex won’t increase your risk of a heart attack—but cocaine could up your chances nearly 24 times over, according to two Harvard researchers.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, opium, painkillers
Nov 21 Drug Headlines
PRESCRIPION - CANADA
Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, Canadian Study Reveals - Science Daily
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
ALCOHOL - US
US push for drink detectors in cars - The Age
ALCOHOL detectors may be fitted to all vehicles in the US after private and government experts agreed that the deterrence tactic used against drink-drivers for the past 20 years was no longer working.
GENERAL - US
Relapse Rates Lower When Treatment Follows Detox - Join Together
Patients who received addiction treatment within 30 days of going through detoxification took 40 percent longer to relapse if they fell off the wagon at all, according to research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
GENERAL - NEW ZEALAND
Maori 'twice as likely' to develop drug addiction - New Zealand Herald
Maori are more at risk of developing drug addictions than other ethnic groups, an addiction expert says. National Addiction Centre director Professor Doug Sellman said today that after considering variables such as age, gender, education and household income, Maori were twice as likely to have lifetime substance use disorders than other ethnic groups.
GENERAL - UK
Police chiefs to debate drugs fight - The Guardian
Britain's top police officers are beginning a two-day conference to discuss the battle against illegal drugs. The Association of Chief Police Officers event will focus on future opportunities, challenges and threats facing law enforcement officers and communities.
METH - UK
Crystal meth: Britain's deadliest drug problem - Independent
Britain is under threat from a highly addictive drug, known as crystal meth or "ice", which has the potential to rival crack cocaine as the country's most dangerous drug, police chiefs are warning.
HEROIN - US
Heroin use rate descending - CJOB
Heroin is apparently no longer the drug of choice among many substance abusers in Canada. A study has found prescription narcotics such as morphine and OxyContin are taking the place of the illicit drug.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Call to screen drug-addicted mothers - The Age
A Tasmanian doctor wants the mothers of babies drug-addicted at birth to be screened for illicit substances before being allowed to take their babies home.
COCAINE - UK
A nation addicted: Cocaine - Britain's deadly habit
A major new report shows that 1.75 million young adults use a drug that most think is harmless. But 171 people have died from its use last year, an increase of 300 per cent in five years.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
As opium poppies flourish, Karzai's resolve seems to wilt - Baltimore Sun
Five years ago this month, Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, was liberated from the tyranny of the Taliban regime and its "guests," al-Qaida. Five years later, Afghanistan, and indeed the world, lives under the threat of another brutal tyrant: the narcotics trade and the terrorism it funds.
Prescription Opioid Abuse More Prevalent Than Heroin, Canadian Study Reveals - Science Daily
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
ALCOHOL - US
US push for drink detectors in cars - The Age
ALCOHOL detectors may be fitted to all vehicles in the US after private and government experts agreed that the deterrence tactic used against drink-drivers for the past 20 years was no longer working.
GENERAL - US
Relapse Rates Lower When Treatment Follows Detox - Join Together
Patients who received addiction treatment within 30 days of going through detoxification took 40 percent longer to relapse if they fell off the wagon at all, according to research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
GENERAL - NEW ZEALAND
Maori 'twice as likely' to develop drug addiction - New Zealand Herald
Maori are more at risk of developing drug addictions than other ethnic groups, an addiction expert says. National Addiction Centre director Professor Doug Sellman said today that after considering variables such as age, gender, education and household income, Maori were twice as likely to have lifetime substance use disorders than other ethnic groups.
GENERAL - UK
Police chiefs to debate drugs fight - The Guardian
Britain's top police officers are beginning a two-day conference to discuss the battle against illegal drugs. The Association of Chief Police Officers event will focus on future opportunities, challenges and threats facing law enforcement officers and communities.
METH - UK
Crystal meth: Britain's deadliest drug problem - Independent
Britain is under threat from a highly addictive drug, known as crystal meth or "ice", which has the potential to rival crack cocaine as the country's most dangerous drug, police chiefs are warning.
HEROIN - US
Heroin use rate descending - CJOB
Heroin is apparently no longer the drug of choice among many substance abusers in Canada. A study has found prescription narcotics such as morphine and OxyContin are taking the place of the illicit drug.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Call to screen drug-addicted mothers - The Age
A Tasmanian doctor wants the mothers of babies drug-addicted at birth to be screened for illicit substances before being allowed to take their babies home.
COCAINE - UK
A nation addicted: Cocaine - Britain's deadly habit
A major new report shows that 1.75 million young adults use a drug that most think is harmless. But 171 people have died from its use last year, an increase of 300 per cent in five years.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
As opium poppies flourish, Karzai's resolve seems to wilt - Baltimore Sun
Five years ago this month, Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, was liberated from the tyranny of the Taliban regime and its "guests," al-Qaida. Five years later, Afghanistan, and indeed the world, lives under the threat of another brutal tyrant: the narcotics trade and the terrorism it funds.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, opium, prescription
Nov 20 Drug Headlines
Updated Articles
PAINKILLER - CANADA
Canadians abusing prescription painkillers more than heroin
According to recent research, which was sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadians have been abusing prescription painkillers in greater numbers than they have heroin.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Adderall Growing Addiction on Campus
Marijuana and alcohol are two substances long considered the biggest abuse worries among college students. But a new danger is sneaking its way onto campuses, including those in Hawaii.
Original Post
PAINKILLER - CANADA
Painkiller abuse more common in America than heroin - China View
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities has revealed that abuse of prescription painkillers such as OxyContin or Demerol is becoming more prevalent than heroin.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Babies born on 'ice' - News.com.au
Nineteen babies born at the Royal Hobart Hospital had to be given morphine last year to withdraw from hard drugs including the deadly illicit amphetamine cocktail ice.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Liberals take hard line on 'soft' drugs - The Age
MINIMUM sentences for drug traffickers and a specialist unit to treat "ice" addicts are the cornerstones of the Liberals' policy to crack down on drugs.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Legal but dangerous - Times On-line
Concerns are growing over the safety of so-called legal highs following the publication of a report which questioned their safety. The New Zealand Medical Association stated that herbal party pills, which are being used increasingly by students, have a range of serious side effects and should be avoided. Party pills, which contain the ingredient benzylpiperazine (BZP) have become cheaply and widely available in the UK, often being sold at mainstream club nights.
GENERAL - CANADA
Parents Helping Parents to Prevent Drug Abuse as Part of National Addiction Awareness Week - Canadian Home and School Federation
The Canadian Home & School Federation (CHSF), the country’s first established voice for parents, is busy helping parent leaders across Canada to inform parents to prevent substance abuse.
HEROIN & PRESCRIPTION - US
More students seeking help for addiction to heroin mixture - KLTV
A growing number of Dallas children have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese."
PRESCRIPTION & HEROIN - CANADA
OPICAN study in seven Canadian cities reveals prescription opioid abuse more prevalent than heroin - EurekAlert
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
GENERAL - US
Drugs: Family Docs Join the Drug War - Newsweek
In the war on drugs, the White House has tried just about every weapon—punitive policy, rehab programs, ads featuring fried eggs. For its next strike, it has some new recruits: family doctors. Seventeen states currently have simple, federally funded drug-and-alcohol-screening programs in place at major trauma centers.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Ritalin not right for children - Press Connects
Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), are not "Ritalin deficient," so why are they given this addictive drug with serious side effects to suppress symptoms instead of looking for what is causing the symptoms? Hidden food allergies have proved to be culprits, especially wheat and sugar. Environmental sensitivities, such as perfume and pollens, "set off" susceptible children.
METH - US
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day planned for November 30 - CCH Internet Research NetWork
In efforts to generate awareness about the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on individuals, families and American communities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on November 30, 2006.
METH - US
Tribes take on meth - The Norman Transcript
Some Oklahoma Native American tribes -- a few flush with money from gaming operations -- have stepped up their spending on combating methamphetamine use.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Babies born addicted to 'ice', doctor says - ABC.net.au
The doctor at the Royal Hobart Hospital in charge of caring for babies born to drug-addicted mothers is calling for parents to be screened before they take their children home. Every year up to 20 newborn babies are treated at the hospital for severe drug addictions.
PAINKILLER - CANADA
Canadians abusing prescription painkillers more than heroin
According to recent research, which was sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadians have been abusing prescription painkillers in greater numbers than they have heroin.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Adderall Growing Addiction on Campus
Marijuana and alcohol are two substances long considered the biggest abuse worries among college students. But a new danger is sneaking its way onto campuses, including those in Hawaii.
Original Post
PAINKILLER - CANADA
Painkiller abuse more common in America than heroin - China View
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities has revealed that abuse of prescription painkillers such as OxyContin or Demerol is becoming more prevalent than heroin.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Babies born on 'ice' - News.com.au
Nineteen babies born at the Royal Hobart Hospital had to be given morphine last year to withdraw from hard drugs including the deadly illicit amphetamine cocktail ice.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Liberals take hard line on 'soft' drugs - The Age
MINIMUM sentences for drug traffickers and a specialist unit to treat "ice" addicts are the cornerstones of the Liberals' policy to crack down on drugs.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Legal but dangerous - Times On-line
Concerns are growing over the safety of so-called legal highs following the publication of a report which questioned their safety. The New Zealand Medical Association stated that herbal party pills, which are being used increasingly by students, have a range of serious side effects and should be avoided. Party pills, which contain the ingredient benzylpiperazine (BZP) have become cheaply and widely available in the UK, often being sold at mainstream club nights.
GENERAL - CANADA
Parents Helping Parents to Prevent Drug Abuse as Part of National Addiction Awareness Week - Canadian Home and School Federation
The Canadian Home & School Federation (CHSF), the country’s first established voice for parents, is busy helping parent leaders across Canada to inform parents to prevent substance abuse.
HEROIN & PRESCRIPTION - US
More students seeking help for addiction to heroin mixture - KLTV
A growing number of Dallas children have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese."
PRESCRIPTION & HEROIN - CANADA
OPICAN study in seven Canadian cities reveals prescription opioid abuse more prevalent than heroin - EurekAlert
A new study conducted in seven Canadian cities reveals that prescription opioids, and not heroin, are the major form of illicit opioid use. These findings raise questions about the current focus of Canada's drug control policy and treatment programs.
GENERAL - US
Drugs: Family Docs Join the Drug War - Newsweek
In the war on drugs, the White House has tried just about every weapon—punitive policy, rehab programs, ads featuring fried eggs. For its next strike, it has some new recruits: family doctors. Seventeen states currently have simple, federally funded drug-and-alcohol-screening programs in place at major trauma centers.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Ritalin not right for children - Press Connects
Children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), are not "Ritalin deficient," so why are they given this addictive drug with serious side effects to suppress symptoms instead of looking for what is causing the symptoms? Hidden food allergies have proved to be culprits, especially wheat and sugar. Environmental sensitivities, such as perfume and pollens, "set off" susceptible children.
METH - US
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day planned for November 30 - CCH Internet Research NetWork
In efforts to generate awareness about the damaging effects of methamphetamine abuse on individuals, families and American communities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on November 30, 2006.
METH - US
Tribes take on meth - The Norman Transcript
Some Oklahoma Native American tribes -- a few flush with money from gaming operations -- have stepped up their spending on combating methamphetamine use.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Babies born addicted to 'ice', doctor says - ABC.net.au
The doctor at the Royal Hobart Hospital in charge of caring for babies born to drug-addicted mothers is calling for parents to be screened before they take their children home. Every year up to 20 newborn babies are treated at the hospital for severe drug addictions.
Labels: heroin, methamphetamine, painkillers, prescription
Nov 19 Drug Headlines
ALCOHOL - UK
Underage Alcohol Poisoning Increases In UK - Medical News
During the last five years the number of under-eighteens admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning has gone up by 20%, according to a BBC Panorama programme, called "Booze: What Teenagers Need to Know".
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Lib pledge minimum terms for drug dealers - The Age
Minimum sentences for drug dealers will be introduced in Victoria if the Liberals win next Saturday's state election, Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu says.
METH - AUSTRALIA
State hit by methamphetamine crisis - News.com.au
Ice is destroying the lives of thousands of ordinary West Australians. An investigation by The Sunday Times has revealed the extent of the damage caused by the powerful crystal form of methamphetamine, which is up to 85 per cent pure.
HEROIN - US
Dallas struggles with heroin use among pre-teens
A growing number of children, some as young as 11, have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese," officials said.
HEROIN - US
More students seeking help for addiction to heroin mixture
A growing number of Dallas children have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese."
MARIJUANA - US
Pot users in New York get marijuana delivered to their door
In a city where you can get just about anything delivered to your door — groceries, dry cleaning, Chinese food — pot smokers are increasingly ordering takeout marijuana from drug rings that operate with remarkable corporate-style attention to customer satisfaction.
COCAINE - US
Editorial: Restoring fairness, sanity to cocaine drug war - Sacramento Bee
What's the difference between crack cocaine and the powdered form of the same drug? Ask people who have been convicted of selling one or the other. Conviction for possession of only 5 grams of crack carries a mandatory minimum five years in prison. A drug dealer would have to be caught with 500 grams of powder cocaine to draw that same sentence.
COCAINE - UK
Cocaine use among young reaches shocking levels
The number of people in the UK addicted to the 'celebrity' drug cocaine is out of control and has reached shocking levels, a new report has shown.
METH - US
Funding the fight against meth
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department won a $1.65 million state grant for a new task force that will go after methamphetamine manufacturers and distributors in the county.
COCAINE - UK
UK is Europe's worst offender for cocaine use
Britain's drug users take more cocaine than people in almost every other country in Europe a comprehensive study is expected to reveal.
Underage Alcohol Poisoning Increases In UK - Medical News
During the last five years the number of under-eighteens admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning has gone up by 20%, according to a BBC Panorama programme, called "Booze: What Teenagers Need to Know".
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Lib pledge minimum terms for drug dealers - The Age
Minimum sentences for drug dealers will be introduced in Victoria if the Liberals win next Saturday's state election, Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu says.
METH - AUSTRALIA
State hit by methamphetamine crisis - News.com.au
Ice is destroying the lives of thousands of ordinary West Australians. An investigation by The Sunday Times has revealed the extent of the damage caused by the powerful crystal form of methamphetamine, which is up to 85 per cent pure.
HEROIN - US
Dallas struggles with heroin use among pre-teens
A growing number of children, some as young as 11, have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese," officials said.
HEROIN - US
More students seeking help for addiction to heroin mixture
A growing number of Dallas children have become addicted to a combination of heroin and over-the-counter cold medicine they call "cheese."
MARIJUANA - US
Pot users in New York get marijuana delivered to their door
In a city where you can get just about anything delivered to your door — groceries, dry cleaning, Chinese food — pot smokers are increasingly ordering takeout marijuana from drug rings that operate with remarkable corporate-style attention to customer satisfaction.
COCAINE - US
Editorial: Restoring fairness, sanity to cocaine drug war - Sacramento Bee
What's the difference between crack cocaine and the powdered form of the same drug? Ask people who have been convicted of selling one or the other. Conviction for possession of only 5 grams of crack carries a mandatory minimum five years in prison. A drug dealer would have to be caught with 500 grams of powder cocaine to draw that same sentence.
COCAINE - UK
Cocaine use among young reaches shocking levels
The number of people in the UK addicted to the 'celebrity' drug cocaine is out of control and has reached shocking levels, a new report has shown.
METH - US
Funding the fight against meth
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department won a $1.65 million state grant for a new task force that will go after methamphetamine manufacturers and distributors in the county.
COCAINE - UK
UK is Europe's worst offender for cocaine use
Britain's drug users take more cocaine than people in almost every other country in Europe a comprehensive study is expected to reveal.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine
Nov 18 Drug Headlines
Quiet day, weekend before holidays I guess :)
METH - US
Tribes deal with scourge of meth - Durant Daily Democrat
In the rural areas of the Osage Nation reservation, tribal officials say a silent epidemic is spreading, causing domestic abuse, child abuse, child neglect and an overall decline in the quality of life for some Osages.
METH - US
The need is urgent for foster homes - Statesman Journal
Too many children per home, plus sibling groups, pushes the number of children per home "over the top." This is all due to the methamphetamine holocaust and children being rescued by our community's public-safety agencies.
METH - US
Tribes deal with scourge of meth - Durant Daily Democrat
In the rural areas of the Osage Nation reservation, tribal officials say a silent epidemic is spreading, causing domestic abuse, child abuse, child neglect and an overall decline in the quality of life for some Osages.
METH - US
The need is urgent for foster homes - Statesman Journal
Too many children per home, plus sibling groups, pushes the number of children per home "over the top." This is all due to the methamphetamine holocaust and children being rescued by our community's public-safety agencies.
Labels: methamphetamine
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.
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.
Labels: alcohol, marijuana, prescription
Nov 16 Drug Headlines
Updated Articles
PAINKILLER - US
Conflicting reports on painkiller's safety - MSNBC
Researchers looking at the safety of various arthritis and headache remedies said Thursday they had found some more evidence that the popular analgesic naproxen may cause heart problems.
Original Post
ALCOHOL - UK
U.K. Study Finds Alcohol is Real 'Date-Rape' Drug - Join Together
A U.K. study on the use of so-called "date-rape" drugs found that a familiar drug was involved in most sexual assaults: alcohol.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol found to be major 'drug' in cases of date rape - Scotsman
The first major study into alleged "drug rape" cases in the UK found massive evidence that victims had been drinking, and no cases of the notorious drug Rohypnol.
GENERAL - IRELAND
Illegal drug use 'is in decline' - BBC
The use of illegal drugs has fallen in Northern Ireland, latest figures suggest. The number of young adults using illegal drugs has dropped from 43% in 2001 to 36% in 2005.
METH - AUSTRLIA
Drug 'cooks' to be tracked by database - The Age
Amphetamine "cooks" and other illegal drug producers who move around Australia will soon be tracked on a new police database. Police ministers meeting in Adelaide have signed an agreement to set up the database to help combat the growth of clandestine drug laboratories.
COCAINE - US
Report: Cocaine top killer in Big Bend - Tallahassee Democrat
More people are dying from cocaine overdoses than from any other illegal drug in the Big Bend, according to a report released this month from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
HEROIN & ALCOHOL - US
Knox students at risk - Knox Local News
Knox County high school students are using heroin and drinking and driving more than their peers nationwide. Almost one in three said they've been offered, been sold or been given drugs at school, Youth Risk Behavior Survey statistics show. The Knox County Health Department conducted the survey in fall 2005.
ALCOHOL - SWITZERLAND
Campaigners call time on binge drinking - Swiss Info
Growing concern over binge drinking in Switzerland has prompted alcohol prevention groups to focus on the issue during a national awareness campaign on Thursday.
COCAINE - US
Simple Dipstick Test For Cocaine, Other Drugs
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum. The test is based upon DNA-gold nanoparticle technology, and can be packaged in user-friendly kits similar to those used for home pregnancy tests.
PAINKILLER - US
Conflicting reports on painkiller's safety - MSNBC
Researchers looking at the safety of various arthritis and headache remedies said Thursday they had found some more evidence that the popular analgesic naproxen may cause heart problems.
Original Post
ALCOHOL - UK
U.K. Study Finds Alcohol is Real 'Date-Rape' Drug - Join Together
A U.K. study on the use of so-called "date-rape" drugs found that a familiar drug was involved in most sexual assaults: alcohol.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol found to be major 'drug' in cases of date rape - Scotsman
The first major study into alleged "drug rape" cases in the UK found massive evidence that victims had been drinking, and no cases of the notorious drug Rohypnol.
GENERAL - IRELAND
Illegal drug use 'is in decline' - BBC
The use of illegal drugs has fallen in Northern Ireland, latest figures suggest. The number of young adults using illegal drugs has dropped from 43% in 2001 to 36% in 2005.
METH - AUSTRLIA
Drug 'cooks' to be tracked by database - The Age
Amphetamine "cooks" and other illegal drug producers who move around Australia will soon be tracked on a new police database. Police ministers meeting in Adelaide have signed an agreement to set up the database to help combat the growth of clandestine drug laboratories.
COCAINE - US
Report: Cocaine top killer in Big Bend - Tallahassee Democrat
More people are dying from cocaine overdoses than from any other illegal drug in the Big Bend, according to a report released this month from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
HEROIN & ALCOHOL - US
Knox students at risk - Knox Local News
Knox County high school students are using heroin and drinking and driving more than their peers nationwide. Almost one in three said they've been offered, been sold or been given drugs at school, Youth Risk Behavior Survey statistics show. The Knox County Health Department conducted the survey in fall 2005.
ALCOHOL - SWITZERLAND
Campaigners call time on binge drinking - Swiss Info
Growing concern over binge drinking in Switzerland has prompted alcohol prevention groups to focus on the issue during a national awareness campaign on Thursday.
COCAINE - US
Simple Dipstick Test For Cocaine, Other Drugs
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum. The test is based upon DNA-gold nanoparticle technology, and can be packaged in user-friendly kits similar to those used for home pregnancy tests.
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, painkillers
Nov 15 Drug Headlines
GENERAL - UK
Drug abuse: Children of 10 and 11 are involved - Telegraph
Heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis blight huge swaths of Britain's inner cities and sink housing estates. Drug abuse has become a crucial driver of the family breakdown and under-achievement of a generation of young working-class white boys.
COCAINE - US
Research Report: Cocaine Comeback - University of Florida News
A new study shows cocaine is making a major comeback as a killer of college-age students and people with a lot of disposable income. New data from the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows that cocaine is increasingly cited as the cause of death in coroner’s reports.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Deadly Drug Grows in Popularity - WJAC News
Officials say fentanyl is known as the new oxycontin. It's 80 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.
GENERAL - US
Pot, Meth a Growing Problem in SCV - Santa Clarify Valley The Signal
Since Sgt. Phil Morris arrived at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station narcotics unit in June, he has helped seize five marijuana crops. Marijuana is not the only problem in the Santa Clarita Valley. Methamphetamine use has got narcotics investigators scrambling to deal with a drug that is still not considered a narcotic, Morris said.
MARIJUANA - US
San Francisco Supervisors Vote to Deprioritize Adult Marijuana Offenses - Drug Policy Alliance
Pending the formality of a second reading next Tuesday, San Francisco has joined several cities, most recently Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, and Santa Barbara, all in California, as well as Missoula, Montana, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in making marijuana the lowest local law enforcement priority. The ordinance was approved 8-3, with only one neighborhood group in opposition.
HEROIN - US
Heroin bust proves drug's use is growing in SWFL - NBC
After a 17 month investigation, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 11 suspected heroin dealers. Some say it is proof the drug’s use is growing in our area.
GENERAL - US
Meth, Ecstacy, heroin readily available
Larger amounts of drugs are coming into the United States from Mexico, Columbia and Asia, the National Drug Intelligence Center said. In its 2007 drug threat assessment, the center said organizations producing ice methamphetamine in Mexico have expanded their presence throughout the United States. The center, which is part of the Department of Justice, said the presence of Mexican traffickers in U.S. drug markets has allowed the introduction of Mexican black tar and brown powder heroin into Southeastern and Midwestern states.
Drug abuse: Children of 10 and 11 are involved - Telegraph
Heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis blight huge swaths of Britain's inner cities and sink housing estates. Drug abuse has become a crucial driver of the family breakdown and under-achievement of a generation of young working-class white boys.
COCAINE - US
Research Report: Cocaine Comeback - University of Florida News
A new study shows cocaine is making a major comeback as a killer of college-age students and people with a lot of disposable income. New data from the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows that cocaine is increasingly cited as the cause of death in coroner’s reports.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Deadly Drug Grows in Popularity - WJAC News
Officials say fentanyl is known as the new oxycontin. It's 80 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.
GENERAL - US
Pot, Meth a Growing Problem in SCV - Santa Clarify Valley The Signal
Since Sgt. Phil Morris arrived at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station narcotics unit in June, he has helped seize five marijuana crops. Marijuana is not the only problem in the Santa Clarita Valley. Methamphetamine use has got narcotics investigators scrambling to deal with a drug that is still not considered a narcotic, Morris said.
MARIJUANA - US
San Francisco Supervisors Vote to Deprioritize Adult Marijuana Offenses - Drug Policy Alliance
Pending the formality of a second reading next Tuesday, San Francisco has joined several cities, most recently Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, and Santa Barbara, all in California, as well as Missoula, Montana, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in making marijuana the lowest local law enforcement priority. The ordinance was approved 8-3, with only one neighborhood group in opposition.
HEROIN - US
Heroin bust proves drug's use is growing in SWFL - NBC
After a 17 month investigation, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 11 suspected heroin dealers. Some say it is proof the drug’s use is growing in our area.
GENERAL - US
Meth, Ecstacy, heroin readily available
Larger amounts of drugs are coming into the United States from Mexico, Columbia and Asia, the National Drug Intelligence Center said. In its 2007 drug threat assessment, the center said organizations producing ice methamphetamine in Mexico have expanded their presence throughout the United States. The center, which is part of the Department of Justice, said the presence of Mexican traffickers in U.S. drug markets has allowed the introduction of Mexican black tar and brown powder heroin into Southeastern and Midwestern states.
Labels: cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, prescription
Nov 14 Drug Headlines
PRESCRIPTION - US & JAPAN
FDA to parents: Watch for 'abnormal behavior' onTamiflu - CNN
More than 100 recent cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior in Japanese patients treated with Tamiflu should have parents watching for similar reactions when treating their children with the flu drug. That's the new advice from the Food and Drug Administration in adding a new precaution to the label of the influenza drug, prescribed about 2 million times a year in the United States.
GENERAL - AFRICA
Teenager wins battle against addiction - The Herald, South Africa
In the biannual alcohol and drug abuse trends study conducted by the Medical Research Council for the period July to December 2005, it was found that the Eastern Cape had the highest percentage of known cocaine and mandrax users in South Africa.
GENERAL - US
Wipes Used to Detect Drugs on School Surfaces; Foreheads Eyed - Join Together
Some New York area schools are using "DrugWipes" to detect drug residue left on surfaces such as student lockers from contact with student sweat, the New York Post reported Nov. 13.
GENERAL - RUSSIA
Officially drugs kill 8,000 Russians yearly, unofficially 70,000
Eight thousand deaths were registered from illegal drug use in Russia last year, but unofficial estimates suggest total drug-related fatalities may be as high as 70,000 per year, the government's narcotics watchdog said Tuesday.
GENERAL - CANADA
Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Costs Ontario $34 Billion - Canada News Wire
A new study released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) reveals that, in the year 2000, the economic cost of mental disorders and substance abuse in Ontario was $33.9 billion.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol Concern: New Evidence on Alcohol - Related Deaths are just the Tip of the Iceberg - Alcohol Concern
Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics putting alcohol-related deaths at 8,386 do not fully capture the scale of the problem, Alcohol Concerns Annual Conference will hear today. The charity, which is launching a national campaign to persuade Government and local health authorities to put more money into alcohol treatment services has just released a new report: Wasted: lives lost to Alcohol.
CANNABIS - US
Cannabis: A token issue no longer - The Daily Reveille
These ballot initiatives asked voters to legalize the possession of marijuana in some way. South Dakotans were asked to decide whether they should become the 12th state in the Union to allow medical marijuana.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
If not opium, then what? - Channel 4 News
It's difficult to exaggerate the scale of the opium production problem in Afghanistan. President Karsai has said that either Afghanistan destroys opium or opium will destroy Afghanistan. The United Nations estimates that poppy cultivation is up by nearly 60 per cent this year.
MARIJUANA - ITALY
Government lifts marijuana limit - Italy Magazine
The centre-left government announced on Monday that it had raised the amount of marijuana a person can carry without being arrested for dealing.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Academic Doping In Local Classrooms - WKRC
The search for academic perfection may be fueling a disturbing drug trend on local high school and college campuses. Nationally, one in 10 teenagers say they've taken Adderall or Ritalin without a doctor's order. The stimulants, typically prescribed for ADHD, are often taken from parents' medicine cabinets and sold to classmates.
METH - UK
Drug use 'behind crumbling euros' - BBC
Users of the drug crystal methamphetamine may be causing euro banknotes to disintegrate, German police have told Der Spiegel magazine. Sulphates used in the production of the drug could form sulphuric acid when mixed with human sweat, they say, causing banknotes to corrode.
FDA to parents: Watch for 'abnormal behavior' onTamiflu - CNN
More than 100 recent cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior in Japanese patients treated with Tamiflu should have parents watching for similar reactions when treating their children with the flu drug. That's the new advice from the Food and Drug Administration in adding a new precaution to the label of the influenza drug, prescribed about 2 million times a year in the United States.
GENERAL - AFRICA
Teenager wins battle against addiction - The Herald, South Africa
In the biannual alcohol and drug abuse trends study conducted by the Medical Research Council for the period July to December 2005, it was found that the Eastern Cape had the highest percentage of known cocaine and mandrax users in South Africa.
GENERAL - US
Wipes Used to Detect Drugs on School Surfaces; Foreheads Eyed - Join Together
Some New York area schools are using "DrugWipes" to detect drug residue left on surfaces such as student lockers from contact with student sweat, the New York Post reported Nov. 13.
GENERAL - RUSSIA
Officially drugs kill 8,000 Russians yearly, unofficially 70,000
Eight thousand deaths were registered from illegal drug use in Russia last year, but unofficial estimates suggest total drug-related fatalities may be as high as 70,000 per year, the government's narcotics watchdog said Tuesday.
GENERAL - CANADA
Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Costs Ontario $34 Billion - Canada News Wire
A new study released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) reveals that, in the year 2000, the economic cost of mental disorders and substance abuse in Ontario was $33.9 billion.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol Concern: New Evidence on Alcohol - Related Deaths are just the Tip of the Iceberg - Alcohol Concern
Figures just released by the Office for National Statistics putting alcohol-related deaths at 8,386 do not fully capture the scale of the problem, Alcohol Concerns Annual Conference will hear today. The charity, which is launching a national campaign to persuade Government and local health authorities to put more money into alcohol treatment services has just released a new report: Wasted: lives lost to Alcohol.
CANNABIS - US
Cannabis: A token issue no longer - The Daily Reveille
These ballot initiatives asked voters to legalize the possession of marijuana in some way. South Dakotans were asked to decide whether they should become the 12th state in the Union to allow medical marijuana.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
If not opium, then what? - Channel 4 News
It's difficult to exaggerate the scale of the opium production problem in Afghanistan. President Karsai has said that either Afghanistan destroys opium or opium will destroy Afghanistan. The United Nations estimates that poppy cultivation is up by nearly 60 per cent this year.
MARIJUANA - ITALY
Government lifts marijuana limit - Italy Magazine
The centre-left government announced on Monday that it had raised the amount of marijuana a person can carry without being arrested for dealing.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Academic Doping In Local Classrooms - WKRC
The search for academic perfection may be fueling a disturbing drug trend on local high school and college campuses. Nationally, one in 10 teenagers say they've taken Adderall or Ritalin without a doctor's order. The stimulants, typically prescribed for ADHD, are often taken from parents' medicine cabinets and sold to classmates.
METH - UK
Drug use 'behind crumbling euros' - BBC
Users of the drug crystal methamphetamine may be causing euro banknotes to disintegrate, German police have told Der Spiegel magazine. Sulphates used in the production of the drug could form sulphuric acid when mixed with human sweat, they say, causing banknotes to corrode.
Labels: alcohol, cannabis, marijuana, methamphetamine, opium, prescription
Nov 13 Drug Headlines
Updated Articles
PAINKILLER - US
Prolonging Painkillers - Science Mag
Morphine and other opiates dull pain, but they don't stick around for long. Almost immediately, a class of enzymes known as peptidases burst onto the scene and degrade these painkillers. Now researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule in humans that blocks this process, prolonging the effect of opiates. The findings, say the researchers, may lead to new ways to combat pain.
PAINKILLER - US
Natural-born painkiller found in human saliva
Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say. The substance, dubbed opiorphin, may spawn a new generation of natural painkillers that relieve pain as well as morphine but without the addictive and psychological side effects of the traditional drug.
Original Aricles
GENERAL - US
Class Drug Swabs - Schools Eye Wipe Kit - New York Post
A handful of schools in the tri-state area are hoping to wipe out drugs with one quick swipe.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Survey to examine drug driving - The Age
Australian attitudes towards driving after using illegal drugs will be assessed in the biggest survey yet on the growing offence. The Australian Drug Foundation launched the online survey in an attempt to better understand the attitudes of both users and non-users.
METHADONE - US
Methadone, the quiet killer -- Part 2 - Wood TV
"How to" labels on prescription methadone could pose a danger to patients as West Michigan sees an increased number of accidental overdose deaths.
COCAINE - US
Take another crack at that cocaine law - LA Times
One of our most infamous contemporary laws is the 100-1 difference in sentencing between crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Under federal drug laws, prison sentences are usually tied to the quantity of drugs the defendant trafficked. For example, selling 5,000 grams of powder cocaine (about a briefcase full) gets a mandatory 10-year prison sentence, but so does selling only 50 grams of crack cocaine (the weight of a candy bar).
ALCOHOL - RUSSIA
Russia Staggered by Alcohol Problems - Join Together
Alcoholism is having a profound effect on Russia, where more than 42,000 people die each year from drinking bootleg alcohol and heavy drinking has pushed the average life expectancy down to 66, well below that of the neighboring European Union.
PRESCRIPTION & ALCOHOL - US
Prescription Drug Misuse More Common in Drinkers - Join Together
Few studies have examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). To characterize this relationship, researchers analyzed data from 43,093 adults who had participated in a national survey on alcohol and related conditions.
HEROIN - US
Police investigating rash of heroin deaths, nonfatal overdoses - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Police continue to investigate a rash of possible heroin deaths and some nonfatal overdoses in the city during the past week. Pittsburgh police and the Allegheny County medical examiner's office yesterday were investigating the death of a man at an apartment building, Downtown, Saturday night.
MARIJUANA - CANADA
Dazed & Confused: Problematic Marijuana Use Among Teens - Ottawa Start
In recognition of National Drug & Addictions Awareness Week, November 19-25, 2006, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will host a forum, entitled, "Dazed and Confused: Problematic Marijuana Use Among Teens."
PAINKILLER - US
Prolonging Painkillers - Science Mag
Morphine and other opiates dull pain, but they don't stick around for long. Almost immediately, a class of enzymes known as peptidases burst onto the scene and degrade these painkillers. Now researchers have identified a naturally occurring molecule in humans that blocks this process, prolonging the effect of opiates. The findings, say the researchers, may lead to new ways to combat pain.
PAINKILLER - US
Natural-born painkiller found in human saliva
Saliva from humans has yielded a natural painkiller up to six times more powerful than morphine, researchers say. The substance, dubbed opiorphin, may spawn a new generation of natural painkillers that relieve pain as well as morphine but without the addictive and psychological side effects of the traditional drug.
Original Aricles
GENERAL - US
Class Drug Swabs - Schools Eye Wipe Kit - New York Post
A handful of schools in the tri-state area are hoping to wipe out drugs with one quick swipe.
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Survey to examine drug driving - The Age
Australian attitudes towards driving after using illegal drugs will be assessed in the biggest survey yet on the growing offence. The Australian Drug Foundation launched the online survey in an attempt to better understand the attitudes of both users and non-users.
METHADONE - US
Methadone, the quiet killer -- Part 2 - Wood TV
"How to" labels on prescription methadone could pose a danger to patients as West Michigan sees an increased number of accidental overdose deaths.
COCAINE - US
Take another crack at that cocaine law - LA Times
One of our most infamous contemporary laws is the 100-1 difference in sentencing between crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Under federal drug laws, prison sentences are usually tied to the quantity of drugs the defendant trafficked. For example, selling 5,000 grams of powder cocaine (about a briefcase full) gets a mandatory 10-year prison sentence, but so does selling only 50 grams of crack cocaine (the weight of a candy bar).
ALCOHOL - RUSSIA
Russia Staggered by Alcohol Problems - Join Together
Alcoholism is having a profound effect on Russia, where more than 42,000 people die each year from drinking bootleg alcohol and heavy drinking has pushed the average life expectancy down to 66, well below that of the neighboring European Union.
PRESCRIPTION & ALCOHOL - US
Prescription Drug Misuse More Common in Drinkers - Join Together
Few studies have examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD). To characterize this relationship, researchers analyzed data from 43,093 adults who had participated in a national survey on alcohol and related conditions.
HEROIN - US
Police investigating rash of heroin deaths, nonfatal overdoses - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Police continue to investigate a rash of possible heroin deaths and some nonfatal overdoses in the city during the past week. Pittsburgh police and the Allegheny County medical examiner's office yesterday were investigating the death of a man at an apartment building, Downtown, Saturday night.
MARIJUANA - CANADA
Dazed & Confused: Problematic Marijuana Use Among Teens - Ottawa Start
In recognition of National Drug & Addictions Awareness Week, November 19-25, 2006, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), will host a forum, entitled, "Dazed and Confused: Problematic Marijuana Use Among Teens."
Labels: alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methadone, prescription
Nov 12 Drug Headlines
CANABIS - UK
Dealers get desperate as drug supply dries up - The Observer
Drug dealers are under pressure from a nationwide police blitz on cannabis farms. The clampdown, which has targeted farms producing potent 'skunk', has seen prices almost double in some cities, according to Drugscope, the drugs awareness charity, which calculates street values based on interviews with dealers.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Hyperactive children ‘need exercise, not drugs' - Sunday Herald
A leading child development expert has sparked fury among campaigners after claiming that children with attention deficit disorders could be prescribed exercise instead of drugs. Professor Richard Bailey, who has worked with Unesco as an expert adviser for physical education and sport, argued that some youngsters diagnosed with the conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be suffering from a lack of exercise.
CANNABIS - PHILIPPINES
Police To Burn 2,500 Fully-Grown Cannabis Trees - La Union, Philippines (AHN)
The Philippine National Police in northern Philippines is set to burn some 2,500 fully-grown marijuana trees as part of the government's campaign against the illegal growing of cannabis.
CANNABIS - US
As pot grows, so do crimes - Post Star
"Historically we've seen more home invasions robberies for marijuana than for any other drug," said Glens Falls Police Detective Sgt. Lloyd Swartz. While proponents of the drug argue it should be legalized and that its effects on society are far less troublesome than so-called "harder" drugs like cocaine and heroin, local police see the trouble it causes daily.
METHADONE - US
Methadone, the quiet killer -- Part 1 - Wood TV
Since January 2005, 24 methadone-related overdose deaths have occurred in Kalamazoo County. Nearly all were accidental.
Dealers get desperate as drug supply dries up - The Observer
Drug dealers are under pressure from a nationwide police blitz on cannabis farms. The clampdown, which has targeted farms producing potent 'skunk', has seen prices almost double in some cities, according to Drugscope, the drugs awareness charity, which calculates street values based on interviews with dealers.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Hyperactive children ‘need exercise, not drugs' - Sunday Herald
A leading child development expert has sparked fury among campaigners after claiming that children with attention deficit disorders could be prescribed exercise instead of drugs. Professor Richard Bailey, who has worked with Unesco as an expert adviser for physical education and sport, argued that some youngsters diagnosed with the conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be suffering from a lack of exercise.
CANNABIS - PHILIPPINES
Police To Burn 2,500 Fully-Grown Cannabis Trees - La Union, Philippines (AHN)
The Philippine National Police in northern Philippines is set to burn some 2,500 fully-grown marijuana trees as part of the government's campaign against the illegal growing of cannabis.
CANNABIS - US
As pot grows, so do crimes - Post Star
"Historically we've seen more home invasions robberies for marijuana than for any other drug," said Glens Falls Police Detective Sgt. Lloyd Swartz. While proponents of the drug argue it should be legalized and that its effects on society are far less troublesome than so-called "harder" drugs like cocaine and heroin, local police see the trouble it causes daily.
METHADONE - US
Methadone, the quiet killer -- Part 1 - Wood TV
Since January 2005, 24 methadone-related overdose deaths have occurred in Kalamazoo County. Nearly all were accidental.
Labels: cannabis, methadone, prescription
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.
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.
Nov 10 Drug Headlines
GENERAL - US
Workplace drug use debunked in forum - Langley Times
With 120,000 known alcoholics and 36,000 drug addicts, B.C. has one of the highest rates of drug use in the country.
METH - US
Preparing for the future of Methamphetamine - Fox 12 News
The meth problem in Idaho continues to grow, and many local agencies are looking for answers. Local and state officials gathered to learn more about the problem Thursday, and how to deal with it, from one of the leaders in the field.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Drug use needs more research - The Exponent
A recent study shows that 7 percent of college students nationwide have used prescription drugs as stimulants for non-medical purposes in their lifetimes and 4 percent have done so in the past year. Across 119 four-year universities across the country, the amount of students who had used the drugs for non-medical purposes ranged from 0 to 25 percent.
PRESCRIPTION - US
11 million bottles of acetaminophen recalled - CNN
Check your medicine cabinet: Millions of bottles of the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen -- some sold as long as three years ago -- are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.
GENERAL - UK
FRANK Talk - drugs discussion and debate - Drug.gov.uk
There's a lot of misinformation out there about drugs, so FRANK is encouraging people to have a 'FRANK Talk' about drugs in an attempt to bust the myths surronding drugs and their use and to get the real facts.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Use of drugs to treat hyperactive children soars fourfold in ten years - Daily mail
Prescriptions for so-called 'chemical cosh' drugs to treat hyperactive children have risen fourfold since 1997, official figures reveal. The trend has alarmed experts because Ritalin-type drugs have been linked to sudden deaths in the U.S. and Britain and its use has been under review in this country.
Workplace drug use debunked in forum - Langley Times
With 120,000 known alcoholics and 36,000 drug addicts, B.C. has one of the highest rates of drug use in the country.
METH - US
Preparing for the future of Methamphetamine - Fox 12 News
The meth problem in Idaho continues to grow, and many local agencies are looking for answers. Local and state officials gathered to learn more about the problem Thursday, and how to deal with it, from one of the leaders in the field.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Drug use needs more research - The Exponent
A recent study shows that 7 percent of college students nationwide have used prescription drugs as stimulants for non-medical purposes in their lifetimes and 4 percent have done so in the past year. Across 119 four-year universities across the country, the amount of students who had used the drugs for non-medical purposes ranged from 0 to 25 percent.
PRESCRIPTION - US
11 million bottles of acetaminophen recalled - CNN
Check your medicine cabinet: Millions of bottles of the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen -- some sold as long as three years ago -- are being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.
GENERAL - UK
FRANK Talk - drugs discussion and debate - Drug.gov.uk
There's a lot of misinformation out there about drugs, so FRANK is encouraging people to have a 'FRANK Talk' about drugs in an attempt to bust the myths surronding drugs and their use and to get the real facts.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Use of drugs to treat hyperactive children soars fourfold in ten years - Daily mail
Prescriptions for so-called 'chemical cosh' drugs to treat hyperactive children have risen fourfold since 1997, official figures reveal. The trend has alarmed experts because Ritalin-type drugs have been linked to sudden deaths in the U.S. and Britain and its use has been under review in this country.
Labels: methamphetamine, prescription
Nov 9 Drug Headlines
Updated Articles
PAINKILLER - US
Another Recall for Generic Drugmaker - MSNBC
For the third time in five years, Perrigo pulls pain reliever from shelves.
PAINKILLER - US
11 Million Bottles of Painkillers Are Recalled - New York Times
As many as 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen, the pain killer, were recalled by the manufacturer today because some of the caplets in the bottles are contaminated with metal fragments.
Original Post
GENERAL - UK
Teach drugs at nursery - TES
More than 100 children aged under 12 were treated for substance abuse in Wales last year. Most were referred for alcohol and cannabis abuse, but some were also treated for cocaine, heroin and crack addictions.
OXYCODONE - US
Oxycodone responsible for most drug deaths on Treasure Coast
The powerful painkiller Oxycodone was responsible for the most deaths among the 35 drug-caused fatalities on the Treasure Coast in the first half of 2006, according to a recent report released by Florida's medical examiners.
METH - US
Health Department To Test Homes For Meth Residue - KUTV 2 Salt Lake City
Health department officials are offering to test homes in Cache, Rich and Box Elder counties for methamphetamine-related chemicals under a recently approved program. Methamphetamine is an addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system and is usually made from common household chemicals that can leave dangerous residue behind in buildings where the drug is made and used.
PAINKILLER - US
Another Recall for Generic Drugmaker - MSNBC
For the third time in five years, Perrigo pulls pain reliever from shelves.
PAINKILLER - US
11 Million Bottles of Painkillers Are Recalled - New York Times
As many as 11 million bottles of store-brand acetaminophen, the pain killer, were recalled by the manufacturer today because some of the caplets in the bottles are contaminated with metal fragments.
Original Post
GENERAL - UK
Teach drugs at nursery - TES
More than 100 children aged under 12 were treated for substance abuse in Wales last year. Most were referred for alcohol and cannabis abuse, but some were also treated for cocaine, heroin and crack addictions.
OXYCODONE - US
Oxycodone responsible for most drug deaths on Treasure Coast
The powerful painkiller Oxycodone was responsible for the most deaths among the 35 drug-caused fatalities on the Treasure Coast in the first half of 2006, according to a recent report released by Florida's medical examiners.
METH - US
Health Department To Test Homes For Meth Residue - KUTV 2 Salt Lake City
Health department officials are offering to test homes in Cache, Rich and Box Elder counties for methamphetamine-related chemicals under a recently approved program. Methamphetamine is an addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system and is usually made from common household chemicals that can leave dangerous residue behind in buildings where the drug is made and used.
Labels: methamphetamine, oxycodone, painkillers, prescription
Nov 7 Drug Headlines
ALCOHOL - UK
More Brits drinking themselves to death - MSNBC
The number of British middle-aged men drinking themselves to death has more than doubled since 1991, according to official figures released on Tuesday.
2006, November 7
GENERAL (TIK) - SOUTH AFRICA
Tik is taking over, say shocking drug stats
The number of people admitted to rehabilitation centres in Cape Town has risen dramatically this year, with most seeking treatment for tik and heroin abuse and more than a quarter younger than 20 years, the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found.
2006, November 7
PRESCRIPTION - US, NV
Study uncovers preference in youth abuse of prescriptions - The Nevada Sagebrush
Seventy-five percent of students who take it agree: Adderall helps them get through the two exams, interview, biology paper, core humanities discussion group and work-hectic lifestyle of a college student better than Ritalin.
2006, November 7
More Brits drinking themselves to death - MSNBC
The number of British middle-aged men drinking themselves to death has more than doubled since 1991, according to official figures released on Tuesday.
2006, November 7
GENERAL (TIK) - SOUTH AFRICA
Tik is taking over, say shocking drug stats
The number of people admitted to rehabilitation centres in Cape Town has risen dramatically this year, with most seeking treatment for tik and heroin abuse and more than a quarter younger than 20 years, the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found.
2006, November 7
PRESCRIPTION - US, NV
Study uncovers preference in youth abuse of prescriptions - The Nevada Sagebrush
Seventy-five percent of students who take it agree: Adderall helps them get through the two exams, interview, biology paper, core humanities discussion group and work-hectic lifestyle of a college student better than Ritalin.
2006, November 7
Labels: alcohol, prescription
Nov 8 Drug Headlines
Updated Articles
PAINKILLERS - US
Antioxidants may make more effective pain-killers than morphine - SAWFS News
A new research on a mouse model has boffins hopeful that antioxidant-based pain killers will, in the future, become a viable alternative to addictive medications such as morphine.
MARIJUANA - US
Major marijuana initiatives defeated - Personal Blog
Efforts to legalize marijuana for either recreational or medical use were defeated yesterday in three states. In Colorado, where Amendment 44 sought to legalize possession of an ounce of pot for adults, only 38% of the voters favored the inititative.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol dependence: International policy implications for prison populations
Results - Alcohol dependence emerged as the most prevalent substance use disorder in both UK prisons and in the US sample. Relative frequencies of abuse and dependence for alcohol and other drugs revealed that dependence on a given substance was more prevalent than abuse as defined by the current diagnostic criteria.
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GENERAL - UK
Charles demands help for a lost generation - Telegraph
The Prince of Wales will today highlight the plight of 1.2 million unemployed and under-educated young people facing a grim future because they have been abandoned "on the margins of society".
2006, November 8
ALCOHOL - US
Alcohol Bad For Lungs As Well As Liver - Medical News Today
Chronic alcohol abuse disrupts the proteins that keep fluids out of the lung, lowers a protective antioxidant, disrupts immune defenses and can lead to a condition known as 'alcoholic lung,' according to research to be presented at the conference, "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Disease."
2006, November 8
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan 'to spray poppy crop' - e-Ariana
The Afghan government has for the first time accepted that aerial chemical spraying could be considered to curb the cultivation of opium poppies. Poppy production across Afghanistan has increased by 60% since 2005.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
Tajiks Struggle to Stem Tide of Drugs - IWPR
Narcotics experts are predicting a surge in illicit drugs entering Tajikistan en route to Russia and Europe following the record opium harvest in Afghanistan. They are calling for joint efforts to create a security belt around Afghanistan to check the flow of drugs.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Students Abusing 'Smart Drugs' To Keep Grades Up - CBS2 Chicago
For years, students pulling all-nighters have gulped coffee to stay awake. But now growing numbers are popping pills -- and not to party.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Revealed: The thousands of drug addicts - Chronicle LIve
A lost generation of over the counter prescription pill addicts is today revealed. It is thought as many as 45,000 people in the North East are in the grip of addictions to sleeping pills and drugs like Valium, diazepam and temazepam.
ALCOHOL - UK
Rapid Rise in U.K. Alcohol Deaths Reported - Join Together
Alcohol-related deaths in the U.K. have risen from 4,144 in 1991 to 8,386 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
PAINKILLERS - US
Antioxidants may make more effective pain-killers than morphine - SAWFS News
A new research on a mouse model has boffins hopeful that antioxidant-based pain killers will, in the future, become a viable alternative to addictive medications such as morphine.
MARIJUANA - US
Major marijuana initiatives defeated - Personal Blog
Efforts to legalize marijuana for either recreational or medical use were defeated yesterday in three states. In Colorado, where Amendment 44 sought to legalize possession of an ounce of pot for adults, only 38% of the voters favored the inititative.
ALCOHOL - UK
Alcohol dependence: International policy implications for prison populations
Results - Alcohol dependence emerged as the most prevalent substance use disorder in both UK prisons and in the US sample. Relative frequencies of abuse and dependence for alcohol and other drugs revealed that dependence on a given substance was more prevalent than abuse as defined by the current diagnostic criteria.
Original Post
GENERAL - UK
Charles demands help for a lost generation - Telegraph
The Prince of Wales will today highlight the plight of 1.2 million unemployed and under-educated young people facing a grim future because they have been abandoned "on the margins of society".
2006, November 8
ALCOHOL - US
Alcohol Bad For Lungs As Well As Liver - Medical News Today
Chronic alcohol abuse disrupts the proteins that keep fluids out of the lung, lowers a protective antioxidant, disrupts immune defenses and can lead to a condition known as 'alcoholic lung,' according to research to be presented at the conference, "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Disease."
2006, November 8
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan 'to spray poppy crop' - e-Ariana
The Afghan government has for the first time accepted that aerial chemical spraying could be considered to curb the cultivation of opium poppies. Poppy production across Afghanistan has increased by 60% since 2005.
OPIUM - AFGHANISTAN
Tajiks Struggle to Stem Tide of Drugs - IWPR
Narcotics experts are predicting a surge in illicit drugs entering Tajikistan en route to Russia and Europe following the record opium harvest in Afghanistan. They are calling for joint efforts to create a security belt around Afghanistan to check the flow of drugs.
PRESCRIPTION - US
Students Abusing 'Smart Drugs' To Keep Grades Up - CBS2 Chicago
For years, students pulling all-nighters have gulped coffee to stay awake. But now growing numbers are popping pills -- and not to party.
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Revealed: The thousands of drug addicts - Chronicle LIve
A lost generation of over the counter prescription pill addicts is today revealed. It is thought as many as 45,000 people in the North East are in the grip of addictions to sleeping pills and drugs like Valium, diazepam and temazepam.
ALCOHOL - UK
Rapid Rise in U.K. Alcohol Deaths Reported - Join Together
Alcohol-related deaths in the U.K. have risen from 4,144 in 1991 to 8,386 last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Labels: alcohol, marijuana, opium, painkillers, prescription
Nov 6 Drug Headlines
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PAINKILLERS - UK
Public 'confused by painkillers' - BBC
One in three people in the UK does not know the difference between common painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, a survey suggests.
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GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Aboriginal imprisonments soaring - Herald Sun
The rate at which Aborigines are jailed has risen 23 per cent in six years and was 12 times higher than for non-indigenous Australians last year, a new report shows. Boscar director Don Weatherburn said drug and alcohol abuse were the strongest risk factors in for indigenous criminal prosecution and imprisonment.
2006, November 6
PRESCRIPIOTN - US
New Autopsy Report Says Abused Prescription Drug Overdoses Tops Illegal Drugs - All Headline News
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the medical examiners office released its 6-month report for the period from January through June 2006. In Florida, there were approximately 89,000 deaths during this timeframe, and 3,595 of these deaths were attributable to one or more drugs found during the autopsies.
2006, November 6
ALCOHOL - WORLD
Around the World in eight hangovers - The Independent
The task: investigating the 'cultural and traditional aspects of alcohol around the world'. In other words, getting very drunk in six of the world's most formidable drinking capitals. The man for the job? Dom Joly.
2006, November 6
METH - US
Department of Justice to Sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on November 30, 2006 - DEA.gov
The Department of Justice today announced that it will sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on Nov. 30, 2006, in order to generate awareness about the damaging effects of meth abuse on individuals, families and American communities.
2006, November 6
PAINKILLERS - UK
Public 'confused by painkillers' - BBC
One in three people in the UK does not know the difference between common painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and paracetamol, a survey suggests.
Original posts
GENERAL - AUSTRALIA
Aboriginal imprisonments soaring - Herald Sun
The rate at which Aborigines are jailed has risen 23 per cent in six years and was 12 times higher than for non-indigenous Australians last year, a new report shows. Boscar director Don Weatherburn said drug and alcohol abuse were the strongest risk factors in for indigenous criminal prosecution and imprisonment.
2006, November 6
PRESCRIPIOTN - US
New Autopsy Report Says Abused Prescription Drug Overdoses Tops Illegal Drugs - All Headline News
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the medical examiners office released its 6-month report for the period from January through June 2006. In Florida, there were approximately 89,000 deaths during this timeframe, and 3,595 of these deaths were attributable to one or more drugs found during the autopsies.
2006, November 6
ALCOHOL - WORLD
Around the World in eight hangovers - The Independent
The task: investigating the 'cultural and traditional aspects of alcohol around the world'. In other words, getting very drunk in six of the world's most formidable drinking capitals. The man for the job? Dom Joly.
2006, November 6
METH - US
Department of Justice to Sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on November 30, 2006 - DEA.gov
The Department of Justice today announced that it will sponsor National Methamphetamine Awareness Day on Nov. 30, 2006, in order to generate awareness about the damaging effects of meth abuse on individuals, families and American communities.
2006, November 6
Labels: alcohol, methamphetamine, painkillers, prescription
Nov 5 Drug Headlines
PRESCRIPTION - US
Pacific base officials caution about cough medicine abuse - Stars and Stripes
With the approaching cold and flu season comes another health concern: children abusing over-the-counter cough suppressants.
2006, November 5
More comming...
Pacific base officials caution about cough medicine abuse - Stars and Stripes
With the approaching cold and flu season comes another health concern: children abusing over-the-counter cough suppressants.
2006, November 5
More comming...
Labels: prescription
Nov 4 Drug Headlines
LEGAL DRUGS - US
Today’s teenagers abusing ‘legal’ drugs like glue, stimulants and booze - IPPR
Glue sniffing amongst 11 to 15 year olds has increased sevenfold over the last decade, according to new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) to be published next week. The report says that developing social skills and strong adult role models are crucial in keeping kids off drugs, drink and cigarettes.
2006, November 4
COCAINE - SCOTLAND
Cocaine-binge builders dicing with disaster says drug tsar - Scotman
The number of builders, electricians and plumbers seeking help for cocaine abuse has soared in the Edinburgh, drug workers have revealed. They say cocaine's image as a drug mainly used by young executives in high-pressure jobs is a thing of the past.
2006, November 4
COCAINE - US, FL
Cocaine continues to take toll in Palm Beach County, report says - Sun Sentinel
Palm Beach County no longer leads the state in the number of deaths caused by cocaine, according to an interim report issued Friday by Florida medical examiners. Still, the county had the most cocaine-related deaths in South Florida at 32. Broward County recorded 29 deaths and Miami-Dade County had 13, according to the report, which examines the first six months of 2006.
2006, November 4
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Thousands at risk as substance abuse soars in schools - Times Online UK
THOUSANDS of children are risking their lives sniffing glue and aerosols in a new epidemic of solvent abuse in schools. Research on the drug habits of young teenagers has found that while use of cannabis and class A drugs has risen slightly over seven years, the numbers sniffing glue has shot up from 28,000 to 168,000 last year.
2006, November 4
Today’s teenagers abusing ‘legal’ drugs like glue, stimulants and booze - IPPR
Glue sniffing amongst 11 to 15 year olds has increased sevenfold over the last decade, according to new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) to be published next week. The report says that developing social skills and strong adult role models are crucial in keeping kids off drugs, drink and cigarettes.
2006, November 4
COCAINE - SCOTLAND
Cocaine-binge builders dicing with disaster says drug tsar - Scotman
The number of builders, electricians and plumbers seeking help for cocaine abuse has soared in the Edinburgh, drug workers have revealed. They say cocaine's image as a drug mainly used by young executives in high-pressure jobs is a thing of the past.
2006, November 4
COCAINE - US, FL
Cocaine continues to take toll in Palm Beach County, report says - Sun Sentinel
Palm Beach County no longer leads the state in the number of deaths caused by cocaine, according to an interim report issued Friday by Florida medical examiners. Still, the county had the most cocaine-related deaths in South Florida at 32. Broward County recorded 29 deaths and Miami-Dade County had 13, according to the report, which examines the first six months of 2006.
2006, November 4
PRESCRIPTION - UK
Thousands at risk as substance abuse soars in schools - Times Online UK
THOUSANDS of children are risking their lives sniffing glue and aerosols in a new epidemic of solvent abuse in schools. Research on the drug habits of young teenagers has found that while use of cannabis and class A drugs has risen slightly over seven years, the numbers sniffing glue has shot up from 28,000 to 168,000 last year.
2006, November 4
Labels: cocaine, prescription