Jan 18 Drug Headlines

METHADONE – UK
There are more on methadone than ever – News Scotsman
City drugs tsar and former deputy chief constable Tom Wood is quite correct to hail a drop in the number of heroin addicts as an encouraging sign, especially when not so long ago he was predicting that the levels of heroin abuse in Edinburgh threatened to return to the levels of the dark days of Trainspotting. But although the most recent fall is to be welcomed, the success is somewhat overshadowed by a further increase in the numbers taking methadone.

NARCOTICS – USA
Long-term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse – Science Daily
Narcotic drugs (opioids) are commonly prescribed for short-term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long-term has been questioned in a review article by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, who also found that behaviors consistent with opioid abuse was reported in 24 percent of cases.

ADDICTION – PHILIPPINES
The path to drug addiction – ABS CBN Interactive
Once a person gets into drugs, a number of paths will be taken. If he is lucky, a bit of experimentation will be all that is needed to satisfy his curiosity. That is if he does not get hooked on the drugs he is playing with.

METH – USA
Community looks at devastation of meth addiction – Aldergrove Star
Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, is becoming the drug of choice for many young people, with devastating consequences.

HEROIN – USA
State warns heroin blend could become a problem – Morning Sentinel
Public health and public safety officials worry that a type of heroin blend that has led to hundreds of overdoses elsewhere in the country could become a serious problem in Maine.

ADDERALL – USA
Students give the straight dope about drug use in Weston – The Weston Forum
Nikki Phillips was a beautiful star athlete, bright and personable, who seemed to have everything going for her. Yet in a moment, she was gone.