Feb 14 Drug Headlines

DRUGS – USA
Dobbs: The war within, killing ourselves – CNN News
We're fighting a war that is inflicting even greater casualties than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and, incredibly, costing even more money. We're losing the War on Drugs, and we've been in retreat for three decades.

ALCOHOL – UK
Teenage drinkers face alcohol test – News Scientist
Big Brother has arrived at a high school in New Jersey, determined to stop their students consuming alcohol at weekends.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol use becoming risk by the eighth grade – Topics.com
More than 56,000 children and youth live in Hamilton County, and it's estimated that by eighth grade nearly half of them will have tried alcohol.


PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teen abuse of prescription drugs remains a problem, government report shows – Centre Daily
Their use of marijuana may be declining, but teenagers' abuse of prescription drugs is holding steady or in some cases increasing.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Report: Teens Using Prescription Drugs – Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
Many teenagers are obtaining drugs over the Internet, getting them free from friends or taking them from someone's medicine cabinet.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens Turn Away From Street Drugs, Move to Prescription Drugs, New Report Reveals – Earth Times
Report shows that teens are turning away from street drugs, like marijuana and cocaine, and are now abusing prescription drugs to get high.