Feb 17 Drug Headlines

CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis loses appeal for young people – ABC News Online
A new study has found a third of young Australians think using cannabis is unacceptable, and the majority believe it is a dangerous drug.

MARIJUANA – AUSTRALIA
Pot not hot: weed losing its cool – Sydney Morning Herald
SMOKING a joint is no longer cool among the young, according to a new poll, which found one in three regard it as unacceptable.

ALCOHOL – UK
Revealed: Britain's 12-year-old alcoholics – The Independent
Children as young as 12 are being diagnosed as alcoholics amid growing concerns about binge-drinking in Britain, an investigation by The Independent on Sunday reveals today.

PESCRIPTION – USA
Teens now going for parents' pills, not their booze – The Oakland Press
Some parents of teenagers keep their liquor cabinets locked. Should the medicine cabinet be next?

DRUGS – USA
Disrupting Brain's Stress System Intensifies Opiate Withdrawal – Science Daily
Avoiding the severe pain, nausea, agitation, sweats and other symptoms of opiate withdrawal are among the many reasons addicts are motivated to continue taking drugs.