April 1 Drug Addiction Headlines

METH – USA
Stronger meth is on the market – WALB News
A small dose of meth-ice, a more potent form of the typically seen meth.

METH – USA
Meth, heroin were equally fatal to Oregonians in 2006 – The World Link
Though heroin and meth were equally fatal in 2006, the results represent a sharp diversion from numbers posted a decade ago.

OPIUM – USA
Could Afghan Opium Trade Go Legal? – Business Week
Despite efforts to eradicate Afghanistan's opium production, the problem keeps getting worse. And the Taliban insurgency is the primary beneficiary.

METH – USA
Police: New Candy-Flavored Meth Targets Young Users – KSBW Channel News
Authorities said drug dealers are adding color and candy flavor to methamphetamine, making it more appealing to young users.

ALCOHOL – USA
Study Finds 49% of US College Students Are Abusing Drugs or Alcohol – Lifesite
A new report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found that forty-nine per cent (3.8 million) of full time college students binge drink and/or abuse prescription and illegal drugs.

ALCOHOL – USA
April is Alcohol Awareness Month – eMaxHealth
On March 30th Vermonters gather to kick off Alcohol Awareness Month at the 9th annual "Day of Recovery"at the Statehouse.

ALCOHOL – USA
A booze buzz for teenyboppers? – MSNBC
Anheuser-Busch product so adorable it draws fire from alcohol abuse camp.

MARIJUANA – USA
Is Marijuana Kosher For Passover? – Washington Post
In Israel they won't be passing many dubbies this Passover. The country's pro-pot Green Leaf Party ("Aleh Yarok") has sent a mass e-mail to its members warning that hemp-related products may be a no-no for those who keep Kosher during Pesach.

METH – USA
Former meth addicts appear in videos given to schools – Tucson Citizen
A teenager describes chewing the palms of her hands until they bled. A young woman wonders if she'll ever be able to have children. A gaunt man with a scarred, weathered face asks whether young people want to wind up looking like him.

DRUGS – USA
Drug addiction affects more people than just the abuser – OC Register
If anyone reading this is "dabbling" in drugs, thinking it will only hurt him- or herself, read on...