April 4 Drug Addiction Headlines

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Feds: Prescription drug problem in N.J. – Cherry Hill Courier Post
3 percent of residents have abused prescription drugs in the past year, with about 6 percent of those aged 18 to 25 reporting they have misused a prescription drug.

ALCOHOL – USA
April is Alcohol Awareness Month – SAMHSA
To recognize the serious problem of alcohol abuse, April is designated “Alcohol Awareness Month.”

DRUGS – USA
Drugs Are in the Water. Does It Matter? – The New York Times
Residues of birth control pills, antidepressants, painkillers, shampoos and a host of other compounds are finding their way into the nation’s waterways.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Reserve struggling with abuse of prescription drugs – The Amherst Daily News
Using pliers to rip out healthy teeth just to get a narcotics prescription. Twelve-year-olds having sex with men in exchange for narcotics.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Feds cite New Jersey prescription drug abuse problem – Newsday
New Jersey has a significant prescription drug abuse problem, White House drug policy officials said Monday.

METH – USA
Community fighting meth – Arizona Range News
Willcox Meth Task Force works to educate residents, prevent drug use.

DRUGS – USA
Authorities warn of new drug trend – Dublin Courier Herald
Parents are being warned by Dublin Police about a new drug trend hitting kids as early as middle school.

DRUGS – USA
The secret history of Big Pharma's role in creating and marketing heroin, LSD, meth, Ecstasy and speed – Newstarget
As you'll read here, drug companies actually invented many of the street drugs now considered to be the most devastating, including heroin and meth ("ice").

DRUGS – USA
Drug deaths on the rise in Tennessee – WREG Memphis News
The number of deaths in Tennessee caused by taking prescription drugs is now almost equal to the number of murders according to a new report.