April 30th Drug Addiction News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Michigan Ranks Among Top States In Nation In Teen Abuse Of Prescription Drugs – Medical News Today
The latest research shows that Michigan has one of the highest rates of teen prescription drug abuse in the country, as teens turn away from street drugs and use prescription drugs to get high.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol liver deaths double since 1997 – STV TV
The number of people dying as a result of alcohol related liver failure has doubled since 1997.

COCAINE – USA
Cocaine Purer And Cheaper Despite Drug War – WJZ
Cocaine prices in the United States have dropped and the drug's purity increased, despite years of effort and nearly $5 billion spent by the U.S. government to combat Colombia's drug industry.

METH – UK
Meth abuse spreading through the UK – Press TV
The use of methamphetamine otherwise known as 'crystal meth' or 'ice' is a highly addictive drug and spreading throughout the United Kingdom.

METH – USA
Meth production flourishes south of the border As a U.S. crackdown against meth labs and precursor chemicals has been drying up domestic production in recent years, the Mexican cartels are enthusiastically filling the void.

METH – USA
Crow community walks against meth – Billings Gazette
Students here made a public stand against methamphetamine Friday.

METH – USA
Fighting meth from your computer: Drug-awareness video is available – The Observer
Rio Rancho has a new tool for people who want a crash course on methamphetamine.

ALCOHOL – USA
Drinking Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer – Medical Breakthroughs
Alcohol is a well-established risk factor for breast cancer, even when consumed in moderation. Now, new animal studies confirm alcohol consumption stimulates tumor growth and malignancy of breast cancer.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol and our young - Trenton Times
As hard as we try, as much as we preach, and as media coverage resounds, still more and more young people die before their time thanks to a totally preventable cause: alcohol abuse.

April 29th Drug Addiction News

METH – USA
Dangers of Methamphetamine – KOLO TV News
Authorities say the cold hard hitting fact about Methamphetamine is that all it takes is one high before you can become an addict.

METH – USA
Methamphetamine Abuse and Emergency Department Utilization – Academic Emergency Medicine
Objectives: To quantify the frequency, cost, and patient characteristics associated with methamphetamine-related emergency department (ED) visits.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teen prescription drug abuse on upswing – Duncan Banner
In February, a drug-awareness forum was held for the parents; aimed at getting parents more familiar with drugs and their dangers and to raise awareness of the growing trend among teens to misuse prescription drugs.

COCAINE – USA
U.S. cocaine prices drop, purity rises – BOGOTA
Cocaine prices in the United States have dropped and the drug's purity increased, despite years of effort and nearly $5 billion spent by the U.S. government to combat Colombia's drug industry.

METH – USA
A new drug danger is hitting the streets, candy flavored meth – KQTV News
This is what police agencies throughout the country are referring to as "strawberry quick" methamphetamine, flavored to give it a strawberry taste.

METH – USA
New trend:Candy flavored crystal meth – Daily Review Atlas
Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have been asked to be on the lookout for candy-flavored methamphetamine.

METH – USA
Meth for Kids – KTTc News
It's candy flavored meth and now lawmakers taking matters into their own hands, before kids in our area get it in their hands.

PRESCRIPTION – IRAN
Prescription drugs can be addictive – Press TV
Heroin may be the most notorious drug but it's only one in a class of addictive substances known as opioids, mostly used as pain killers.

DRUGS – UK
Cannabis and Drug Abuse: how should schools respond – Poverty Debate
Wellington College, the impressive Berkshire establishment, recently hosted a conference on Cannabis and Drug Abuse, focussing particularly on the ways in which schools should respond to the pervasive issue of drug abuse.

HEROIN – USA
'Cheese' Heroin: Questions and Answers – My Fox Dallas
WHAT IS CHEESE? Cheese is black-tar heroin and crushed Tylenol PM tablets. Drug abuse experts, doctors, and police say it's highly addictive and very, very dangerous.

April 27th Drug Addiction News

METH – USA
New drug dangers: Candy-flavored meth – WBKO News
There's a new version of an old drug that is hitting the streets. Meth drug dealers are now turning their attention toward children.

METH – USA
Flu medicines used to make crystal meth – Pharmaceutical Business
Over-the-counter flu remedies may become prescription only in the UK because of concerns that the medicines are being used to make the class A drug crystal meth.

ADDICTION – USA
Five Things To Do When Someone Has An Addiction Problem – MaxHealth News
Do you suspect a loved one or friend has an addition problem? You may have seen signs to indicate a problem, such as mood swings or changes in behavior, friends, and activities.

HEROIN – USA
WASTED YOUTH: Former student shares horrors of heroin addiction at Coyle-Cassidy – Brockton Enterprise
“It doesn't matter that we're in a Catholic school. It doesn't matter what school you go to. It's an addiction and no one is over that power of a drug.”

ALCOHOL – USA
Azores' Alcohol Awareness Day puts partying in perspective – Air Force Link
Alcohol Awareness Day at Lajes Field, Azores, included not only a mock funeral, but also a demonstration of an Airman getting pulled over for driving under the influence.

METH – USA
Facts about methamphetamine – Homer News
Methamphetamine, a powerfully addictive central nervous system stimulant, is known by different street names, including meth, crank, crystal and speed.

METH – USA
Breaking the cycle of Methamphetamine addiction in Alaska – KTVA News
Methamphetamine addiction is becoming such a problem in Alaska, the state is now working to combat it with a statewide media campaign, in hopes of stopping meth use before it starts.

ALCOHOL – USA
Drinking Heavily In College May Lead To Heart Disease Later In Life – Medical News Today
College-age students who drink heavily may increase their risk for future heart disease, researchers reported at the American Heart Association.

April 26th Drug Addiction News

HEROIN - FRANCE
Drugs may cause addiction by 'remodelling' brain - PARIS (AFP)
A heroin addict aching for a fix years after kicking the habit is not simply weak-willed but may be tormented by enduring changes in the brain caused by the drug itself, according a groundbreaking study released Wednesday

COCAINE – USA
'Cocaine' drink pulled from local shelves – The Stamford Times
Hundreds of cases of an energy drink called Cocaine have been seized by the state, which accuses the Las Vegas company that produces it of not licensing it as required by law.

METH – NEW ZEALAND
Crystal meth fear may hit cold medicines – Stuff
LONDON: Some cold medicines may become prescription-only in Britain to prevent criminal gangs using them to make the crack-like drug, crystal meth.

DRUGS – USA
Drug overdoses up: Coroner sees more drug-related deaths – Shelby County Reporter
Shelby County Coroner Diana Hawkins continues her mission to combat an increase in the number of teens and young adults dying from substance abuse.

METH – UK
Is meth abuse a UK problem? – BBC News
The use of methamphetamine - commonly known as "crystal meth" or "ice" - could be spreading in the UK.

MARIJUANA – USA
Marijuana sold in U.S. stronger than ever – MSNBC News
The marijuana being sold across the United States is stronger than ever, which could explain a growing number of medical emergencies that involve the drug.

ALCOHOL – USA
Study: Men, women show alcohol problems differently – CNN Health News
Women with drinking problems may show it in different ways from men, which could make their alcohol abuse harder to detect, according to new research.

CANNABIS – NEW ZEALAND
US cannabis becoming more potent – TV3 News
US government experts claim the marijuana being sold across the United States is stronger than ever, which they say could explain a growing number of medical emergencies involving the drug.


MARIJUANA – US
U.S. marijuana grows stronger than before – Scientific America
Analysis of seized samples of marijuana and hashish showed that more of the cannabis on the market is of the strongest grade, the White House and National Institute for Drug Abuse said.

MARIJUANA – USA
Feds say marijuana still getting stronger – Team 4 News
The amount of the substance in marijuana seized last year reached eight-point-five percent, according to the White House drug-control policy office.

April 25th Drug Addiction News

ADDERALL – USA
Eight Wake Forest student films to be featured at screening – Wake Forest University
The film explores the growing underground culture of Adderall use on college campuses.

METH – UK
Addicts turn Lemsip into 'crystal meth' – ITV News
Addicts are turning flu drugs like Lemsip and Benylin into the lethal street narcotic crystal meth, the government has revealed.

METH – UK
Crystal meth fears over medicine – BBC News
Some over-the-counter flu remedies could face restrictions, amid fears that they are being used to produce the highly addictive drug, crystal meth.

ALCOHOL – USA
Higher beer taxes, 21 drinking age reduces traffic deaths of young people – PIRE
Communities with few alcohol regulations could consider raising taxes on beer as a way to reduce drunken driving fatalities among young people.

ALCOHOL – USA
Comparing Alcohol Policies Between Countries: Science or Silliness? – PLoS Medicine
It seems self-evident that it would be useful to have a way of comparing alcohol policies between countries. A metric to compare countries would enable improvements or changes to be monitored.

DRUGS – UK
Statistics on Drug Misuse, England, 2007 (full report) – The Information Centre
For the first time, this annual statistical bulletin presents information on drug misuse among both adults and children.

ALCOHOL – UK
Binge drinking raises cancer risk – BBC News
Women who drink the equivalent of roughly two bottles of wine over a weekend more than double their risk of breast cancer, say Danish researchers.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
8 Ways To Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse – Pushing Back
Teens are turning away from street drugs and the stigma that goes along with using them, and abusing prescription drugs to get the same type of high.

April 24th Drug Addiction Headlines

DRUG ABUSE – AUSTRALIA
Drug laws don't protect public: study – The Age
The authors of a new study showing illicit drug use cost Australian business $3.3 billion in one year say the law enforcement approach to drugs has failed to protect people and commerce.

DRUG ABUSE– AUSTRALIA
War on ice targets foreign supply – The Age
Australian police will increase their presence overseas as part of the federal government's new push to tackle the ice epidemic.

ALCOHOL – INDIA
Alcohol Abuse During College Days Leads to Heart Disease in Later Life – MedIndia
Students who drink heavily during the college days has an increased chance of getting heart disease in the future, reports researchers at the American Heart Association's 8th Annual Conference on Arteriosclerosis.

ALCOHOL – USA
High schoolers get lesson on alcohol safety – Carroll County Times
Alcohol may not be available to teenagers legally, but during senior week, they are going to get it anyway, according to one school resource officer.

DRUG ABUSE – USA
Drug study: Avenues exist besides the drug culture – The Daily Collegian
A recent study brought some very disturbing information to light: Almost half of college students nationwide, about 3.8 million people, binge drink or abuse

RITALIN – USA
Experts say linked to long list of school shooting sprees – WorldNetDaily
Investigators also may want to check his medicine cabinet, because psychiatric drugs have been linked to hundreds of violent episodes, including most of the school shootings in the last two decades.

ALCOHOL – USA
Plenty of reason to worry about teens and alcohol – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
Clearly, alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs on the market today. Every year it is ranked as one the most common causes of death for teens and young adults.

METH – USA
An edgy, honest look at meth addiction – KTVA News
With prolonged meth use, a person will experience drug cravings, severe weight loss, withdrawal-related depression, rapid tooth decay or meth mouth.

April 23rd Drug Addiction Headlines

ADDICTION – PAKISTAN
Drug addiction festering menace posing serious threat to young scions – Associated Press of Pakistan
Drug addiction, a festering menace is not only injurious to an individual but also imperils the health of the entire social fabric with fast cascading impact.

METH – AUSTRALIA
$150m to tackle ice epidemic – Melbourne Herald Sun
A NEW $150 million drugs package to tackle the in Australia is expected to be announced by Prime Minister John Howard today.

CANNABIS – UK
Heavy cannabis use by teens is more dangerous than alcohol – The Independent
Heavy users of the drug were between three and six times more likely to use other drugs.

ALCOHOL – USA
Prom season - Authorities on lookout for alcohol – Hagerstown Morning Herald
As prom and graduation season approaches, local law enforcement officials have a message for teens - and their parents. By all means celebrate, but we'll be watching.

ALCOHOL – USA
Lower drinking age vs. alcohol abuse – Pahrump Valley Times
Among college students, drinking has gone "off campus and underground," increasing risks while decreasing institutions' abilities to manage the risks.

DRUGS – UK
Deadly new drug being peddled on Chippenham's streets – Wiltshire News
D01 is a powerful amphetamine which is injected into the blood stream and is being pushed by dealers in the town

PRESCRIPTION – INDIA
Prescription drugs, ganja-the new "in" thing – Zee News
From an occasional puff or a beer -youngsters in the country are now stepping up their party style, causing concern among parents as well as law enforcement agencies.

METH – CANADA
Salvation Army tackles crystal meth problem – Canadian Christianity
Crystal Meth, she said, needs special attention because it differs from other drugs in several ways. It is easily produced, cheap and readily available, and it also leads to quicker and more permanent brain damage than other drugs.

ALCOHOL –USA
La Crosse Police Hold First Alcohol Education Class – WKBT News
Those who received a public intoxication warning in La Crosse are getting an eye-opening look into the dangers of binge-drinking.

ALCOHOL – USA
DRUG ABUSE SURVEY: Alcohol tops list of drug concerns – My Web Times
Survey results clearly show alcohol is the most common substance abused by youths, a finding that did not surprise school officials and coalition members.

METH – USA
Forum will focus on anti-meth effort – Statesman Journal
A panel of officials, including state Rep. Betty Komp, will talk at a town-hall meeting about efforts to fight the illegal drug methamphetamine.

April 21st Drug Addiction Headlines

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse is on the rise among kids – Noblesville Daily Times
Parents are often unaware that pills are being pilfered from their prescription bottles or they don’t want to know.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse paves wide path to illicit drug use – The Village News
America’s war on street drugs routinely garners headlines but much less attention is given to the problem with prescription drug abuse, despite the fact that it is more widespread than abuse of all types of illicit drugs combined.

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Local meth addicts deliver powerful radio message – Shakopee Valley News
Jenny, a Scott County mother, tells this story and how she lost custody of her children because of a meth addiction in a pair of radio ads.

ADDERALL – USA
Study: drug abuse on the rise – The Daily Targum
Cramming for exams and pulling all-nighters for students has become synonymous with drinking any and all forms of caffeine - such as coffee or soda - or purchasing over-the-counter caffeine pills. But college students are also introducing prescription drugs into their study habits.

HEROIN- QATAR
Britain’s drug problem worst in Europe: study – Gulf Times
Britain has the worst level of drug abuse in Europe and the second-highest rate of drug-related deaths, according to a study published yesterday.

ALCOHOL – USA
Youth leaders educate BOC on alcohol awareness issues – Curry County Reporter
A group of high school student leaders from Gold Beach, Pacific and Brookings-Harbor high schools, discuss their efforts to raise drug and alcohol awareness.

ADDICTION – USA
Town Hall studies teen addiction – Casa Grande Valley News
Teens, both boys and girls, report that during their lunch hour, they'll go somewhere to get high or to drink, and come back without anyone noticing.

April 19th Drug Addiction Headlines

ADDICTION – AUSTRALIA
UK leads Europe in drug abuse – ABC Online

A report released in the United Kingdom says Britain has the highest level of drug abuse in Europe and the second highest number of drug-related deaths.

METH – USA
Meth conference teaches officials about the dangers of drug – Belleville News

The coalition's goal is to stamp out methamphetamine to create safe families and communities.

METH – USA
Anti-meth drive previews at Cocopah – East Valley Tribune

The girl was going to try meth — just once. Then steal — just once. Then sleep with someone for the drug — just once.

METH – USA
Meth prevention group speaks out – Wahpeton Daily News

The Stand Together On Meth Prevention group presented a meth forum for area middle school students Tuesday.

ADDICTION – USA
Detox Without Followup Does Nothing to Stop Addiction – Treatment online

What has been created is a situation wherein it is not in hospital's best interest to treat indigent addicts, who are often homeless, in a manner that is both cost effective and effective for the situation. As the NYT writes, the nature and even the root of the problem are understood by virtually everyone involved.

COCAINE – UK
Cocaine use triples as Ecstasy loses its appeal – The Independent

More than 750,000 people take cocaine at least once a year as its price falls and ecstasy loses its popularity among clubbers, according to a wide-ranging study of drug abuse in Britain.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
ALCOHOL-RELATED VIOLENCE – Sydney Star Observer

With all the attention that methamphetamine or crystal has received in recent times in accident and emergency departments, it is easy to forget the worst drug-related problems frontline health workers see actually stem from alcohol.


ALCOHOL – USA
Students walk the walk for alcohol awareness – Bloomington Pantagraph

The goggles, a low-speed crash simulator, a rollover accident simulator, information on sexual assault and information from officers were part of an alcohol awareness event.

April 18 Drug Addiction Headlines

HEROIN – USA
“Cheese” heroin killing kids in Dallas – Hot Air
As many as 17 Dallas County teenagers have died since 2005 from overdoses of the popular new form of heroin known as “cheese” – the most visible sign yet that more youths are caught in the grip of a growing crisis.

METH – USA
Scottsdale Students Get First Look at Arizona's New Meth Prevention Campaign – PR Newswire
Earlier today at Cocopah Middle School in Scottsdale, a classroom of eighth-graders got a first look at some of the television and print advertisements that depict the detrimental impacts of Meth use and that will ultimately be seen by teens across Arizona.

CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis use rife among teens – Scenta News
Research from Queen’s University Belfast has discovered that one in ten school children who had reported using cannabis at least once had now become daily users.

ALCOHOL – UK
British least likely to be breath-tested – Times Online
Britain has one of the worst records in Europe for reducing deaths from drink-driving, according to a study that calls for much tougher enforcement of the limit.

HEROIN – USA
Lethal heroin drug mix plagues Dallas schools – Seattle Times
The number of Dallas students getting hooked on a new drug called "cheese" is skyrocketing, with arrests for the heroin mix up 82 percent this school year.

CANNABIS –UK
One-third of pupils have tried cannabis by the age of 15 – The Independent
One in three young teenagers have used cannabis, some on a daily basis, according to new research. The study appears to confirm growing fears among teachers that joints have become the 21st-century equivalent of smoking behind the bike sheds.

METH – USA
Flavored Meth Making Its Way To Siouxland – KTIV News
Methamphetamine labs are declining in number in the Hawkeye State after a state law disrupted the flow of some raw materials used to make meth.

PRESCRIPTION – CANADA
Cramming students cautioned against taking stimulant without prescription – CBC News
It is not known how many students are using Dexedrine to study. Robin Tribble said its use is widespread among her friends in first year who live in residence. Some of the people are now dependent on Dexedrine for studying, she said.

April 17 Drug Addiction Headlines

HEROIN – USA
An Innocent Name For A Deadly Drug – ABC News
A New Kind Of Heroin Called "Cheese" Is Turning Teens Into Addicts And Causing Deaths.

ADDICTS – USA
Revolving Door for Addicts Adds to Medicaid Cost – The New York Times
With grim humor, some doctors in New York call them “frequent fliers” — addicts who check into hospital detoxification units so often that dozens of them spend more than 100 nights a year in those wards.

BENZODIAZEPINE – AUSTRALIA
Hotline reveals community under a hypnotic spell – The Australian
SLEEP medicine specialists have been amazed by the publicity surrounding recent reports of hundreds of callers inundating a Queensland pharmacy hotline with stories about unusual side effects after taking the world's most commonly prescribed hypnotic, zolpidem (Stilnox in Australia and Europe, Ambien in the USA).

COCAINE – USA
Legal Cocaine Will Soon Be Available – Associated Content
The Redux Beverages Company has been warned by the FDA about its packaging and promotion of a new drink being introduced by the company.

METH – USA
Osborne talks to students about meth addiction – KHAS TV News
He may no longer be a Congressman, but that is not slowing down Tom Osborne from working to improve the meth problem in Nebraska.

METH – USA
Community on Ice: The Meth Epidemic – LasVegasNow.com
Methamphetamine abuse in Nevada has been described as an epidemic problem. The Silver State ranks number one in the country for meth users over the age of 12.

METH – DENMARK
Gritty New Ads for Montana Meth Project Show Effect on Family and Friends – AdLand
Known for its gritty and hard-hitting portrayal of meth use, the latest ads for the Montana Meth Project don't disappoint.

ALCOHOL – USA
School to enforce alcohol-free dances with breath tests – The Dallas Morning News
Students at Wahlert High School are being tested to make sure they're not DUI – dancing under the influence.

PRESCRIPTION – INDIA
Youths pop prescription pills to get a high – Daily News & Analysis
An occasional puff or a beer are no longer cool enough for youngsters to get a high. Narcotics are now the ‘in-thing’ and youth are turning to prescription medicines, especially painkillers and cough syrups, to get their high.

April 16 Drug Addiction Headlines

HEROIN – USA
`Cheese' plague escalates in Dallas school district – Ohio.com
The number of Dallas students getting hooked on a new drug called "cheese" is skyrocketing, with arrests for the heroin mix up 82 percent so far this school year.

METH – NEW ZEALAND
Aussie opposition launches anti-meth plan – Stuff New Zealand
Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd said use of methamphetamine – including speed, ice and crystal meth – was rife with a recent study suggesting 100,000 Australians of all ages used the drugs in the last week.

METH – IRELAND
Baking Soda Could Go Behind the Counter – The Epoch Times
A Missouri state legislator is seeking to regulate baking soda sales in hopes of curbing crack cocaine production.

METH – CANADA
PROTOCOL IN PLACE TO PROTECT METH'S YOUNGEST VICTIMS – Manitoba Government
New measures to help protect Manitoba communities against the devastating effects of crystal meth, including mandatory procedures for decontamination and assessment of children found in home-based meth labs.

ALCOHOL – USA
Forum addresses teens' drug and alcohol abuse – Contra Costa Times
IN A RECENT survey given to Pleasanton's high school students, 17 percent of ninth graders and 35 percent of 11th graders admitted to drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.

April 13 Drug Addiction Headlines

METH –USA
Six States in Richmond for National Meth Trafficking Conference – WRIC
Richmond played host to Attorney General's from six states at a national conference focused on the trafficking of methamphetamine.

ALCOHOL – USA
Drug and Alcohol Choices -- Prom Night – WHAM ABC News
The idea is to help students make good choices about alcohol and other drugs on prom night. A new brochure offering safety tips, information regarding teen drinking, and other common prom facts.

ALCOHOL – UK
Sport 'must ban drink sponsors' – Metro UK
Drinks companies should be banned from sponsoring professional sport because too many children are slipping into alcoholism, a teachers' union has warned.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Binge drinking worse than drugs – The Age
Binge drinking, not alcoholism, is the biggest problem associated with liquor, the Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (AERF) says.

METH – AUSTRALIA
Meth use rife among young adults: study – The Age
Methamphetamine use is rife among Australians in their 20s with new figures showing more than one in five have tried the dangerous stimulants.

DRUGS – NEW ZEALAND
Drug scandals put schools at 'high risk' – New Zealand Herald
Australian schools have been rocked by new drug revelations following studies showing a high rate of drug use among the country's teenagers.

METH – AUSTRALIA
Meth use widespread among young Aussies – ABC News Online
New statistics on drug use show Australians are the biggest users of ecstasy and amphetamines in the English-speaking world.

METH – USA
Campaign Launched to Combat Crystal Meth Use – ABC 7 News
West Hollywood is launching a campaign to combat the use of crystal meth in the gay community. Experts say within the community, use is not only more prevalent but also linked to high-risk sex acts and higher rates of HIV infection.

April 11 Drug Addiction Headlines

ADDICTION – USA
Children Teaching Children About Addiction – WOLX News
The students also pick up some coping skills, when dealing with peer pressure and violence.

METH –USA
Huntsman Combatting Utah's Growing Meth Addiction – BYU Newsnet
It all began when Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. visited the House of Hope, a drug rehabilitation center in Salt Lake City that provides treatment to mothers whose lives have been overcome by addiction.

CANNABIS – UK
Drug campaigners warn of cannabis threat – East Anglian Daily Times
STRONGER and more potent forms of cannabis are on the streets of Suffolk and being used increasingly by youngsters who assume the drug is safe.

CANNABIS – AUSTRALIA
Campaign to stop teens smoking cannabis – Brisbane Times
The NSW government is launching a $600,000 advertising campaign in a bid to cut down the number of young students smoking cannabis.

CANNABIS – AUSTRALIA
Cinema ad blitz targets cannabis – 2GB News
Teenagers heading to the cinema over the school holidays are being warned about the dangers of cannabis use.

April 10 Drug Addiction Headlines

METH – USA
Meth is top law enforcement problem – Eastern Arizona Courier
Users of methamphetamines endanger themselves and their children and create a law enforcement crisis for the entire state of Arizona.

ADDICTION – IRAN
“Mainline” reveals disaster of drug addiction among the youth: actress – Mehr News
Actress Bita Farahi believes that the film “Mainline” is a revelation about the disastrous effects of drug addiction amongst today’s youth.

METH – USA
CSU-Pueblo student earns award for issue on meth – CSU Pueblo Today
Pueblo’s student newspaper earned a first place regional award last month for a special news supplement on methamphetamine.

METH – USA
Getting to the bottom of how speed kills – San Bernardino Sun
Substance abuse researchers have known for years that methamphetamine use runs high on the West Coast, especially in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Understand prescription dangers – Wilson Daily Times
As if today's parents didn't have enough to worry about, now there's a reputed epidemic of prescription drug abuse.

April 9 Drug Addiction Headlines

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Nine Students Face Suspensions Over Prescription Drug – WBAY
Next week, Kimberly's school board plans to suspend nine freshmen high school students for giving and receiving the drug Adderall on school property.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drugs, availability to children seen as main problems – The Evening Tribune
The city's drug problem may not be getting worse, but it is changing.

DRUGS – UK
Theatre is an educational tool in the fight against illicit drugs – Medical News Today
A new study finds that theatrical drama is an educational tool in the fight against drug addiction and abuse.

METH – USA
County hears of teen's meth use – The Daily Astorian
Rice presented a graphic, no-nonsense report on the highs and lows of meth use, complete with the signs that someone is using and ways to detect a meth lab.

METH – USA
How to Tell if Your Home Was Once A Meth Lab – WVLT News
Meth labs don't just land the dealers who get caught running them, in jail. They also leave a lasting and often dangerous impression on the home, apartment or business where they are busted.

DRUGS – USA
Elkhart Helps Keep Teens Drug And Alcohol Free – WNDU News
Parents in Elkhart County are able to get complimentary home alcohol saliva and drug tests, to test their children.

METH – USA
Flavored meth aims to addict new users – San Diego Union Tribune
Experts say the sweet flavor of “Strawberry Quick” may lure new users because it masks methamphetamine's bitter taste when snorted.

ALCOHOL – GUAM
Social costs of alcohol abuse – Pacific Daily News
Alcohol is the number one drug of choice among Guam's adolescents, and used by more young adults than any other illicit drug.

METH – USA
April meth awareness programs – Alamogordo Daily News
The Otero County Meth Prevention/Treatment Coalition continues in our efforts to educate the community about the devastating effects of meth abuse on our youth, families and communities.

METH – USA
Community invited to local meth forum – Nevada Appeal
A methamphetamine forum on Tuesday will give parents and other interested members of the community information about the drug and what can be done to combat the growing problem of meth abuse.

ALCOHOL – USA
2-ounce alcoholic drink called teen lure – North Jersey Media Group
They have a 12 percent alcohol content and are sold for less than a dollar, advertised as shots to be drunk alone or added to beer.

April 6 Drug Addiction Headlines

DRUGS – USA
Drug Abuse Prevention: Theater Motivates People To Help – Science Daily
A new study finds that theatrical drama is an educational tool in the fight against drug addiction and abuse.

DRUGS – UK
New Study Looks At Peer Pressure And Implications For Preventing Adolescent Substance Abuse – Medical News Today
Why do young people smoke cigarettes or use alcohol or drugs? What skills do they need to avoid starting these habits?

METH – USA
Candy-Coated Crystal Meth – The Hilltop
As if crystal methamphetamine, more commonly known as crystal meth, was not enough of a threat to rural America, meth manufacturers are now creating a candy-colored and flavored variety of the drug along with cartoon characters to recruit younger users.

DRUGS – CANADA
Thinking outside the hot box – The Gazette
Ritalin and alcohol, while legal, have potentially deadly side-effects on the heart and liver, respectively. On the other hand, marijuana has fewer detrimental effects, especially if it isn’t smoked.

ALCOHOL – USA
WHA sixth-graders complete alcohol use prevention program – Walker Pilot Independent
The goals are to delay the age when youth start using alcohol, to reduce alcohol use among students who have already tried alcohol, and to limit the number of social, emotional and behavioral problems related to alcohol use in young people.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription-Drug Abuse Major Problem In Northeast Kingdom – Caledonian Record
Prescription-drug abuse may be a bigger problem than heroin in the Northeast Kingdom.

April 5 Drug Addiction Headlines

METH – USA
Film reveals impact of meth in community – The Lake Country Echo
The devastating impact of methamphetamines in Minnesota is undeniable as revealed recently in a documentary entitled, "Revealing Meth in Minnesota."

COCAINE – USA
Peru's President Urges Air Strikes Against Cocaine Factories – HULIQ
Peru's President has urged the use of the military to destroy jungle factories that produce cocaine.

DRUGS – USA
Study links illegal stimulant use to increased risk of stroke – UT The Daily Texan
A recent study conducted by the UT Southwestern Medical Center provides researchers with further evidence of a correlation between frequent amphetamine and cocaine usage among young adults and the occurrence of strokes.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teen abuse of prescription drugs on rise – Wilson Daily Times
Law enforcement agencies and other organizations in Wilson say this area doesn't currently have a significant problem with teenage prescription drug abuse. But if families don't take care to monitor their children, authorities warn, that could change.

ALCOHOL – UK
MP shocked by amount of alcohol on the streets – Blyth Wansbeck Today
UNDER-AGE drinking on the streets has left a borough MP 'shocked and dismayed' after he witnessed the level of disorder caused by drunk youths.

METH – USA
Dealers now selling candy flavored drugs to youngsters – Casa Grande Valley Newspaper
Well, a new kind of methamphetamine that has a strawberry flavor and bright pink coloring has hit the market.

DRUGS – UK
Toxic bin fumes 'drug of choice' – BBC News
Setting wheelie bins on fire and sniffing the fumes is the new "drug of choice" for youths.

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.

April 3 Drug Addiction Headlines

ALCOHOL – USA
How Much Alcohol is Too Much? – Health News Digest
With so many reasons to drink, it can be hard to know how much is too much and when the line is crossed between the use and abuse of alcohol.

ALCOHOL – USA
Views from the QCA: Wake up to teen alcohol abuse – Quad-Cities Online
Here are some troubling facts: Each day, more than 7,000 kids in the U.S., under age 16, take their first drink of alcohol.

METH – USA
CBU students create anti-meth video – The Cape Brenton Post
The students have been researching crystal meth for several months and presented their findings and the final version of an educational video.

METH – USA
Children of meth can inspire rescuers, parents – Statesman Journal
Members of Salem’s Drug Activity Response Team keep snapshots of children’s faces on their wall. That’s how they get the stomach to enter drug homes where bugs feast on dried food and meth sits within easy reach of kids.

METH – USA
We hope it's a new trend; meth use appears to drop – Madison Daily Leader
Meth is one of the worst drugs to fight. It produces incredible euphoria and an insatiable desire to do it again, while causing some of the worst physical damage of any street drug.

COCAINE – USA
Cocaine, amphetamine abuse linked to strokes – CNN Health
Cocaine and amphetamine abusers increase their risk of suffering strokes.

April 2 Drug Addiction Headlines

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription-drug deaths soar in state – Tennessean.com
Prescription drugs now outstrip illegal narcotics — such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin — as a cause of death across the state.

METH – USA
Number of ‘mom-and-pop’ meth labs declining – MSNBC
Crackdown on sales of ingredients used to make drug helping in some areas.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Report: Prescription drugs deaths nearly equal murders in Tennessee – WMC News
A report by the Tennessean found that deaths from prescription drugs now roughly equal the number of murders in Tennessee.

METH – USA
Meth Declines, but Flavors May Entice Children – International News Service
Flavored meth, especially a variety known as "Strawberry Quick," has been popping up across the country, particularly in Western states.

DRUGS – USA
Atlas, Athena Programs Address Drugs in Sports – Join Together
The ATLAS and ATHENA anti-drug programs developed at Oregon Health and Sciences University address alcohol and other drug use among athletes, so it's no surprise that the curriculum is based on a team approach.

DRUGS – UK
Drugs are a bigger threat than terrorism, says expert – The Herald
These children are thought to be seven times more likely than the national average to develop a habit, a generational time bomb waiting to happen. Drugs are now so familiar it feels as if they have always been here. They haven't.

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...