June 15th Drug Addiction News

ADDICTION – SOUTH AFRICA
DA: Not enough govt action on drug addiction – Mail and Guardian
Key government departments are doing nothing to stop drug addiction, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Thursday.

METHADONE – USA
METHADONE - Fast facts – Youngstown Vindicator
Methadone is a synthetic narcotic used for more than 30 years to treat opiate addiction. Here are some other facts associated with the drug.

ALCOHOL – UK
Drink and drugs fuel rise in teen sex disease – Times Online
Rising consumption of drugs and alcohol among teenagers is leading to a surge in sexually transmitted diseases, as young people take more risks when under the influence.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol blamed for half of Russia's premature deaths – The Independent
Excessive drinking causes nearly half of all deaths among Russian men of working age, researchers have found. But it is not just vodka doing the damage.

CANNABIS – UK
Police get high to find cannabis factories – Belfast Telegraph
Ulster's increasing drug trade in home-grown cannabis is being foiled from the sky by police.

ADDERALL – USA
Prescription addiction – News Times SLO
Back in the day, students seeking an academic advantage chose stimulants like coffee, energy drinks and caffeine pills to help them stay up late and cram for final examinations.

OPIUM – BANGLAD
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran agree to stop drug trafficking – The Financial Express
Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to work closely to stop drug trafficking along their common borders by building more physical barriers, launching joint counter-narcotic operations and improving communication.

OPIUM – USA
Opium trade impacts military – United Press International
Congress wants the U.S. military to play a bigger role in combating the production of opium in Afghanistan.

COCAINE – USA
Cheap Cocaine: It's a 'Social Thing' – ABC News
Despite 36 Years of Battling, the Government Has Been Unable to Halt Cocaine Use.

DRUGS – USA
"This Gives Me A Reason To Say No" – Pushing Back
Another school board in New Jersey has approved the implementation of a random drug testing program for its students.

June 9th Drug Addiction News

DRUGS – USA
Overdoses Drive Up Accidental Death Rate in U.S. – Join Together
The rate is rising again, and part of the blame is being focused on accidental overdoses on legal and illicit drugs.

METHADONE – ROMAINIA
Inaction as Methadone Toll Rises – PR Log
Methadone related deaths continue their upward trend in many areas across the
Country. Currently Methadone is the #2 Killer Drug in the United States.

ALCOHOL – USA
Adults face alcohol liability – Columbus Telegram
Under the bill, adults who serve or provide alcohol to minors can be held liable if that individual harms or kills someone.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol use by teens can't be ignored – Hillsboro Argus
School is almost over and idle kids will soon look for some fun. Most of them will be involved in healthy, enriching activities. Unfortunately, a growing number will look to alcohol, typically beer or hard liquor, for their entertainment.

OPIUM – QATAR
Kashmir declares war on poppy as violence ebbs – Gulf Times
Police and soldiers armed with sickles, sticks and guns are swooping on the fields of Jammu and Kashmir, not in a hunt for militants, but to destroy fields of opium poppy, the source of heroin.

METH – USA
Tribal community struggles with meth crisis – Medill Reports
As a drug counselor for United Indian Health Service, Gerald Green tries to show American Indian kids hooked on methamphetamines that the drug ruins everything.

PAINKILLER – USA
Lollipop painkiller generated 47 deaths nationwide – News 8 Austin
This highly addictive lollipop has been linked to 47 deaths across the United States. Although the FDA approved it in 1998 for cancer patients, more then 80 percent of lollipop users don't have cancer.

ADDICTION – USA
Using the "Getting to Outcomes" Approach to Help Communities Prevent Underage Drinking – RAND
This research brief summarizes guides that provide key accountability questions, worksheets, tools, and examples to help communities plan, implement, and evaluate their efforts to reduce and prevent underage drinking.

June 7th Drug Addiction News

ADDICTION – CANADA
Treating youth addiction must happen 'very quickly'– The Guardian
Providing treatment to Island youth hampered by drug and alcohol addiction will be a priority of the new Liberal government.

METH – USA
Meth and Children – Central Illinois Proud
The state is seeing a growing number of kids being exposed to methamphetamine. That's because they're living with parents who are making and using the drug-- putting them in contact with dangerous chemicals.


METH – USA
High School Hosts Meth-Lab Awareness Class – Whttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifLKY News
City leaders sponsored a meth-lab awareness workshop at Male High School Tuesday night. Last year.

METHADONE – USA
Report Shows Methadone Leading Cause Of Overdose Deaths – WKYT News
Out of nearly 500 overdose deaths in Kentucky last year, the state medical examiner's annual report says more than 40 percent of the autopsies showed the pain killer, Methadone was the leading cause.

ALCOHOL – UK
Call for alcohol alternatives as binge drinking soars – Religious Intelligence
The Department of Health statistics found there are an estimated 7.1 million ‘hazardous and harmful’ drinkers in England, while 1.1 million are ‘dependant drinkers’.

ALCOHOL – NEW ZEALAND
Dutch students develop powdered alcohol – Stuff.nz
Top it up with water and you have a bubbly, lime-coloured and -flavoured drink with just 3 per cent alcohol content.

ALCOHOL – INDIA
New alcohol strategy aims to discourage boozing culture – What is the Word
This new method is being encouraged after it emerged that the cost of alcohol related disorders and crimes is a whooping £20 billion on an annual basis.

ALCOHOL – USA
Australian Rehab Group Calls For Health Warning Labels On Alcohol – All Headline News
An Adelaide-based alcohol rehabilitation group has called for health warning labels on all beer, wine and spirits sold in Australia.

ALCOHOL – USA
Police Sell Blood Alcohol Tests to Public – WIBW News
In it's ongoing mission to curb underage drinking, the Derby Police Department is making take-home breathalyzer tests available to the public.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol advertising ban on children's replica kits to be implemented in UK – Drinks Business Review
Following the introduction of a new voluntary ban, children's replica sports shirts in the UK will no longer display logos advertising alcoholic drinks.

May 28th Drug Addiction News

METH – USA
Candy-flavored meth has some concerned – Chillicothe Gazette
School and law enforcement officials are sounding an alarm for teachers and parents that a pink, strawberry-flavored variety of crystal methamphetamine could wind up in area schools.

COCAINE – IRELAND
Why the US is losing its war on cocaine – Irish Independent
America has spent billions battling the drug industry in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. And the result? Production as high as ever, street prices at a low, and the governments of the region in open revolt.

ADDICTION – USA
Hollywood's problem with addiction – LA Times
HBO's Chris Albrecht is just the latest to crash. The industry tends to let addictions slide and then feign surprise when someone falls.

METH – USA
Meth film provides a warning — and hope – The Desert News
People hear the rumors about meth. Justin Hunt is determined to show them the reality. Hunt is the independent filmmaker behind the feature-length documentary "American Meth," which he's currently touring around the western United States. The movie will be shown free to the public.

METH – USA
Officials concerned colorful meth could be seen as candy – Coshocton Tribune
School and law enforcement officials are sounding an alarm for teachers and parents that a pink, strawberry-flavored variety of crystal methamphetamine could wind up in area schools.

ALCOHOL – USA
Bracelet that senses alcohol use gaining acceptance – KSWO News
A bracelet that senses when its wearer uses alcohol is being used more by courts in cases involving someone with a drinking problem.

OPIUM – PAKISTAN
Smash our trade in opium, Afghans tell British – Pak Tribune
The Afghan government has demanded that British troops destroy the opium trade in the country after a record poppy harvest that threatens to flood Europe with cheap, high-purity heroin.

ALCOHOL – UK
Drinks to carry alcohol limit warnings – The Telegraph
Alcoholic drinks are to carry health warnings similar to those on cigarette packets from the end of next year.

May 27th Drug Addiction News

CANNABIS – UK
Dangers of smoking cannabis highlighted by students – 24dash.com
Young people in Kensington and Chelsea have been highlighting the dangers of smoking marijuana by taking part in the Cannabis Action Group’s Media Challenge.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Concerns – WSLS News
When you're taking a prescription, you probably expect that it's been tested to treat your condition--and that the Food and Drug Administration has approved it for that use. But you could be mistaken.
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OPIUM – UK
Smash our trade in opium, Afghans tell British – The Telegraph
The Afghan government has demanded that British troops destroy the opium trade in the country after a record poppy harvest that threatens to flood Europe with cheap, high-purity heroin.

ALCOHOL – USA
Troubling trends: Survey shows alcohol, drug use at L-S – Lincoln Journal
A recent survey on risky behaviors shows that alcohol and drug use is common among Lincoln-Sudbury students. Nearly a quarter of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School students reported binge drinking in the last 30 days.

METH –
Asian regional control of amphetamines needed, says UN anti-drug chief – UN News Centre
With Asia driving the global market for methamphetamine, the continent needs regional control of synthetic drugs to safeguard decades of hard-won progress against illicit substances.

OPIUM – United Arab Emirates
G8 wants Iran help for Afghan opium fight – The Khaleej Times
The G8 industrial nations are concerned about the rise of opium production in Afghanistan and want to enlist Iran and other neighboring countries to crush trafficking of the drug.

METH – USA
$5.6 Million in Anti-meth Funding for Missouri – Kansas City infoZone
The grants and tough anti-meth legislation signed by the governor in 2005 will help with Missouri's ongoing efforts to combat meth and eliminate dangerous lab operations across the state.

METH – USA
Police say new kind of meth headed East – WAVY News
Virginia State Police are warning troopers about a new form of methamphetamine that is spreading across the country toward Virginia.

ADDICTION – USA
Dad's addiction inspires boy's mission – Orlando Sentinel
Winning a D.A.R.E. essay contest normally doesn't garner widespread attention, but John's account of how addiction can cripple a family nearly brought Lake School Board members and others to tears Monday night as he read his composition during a public meeting.

DRUGS – UK
New sponsors save drugs charity – BBC News
A pioneering Nottinghamshire drugs awareness charity which faced serious financial problems has been saved.

ALCOHOL – UK
Steady rise in deaths from heavy drinking – Times Online
A steady rise in long-term heavy drinking has led to a doubling of alcohol-related deaths among men over the past decade, according to official figures.

DRUGS – UK
New era, new trend in drugs – Edinburgh Evening News
We are in a period of great change - new government, new council, and when it comes to alcohol and drugs - new problems.

METH – USA
Officials concerned drug could be seen as candy – WTOL News
School and law enforcement officials are sounding an alarm for teachers and parents that a pink, strawberry-flavored variety of crystal methamphetamine could wind up in area schools.

May 21st Drug Addiction News

OPIUM – USA
Opium: Afghan kids gotta have it – Foreign Policy
Even more disturbing is the fact that, according to the United Nations, some 600,000 of those addicts are under 15.

COCAINE – SOUTH AFRICA
South African drug trade's bitter taste – Mail & Guardian Online
South Africans are changing their hard-drug habits, but the fallout from substance abuse remains the same: the destruction of lives, families and communities.

METH – CANADA
Kits help combat meth – The Morning Star
Some local organizations are using the tools of education to combat crystal meth in our community.

ADDICTION – AUSTRALIA
Parents' drug addiction affects 1 in 8 children: report – ABC NEWS
For the first time, an attempt has been made to work out how many Australian children live with adults who use drugs.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Alcohol creeps up on you – The Geelong Advertiser
The good news for drinkers is that one of Geelong's top liver experts doesn't mind a tipple himself. The sobering news for drinkers is that he's all too familiar with the ugly consequences when tipplers tipple too much.

METH – USA
Parents warned of new meth –The Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Methamphetamine is coming this way in a form intended to target youth, local law enforcement officials said. Called "Strawberry Quick," it looks like the popular "Pop Rocks" candy. It is dark pink in color and has a strawberry scent to it.

ALCOHOL – USA
Preventing alcohol experimentation – The Paper 24/7
The percentage of American teenagers who drink weekly is increasing. This means alcohol, along with other harmful drugs and substances, is a primary concern for parents.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Which prescription drugs could create a deadly combination? – ABC Local News
This has brought to the forefront the possibility of it happening to anyone. Three billion prescriptions are filled every year, and one out of every five have serious side effects.

DRUGS – CANADA
New Drug Education Resource Launched in Schools – Government of Nova Scotia
Mock game shows, graffiti-making, role-playing and a host of other creative learning strategies are a key part of a new classroom resource that helps junior high students make better choices about drugs and alcohol.

May 15th Drug Addiction News

CANNABIS – BELGIUM
One in four addicted to cannabis – Expatica
Almost one in four of the young drug users who seek professional help is addicted to cannabis. Seven years ago that figure was just one in ten.

CANNABIS – TURKEY
Europe unites against cannabis in Istanbul – Turkish Daily News
In an effort to fight against drugs European leaders meet in Turkey, one of Europe's major drug traffic hubs, to advocate a cannabis free world.

ALCOHOL – UK
Scotland tops UK for those on benefits due to alcohol – The Herald
Alcohol abuse prevents thousands of Scots from working and the west of Scotland has the highest rate of drink-related benefit claimants in the UK, according to new figures.

HEROIN – USA
Is heroin becoming the new trend? – Gazette Extra
Heroin used to be the drug of choice for "experienced" addicts, Patek said. Now, it's reaching a younger audience.

DRUGS – USA
New England Anti-Drug Testing? – Associated Construction Publications
Drug abuse across New England job sites is arguably as bad as, if not worse than, other regions of the country. And while drug abuse is widespread in general, it's particularly severe within the construction sector.

HEROIN – AUSTRALIA
Asian gangs develop highly potent cannabis strain – The Daily Telegraph
Latest criminal intelligence suggests that Australia-based Vietnamese drug dealers have traveled to Canada to learn how to cultivate the highly addictive cannabis.

METH – USA
Rural Meth Users at Greater Risk – Nebraska Farmer
A new study has determined that rural methamphetamine users are younger when they start using meth, are more likely to use intravenously, have more psychoses, smoke more cigarettes and are more likely to be alcoholic than urban methamphetamine users.

COCAINE – GERMANY
Europe Rushes to Stem Flood of Cocaine Coming Through Africa – Deutsche Welle
round 10 million Europeans, or over three percent of all adults, have used cocaine at least once in their lives, a historically high figure, according to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction.

METH – USA
As meth cases increase, cleanup help coming – News Democrat and Leader
The production of methamphetamine is a dirty and dangerous- not to mention illegal- process. Poisonous chemicals are used, highly flammable solutions are created and toxic fumes are released. Because of this, meth labs are a health hazard and even continue to be so after they are shut down.

METH – USA
Flavored Meth Targets Youth – WTVF News
Anti-drug advocates and law enforcement said drug dealers are selling flavored crystal methamphetamine, which targets new, young users.

METH – USA
Crack is the New Meth – WENY Local News
The drug of choice will always be replaced for something else, and in this fact we believe because of our close proximity to the New York area.

RITALIN – USA
Finals Week Means Popping Pills – Psych Central
A new study finds that students are using prescription stimulants to improve concentration during long study sessions and all-nighters.

ADDICTION – USA
Fight against drugs moves to living room – Detroit Free Press
In the Royal Oak home of Kirk and Catherine Goddard, about a dozen friends and neighbors gathered around a 27-inch television and settled in for an evening of pizza, salad, soda, movie watching and friendly conversation.

METH – USA
Panel tackles meth addiction in Iowa – DesMoines Register
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METH – USA
Filmmaker urges action in meth movie – Grand Junction Sentinel
The filmmaker, who hails from Grand Junction, spent 16 months documenting the lives of meth addicts and drug treatment options around the West

RITALIN – UK
Ritalin Abuse Poses Risk During College Exam Week – Medical News Today
College is hard enough. But throw in end-of-semester exams, term papers and standardized tests, and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Enter Ritalin, the latest drug of choice among sleep-deprived students struggling to make the grade.

May 9th Drug Addiction News

DRUGS – USA
Drug dealers peddling new kid-friendly mixes – MSNBC
Meth, heroin laced with candy and strawberry flavoring to appeal to youth.

DRUGS – THIALAND
Companies 'clever at giving alcohol a good image' – National Multimedia
Alcohol companies are very clever at creating a good image of drinking by sponsoring sports and musical events, a mass communications lecturer said yesterday.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol Manufacturer Takes Steps To Help Reduce Teen Drinking – North Country Gazette
Beam Global, the nation’s largest distilled spirits company, has adopted a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to underage persons.

METH – USA
'Our No. 1 drug problem' – Tucson Citizen
Gov. Janet Napolitano is calling for a crackdown on the cross-border methamphetamine traffic and an expansion of addiction treatment to combat the illegal drug's growing threat to public health and safety.

METH – USA
Meth Strike Force should continue; only question is how – Statesman Journal
It shows what can happens when a community takes charge of a problem instead of leaving it for someone else to solve.

METH – USA
Is meth becoming the new white collar drug? – WFIE TV
It seems meth is used by everyone - from housewives, to teachers, to attorneys. Last Friday, police arrested a second Evansville lawyer on meth-related charges.

May 1st Drug Addiciton News

COCAINE – USA
Peru to Crack Down on Cocaine – Free Market News Network
Peruvian President Alan Garcia has announced that he will initiate a campaign to rid Peru of coca plantations, according to Press TV, and the BBC.

METH – USA
Carson City can win against meth – Nevada Appeal
Tonight, the meth dealers will be out again in Carson City. Users - teenagers, mothers, maybe someone in your neighborhood - will be making scores in parked cars, run-down apartments, maybe even in your neighborhood.

METH – USA
‘Life or Meth’ – The Richmond Register
The miniseries presents stories from recovering meth addicts who offer a glimpse into their lives while they were meth users.

METH – USA
Meth Addiction Steals Lives on Indian Reservations Throughout North West – Associated Content
In a place of stark beauty, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, poverty, joblessness, alcoholism and now methamphetamines rule supreme.

ALCOHOL – USA
Florida firms selling tracking bracelets that detect alcohol use – Worcester Telegram
The judge gave Steven Williams a choice: Go to jail awaiting trial for reckless driving, or stay out on bail and wear a new type of ankle bracelet that can detect any signs of drinking alcohol.

ALCOHOL – USA
Mouse Study Links Alcohol to Accelerated Breast Cancer – FOX News
Moderate alcohol consumption, or about two drinks a day, has often been touted as heart- healthy in recent years, but a new study finds the same quantity may accelerate cancer.

ALCOHOL – USA
Students’ stickers on alcohol OK, says Stumbo – Kentucky.com
High school students who place yellow warning stickers on beer and alcohol are not violating laws that bar minors from possessing alcohol, the attorney general said Monday.

ALCOHOL – UK
Medical training on drink and drugs abuse cases ‘must be improved’ – St George’s University of London
UK medical schools are leading the call for substance abuse training to become part of every trainee doctor’s course in response to the huge volume of drink and drug-related hospital cases.

DRUGS – USA
Females Bucking Traditional Drug Abuse Trends – White House Drug Policy
A new data analysis finds alarming trends in prescription drug abuse. While overall illicit drug use is declining, the abuse of prescription drugs, particularly narcotic pain killers, remains disturbingly high.