June 6th Drug Addiction News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
West Frankfort Cracks Down on Prescription Drug Abuse – WISL TV
Law officers and the medical community are teaming up to crack down on prescription drug abuse.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Addiction Detox Can Be Safe and More Comfortable – PR Web
Prescription drug addiction, abuse and dependency have reached near epidemic proportions. Abuse of prescription drugs is now second only to marijuana, and greater than all illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

METH – USA
Crystal Meth Like Pink Candy, Addiction is Quick – WHAM News
Area schools are warning students about the dangers of a new form of crystal meth that looks like pink candy.

METH – USA
Is it time to worry about meth? – Inside Rockland
According to one legislator who is pushing the Meth Shield Act that will go to public hearing at tonight’s County Legislature meeting.

DRUGS – USA
Drug Use Is Increasing Among Young American Indians – Medical News Today
Overall, American Indian adolescents were found to be at higher risk for trying marijuana than their peers across the country.

DRUGS – USA
Colombian Coca Crop Increases Again – Join Together
The billions of U.S. dollars pouring into Colombian anti-drug efforts have failed for a third straight year to curb cocaine production in the South American country.

ADDICTION – USA
Market for Smoking Treatment to Double, Report Predicts –
A market-research company is predicting that smoking cessation and addiction treatment products will become a $2.3-billion business by 2010, more than double its value in 2005.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Porter County Sees Jump in Prescription Drug Deaths – Fox News
Porter County officials are concerned about a rash of deaths stemming from prescription drug overdoses.

ECSTASY – UK
Ecstasy impairs memory, study shows – The Guardian
Ecstasy can cause lasting damage to the human brain, even if the drug is only taken for a short time, according to new research.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Police should be subject to drug tests – The Age
Why should sports people be tested for drugs when people doing crucial jobs are not?

ADDICTION – SOUTH AFRICA
Tips to prevent drug addiction – Health 24
There are ways that parents can attempt to prevent addiction in their children. Although prevention is never guaranteed, it is often the best chance you may have at keeping them safe.