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 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.