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.

May 7th Drug Addiction News

DRUGS – UK
Don’t do drugs…Drugs are bad…Okay? – Drink and Drugs News
Let's learn from the failures of drug education in schools and change the emphasis to drug prevention.

METH – UK
Crystal meth: coming to a town near you – Times
It has been an epidemic in America and a major problem in many other parts of the world. Now it may be our turn to be hit by the world’s most addictive drug

DRUGS – GERMANY
Report Paints Mixed Picture of German Drug and Alcohol Use – DW World
Germany's annual report on drugs and addiction was released this week showing a overall decrease in drug-related deaths, but alarming data on prescription drug addiction and youth drinking.

COCAINE – USA
Cocaine use rising locally – Standard Speaker
Cocaine use may have eclipsed heroin in the Hazleton area for the first time in years, according to police and a drug-prevention expert.

COCAINE – USA
Crack cocaine now a local ‘epidemic’ – The Daily Review
While methamphetamine use has declined in Bradford County, crack cocaine use has now reached “epidemic” proportions in the county.

METH – USA
Meth marks the Tier: What you should know about this dangerous drug – Press and Sun-Bulletin
Meth is a very large problem in this country as well as the world. It shows no boundaries and spares no one. Since d-Meth was invented, the meth epidemic has taken off.

METH – USA
Dealers' latest lure: sweetened meth – Indianapolis Star
Manufacturers adding powdered drink mix to bitter drug to take edge off for new users.

METH – USA
Strawberry Quick, Meth's Dangerous New Form – Associated Content
They are calling this new form of meth "Strawberry Quick" and it looks like Pop Rocks candy that sizzle in your mouth. In it's current form, it is dark pink in color and has a strawberry scent to it.

CODEIN – UK
Taking painkillers can make your headaches worse – The Daily Mail
Taking too many headache tablets can made headaches worse, doctors have warned.

DRUGS – USA
Substance Use Among Young Military Personnel Differs From Civilians – Join Together
Young adults in the military report substantially different patterns of substance use than their civilian counterparts.

DRUGS – USA
Study finds alcohol advertising and marketing are associated with adolescent drinking – RAND
Children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence appears to influence both beer drinking and their intentions to drink a year later.

METH – USA
New form of meth heading this way; 'Strawberry Quick' combines drug with mix to give better taste – The Benton Courier
A new form of methamphetamine called "Strawberry Quick," targeted at a new, and possibly younger, market, could make its way into Saline County.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teen girls, young women outpace males for prescription drug abuse, dependence – Battle Creek Enquirer
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.