Drug News

ALCOHOL – CANADA
Riding Under The Influence: New Study Shows More Than A Quarter Of High School Students In Atlantic Canada Have Accepted Rides With Drunk Drivers – Medical News Today
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for Canadian teenagers, and according to recent statistics, alcohol is involved in 40% of these fatalities.

PRESCRIPTION – CANADA
Teens Popping Prescription Drugs Like Vicodin More Often - eCanadaNow
Los Angeles (eCanadaNow) - A new study finds that fewer teens are using illegal drugs than ever before but more teens are using legal drugs more often

DRUGS – USA
Methamphetamine Update: ‘Tis the Season – ChicoER.com
The following is another poem from an addict reflecting the travesty of addiction and the hope that recovery offers. THE DARK BEFORE CHRISTMAS

DRUGS – USA
Study: Teens getting high on legal drugs – CNN Health
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Slightly fewer adolescents abused illegal drugs and alcohol in 2006, but fairly high numbers of them continued to abuse prescription narcotics, according to a new study.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens turn to cough syrup to get high, feds say - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - Teens increasingly are getting high with legal drugs like painkillers and mood stimulants, and they’re turning to cough syrup as well, says a government survey released Thursday.

CODEINE – TAIWAN
Parents urged to beware safety of medicines for children – China Post
The Taiwan Health Reform Foundation yesterday called for parents to beware the safety of the medicines prescribed by doctors for children, lest their children should suffer from redundant or problematic medicines.