Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
Dealing with alcohol-related problems at work – Norwich Union Risk Services
A new guide has been published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to help small medium-sized businesses deal with alcohol-related problems at work.

METH – USA
Meth problem worth all the attention it receives – Nevada Appeal
It’s possible that nobody you know uses meth, but that doesn’t mean the drug isn’t affecting your life.

ALCOHOL – USA
Binge Drinking Common Among High Schoolers
Researchers working with the CDC and SAMHSA have released their analysis of data that has been culled from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The group was looking into rates of binge drinking, defined as drinking five or more drinks in a row, among high school students.

METH – USA
Meth Call Center
It has become Nevada’s most serious drug problem, and it’s getting worse.

HEROIN – USA
‘Candy’ an articulate look at heroin addiction – Scripps News
Too much of a good thing isn’t much fun. And too much of a bad thing that feels like a good thing for a while - even though you and everyone around you know it’s actually a bad thing - can be deadly.

METH – UK
Frequent methamphetamine use associated with primary NNRTI resistance in gay men – Aids Map
Frequent methamphetamine use is associated with primary resistance to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) in gay men, according to a study conducted in San Francisco and published in the January