Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription-drug deaths soar in state – Tennessean.com
Prescription drugs now outstrip illegal narcotics — such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin — as a cause of death across the state.

METH – USA
Number of ‘mom-and-pop’ meth labs declining – MSNBC
Crackdown on sales of ingredients used to make drug helping in some areas.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Report: Prescription drugs deaths nearly equal murders in Tennessee – WMC News
A report by the Tennessean found that deaths from prescription drugs now roughly equal the number of murders in Tennessee.

METH – USA
Meth Declines, but Flavors May Entice Children – International News Service
Flavored meth, especially a variety known as “Strawberry Quick,” has been popping up across the country, particularly in Western states.

DRUGS – USA
Atlas, Athena Programs Address Drugs in Sports – Join Together
The ATLAS and ATHENA anti-drug programs developed at Oregon Health and Sciences University address alcohol and other drug use among athletes, so it’s no surprise that the curriculum is based on a team approach.

DRUGS – UK
Drugs are a bigger threat than terrorism, says expert – The Herald
These children are thought to be seven times more likely than the national average to develop a habit, a generational time bomb waiting to happen. Drugs are now so familiar it feels as if they have always been here. They haven’t.

METH – USA
Stronger meth is on the market – WALB News
A small dose of meth-ice, a more potent form of the typically seen meth.

METH – USA
Meth, heroin were equally fatal to Oregonians in 2006 – The World Link
Though heroin and meth were equally fatal in 2006, the results represent a sharp diversion from numbers posted a decade ago.

OPIUM – USA
Could Afghan Opium Trade Go Legal? – Business Week
Despite efforts to eradicate Afghanistan’s opium production, the problem keeps getting worse. And the Taliban insurgency is the primary beneficiary.

METH – USA
Police: New Candy-Flavored Meth Targets Young Users – KSBW Channel News
Authorities said drug dealers are adding color and candy flavor to methamphetamine, making it more appealing to young users.

ALCOHOL – USA
Study Finds 49% of US College Students Are Abusing Drugs or Alcohol – Lifesite
A new report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found that forty-nine per cent (3.8 million) of full time college students binge drink and/or abuse prescription and illegal drugs.

ALCOHOL – USA
April is Alcohol Awareness Month – eMaxHealth
On March 30th Vermonters gather to kick off Alcohol Awareness Month at the 9th annual “Day of Recovery”at the Statehouse.

ALCOHOL – USA
A booze buzz for teenyboppers? – MSNBC
Anheuser-Busch product so adorable it draws fire from alcohol abuse camp.

MARIJUANA – USA
Is Marijuana Kosher For Passover? – Washington Post
In Israel they won’t be passing many dubbies this Passover. The country’s pro-pot Green Leaf Party (”Aleh Yarok”) has sent a mass e-mail to its members warning that hemp-related products may be a no-no for those who keep Kosher during Pesach.

METH – USA
Former meth addicts appear in videos given to schools – Tucson Citizen
A teenager describes chewing the palms of her hands until they bled. A young woman wonders if she’ll ever be able to have children. A gaunt man with a scarred, weathered face asks whether young people want to wind up looking like him.

DRUGS – USA
Drug addiction affects more people than just the abuser – OC Register
If anyone reading this is “dabbling” in drugs, thinking it will only hurt him- or herself, read on…