Drug News

CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis that can be worn, not smoked at Chelsea Flower Show – Times Online
Cannabis plants have been put on display at the Chelsea Flower Show to educate visitors about the uses plants can be put to.

OPIUM – CHINA
Countries mull drug-control measures – China Daily News
China is considering further cooperation with other Greater Mekong subregional countries to eradicate opium poppy cultivation within the notorious Golden Triangle.

OPIUM – UK
FEATURE-Iran, like the West, has a drugs problem – Reuters AlertNet
Young Iranians queue for methadone to help end years of drug addiction. Elsewhere in the building, a pale, bearded man lies motionless on a bed, his eyes closed, after starting detoxification.

METH – USA
Boozman Introduces Anti-Meth Bill – Today’s THV
U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today introduced critical legislation to protect America’s children from drug dealers who market directly to minors.

ALCOHOL – USA
Governor won’t allow alcohol at state fair – Akron Beacon Journal
Alcohol sales will not be allowed at the Ohio State Fair, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Tuesday, striking down proposals to start some beer and wine sales.

ALCOHOL – MALAYSIA
Global campaign planned to target alcohol abuse – Malaysia Sun
The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday agreed to target alcohol and alcohol addiction worldwide with a campaign warning against the risks of abuse.

METH – USA
Flavored Meth Worries – Join Together
National news reports have highlighted concerns about drug dealers adding kid-friendly flavorings to methamphetamine.

DRUGS – USA
Fingerprint Instead Of Blood Sample To Detect Drugs And Diseases – Medical News Today
To this day, fingerprints are just the thing when a perpetrator needs to be arrested or a person needs to be identified. British scientists working with David A. Russell also want to make it possible to use fingerprints to reveal drug and doping transgressions and to diagnose diseases.

DRUGS – USA
Director Speaks on Substance Abuse Treatment, Addiction Treatment to UCLA’s American Medical Students Association – Press Release Web
Michael Cahlin was recently a guest speaker for the ASMA (American Students Medical Association), where he spoke of substance abuse treatment and addiction treatment to the premed chapter in Franz Hall on the UCLA campus.

METH – USA
OCF grants target meth; emphasis put on families – The Mail Tribune
Local efforts to prevent methamphetamine use and break the cycle of addiction secured the largest portion of nearly $2 million in private grants awarded recently.