Drug News

OPIUM – RUSSIA
Opium Production Hits a Record High – The Moscow Times
Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by roughly 49 percent from a year earlier and pushing global opium production to a new record high.

COCAINE – UK
Minister promises campaign to discourage cocaine use – Belfast Telegraph
The Junior Minister with responsibility for drugs is promising to implement a hard-hitting campaign in secondary schools to discourage teenagers from taking cocaine.

COCAINE – USA
Fruit-Flavored Cocaine Joins the Trend in Flavored Drugs – FOX News
Strawberries and coconut, both flavors have a recognizable place in the world of candy, popsicles, and frozen drinks. Now, cocaine can be added to the list of fruity-flavored products.

HEROIN – UK
A world awash in heroin – Economist
THE smell of the Afghan poppy season is unmistakable, even from the open door of a Black Hawk helicopter.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
New Drug and Alcohol Policy in place – NSW Police Online
The NSW Police Force will introduce a new Drug and Alcohol Policy on 1 July which strengthens the current policy by extending the scope of existing programs and reinforcing community expectations of a drug-free Police Force.

METH – USA
Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Suggests – Science Daily
Scientists have found that chronic abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine may be an unrecognized risk factor in the development of a number of potentially serious cardiovascular disorders frequently reported by methamphetamine abusers.

METH – UK
Crystal meth heading for Scotland, says drugs chief – Scotsman News
SCOTLAND’S elite crime fighting agency is preparing to tackle the impending arrival of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine on the streets.

PARTY DRUGS  – NEW ZEALAND
Party pills to be banned in New Zealand – The Age
New Zealand’s government has decided to outlaw party pills containing amphetamine-like drugs that have been on sale in the country.