Drug News

OPIUM – CANADA
UN: World Drug Problem Stabilizing - MWC NEWS
Efforts to tackle the world’s drug problems appear to be having some success as cultivation, production and abuse have stabilised worldwide, according to a United Nations agency.

METH – USA
Communities should look out for meth – The Lake County Echo
Chasing the almighty dollar is the reason that some drug dealers begin dealing methamphetamine. Cass County Sheriff Investigator Mike Diekmann shared that fact with the Backus City Council and community members gathered July 2.

METH – USA
‘Strawberry Quick’ meth aimed at children – South Bend Tribune
Police are warning parents about a new type of methamphetamine being marketed toward kids. The drug’s street name is Strawberry Quick, and police say it looks and tastes like candy.

METH – USA
Boys and Girls Clubs hope to deter meth use – Glendale Star
Methamphetamine, or “meth,” is popular, available and deadly. That is the message the Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs hopes to get across to Arizona’s children and teens.

HEROIN – USA
Minnesota college town has heroin problem among high schoolers… – KXMB News
Police in the upscale college town of Northfield say they’re fighting an unusual heroin epidemic among local high school kids.