Drug News

METH – USA
No place for drugs in our community – YourHub News
Drug abuse has disastrous effects on our children and community. It is so far reaching that few families haven’t been touch by this terrible menace. This is not just a community or state-wide problem but is an international scourge.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Experts: Pills becoming the new marijuana on campus – CNN News
The prescription drugs allegedly found in Al Gore III’s possession this week are favorites among young people, according to drug abuse experts, who say prescription drugs may soon overtake street drugs in popularity.

METH – USA
Meth Use Can Trigger Heart Disease, Researchers Find – Join Together
Methamphetamine use can trigger faulty immune responses that can lead to cardiovascular diseases like inflammation of blood vessels.

ALCOHOL – USA
Nearly One in Three Americans Has History of Alcohol Problems – Join Together
More than 30 percent of Americans have met the criteria for an alcohol-use disorder sometime in their lives, according to a new report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

ALCOHOL – NEW ZEALAND
War on drink-driving failing – Stuff News
Drink-driving rates are climbing despite a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign, bringing fresh calls for a lower legal limit.

ALCOHOL – USA
Teens don’t catch alcohol warnings – The Cincinnati Post
A new study by Brigham Young University researchers suggests teenagers miss the “Drink responsibly” messages when looking at alcohol ads.

METH – AUSTRALIA
Women lead in ‘ice’ use – Advertiser Adelaide
THE level of methamphetamine use among people detained by police in Adelaide is among the highest in the country, with women outstripping men in use of the drug.

CANNABIS – UK
Tories highlight cannabis dangers in drug blueprint – Guardian Unlimited
The health risks of cannabis are so great that it should now be reclassified as a class B drug, carrying much greater penalties for possession and trafficking, says David Cameron’s new blueprint for dealing with Britain’s growing addiction problems.

ALCOHOL – USA
Painkiller Abuse Continues To Grow; New Treatments Offer Hope – Medical News Today
Increasingly, drug abusers are getting their next fix from their medicine cabinets, instead of from drug dealers.

PRESCRIPTION - USA
Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On Rise – Keloland TV News
More teenagers are turning away from street drugs, and using prescription medications to get their high. That’s according to a recent national survey that shows prescription drug abuse is on the rise.

COCAINE – UK
Africa - new front in drugs war – BBC News
How can you hope to battle organised, rich and ruthless international drugs gangs when there is not even a proper prison in the country? This is the problem faced by the authorities in Guinea-Bissau, which some fear could be on its way to becoming Africa’s first “narco-state”.

DRUG ABUSE – USA
Drug deaths surge higher – Birmingham News
A rising number of deaths from illegal and prescription drugs is hitting Alabama, and in some areas, including Jefferson and Shelby counties, fatalities caused by drugs are now surpassing those caused by traffic accidents.

ALCOHOL – UK
Staff face a work hours alcohol ban – Times Online
Lunchtime drinking could be stopped under new plans to make Britain more healthy.

COCAINE – UK
Ireland’s cocaine coast – The Guardian
A recent bust in the ‘Irish box’ shows drug smugglers are ruling over the Cork shore.