Drug News

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Alcohol ‘at the heart of violence’ – The Australian
Alcohol abuse has been pinpointed as the most explicit cause of violence and sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities in an analysis of national crime statistics to be released today.

ALCOHOL – UK
Staff education on underage alcohol sales – Somerset County Gazette
People selling alcohol to underage customers could be sent on a course rather than being fined under an initiative being introduced in Somerset.

ALCOHOL – SOUTH AFRICA
About 40% of SA youth have had alcohol – Independent Online
In the Western Cape almost 20 percent of children start drinking before they are 13.

ALCOHOL – USA
NCSU freshmen to take alcohol quiz – The Charlotte Observer
N.C. State University will require incoming freshmen under 21 to take a three-hour alcohol awareness exam before starting classes this fall.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
New law allows unused prescription drugs to be returned… – KXMC News
The state Pharmacy Board is getting ready for a new law that allows people to return leftover prescription drugs to their pharmacists.

ALCOHOL – USA
Industry Alcohol Warnings Overlooked by Teens – Join Together
Alcohol-industry sponsored “responsible drinking” messages are usually overlooked or ignored by teens, according to researchers at Brigham Young University.

ALCOHOL – UK
Duchess hosting anti-drug tours – BBC News
Children were able to see the effects of drug and alcohol abuse during visits to a Northumberland tourist attraction.

CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis use trebles in France – The Telegraph
French teenagers see wine and alcohol as “old France” and are increasingly turning to cannabis to let their hair down, according to a national study on its consumption.

METH – USA
District judge organizes meth program – Grayson County News Gazette
District Judge Shan Embry hopes the Grayson County Meth Watch forum scheduled for July 19 will help bring some awareness to a plague of illegal drug use affecting county residents.

METH – USA
Local Youth Among First Statewide to Sign Arizona Meth Project Youth Pledge – Earth Times
Nearly 100 local youth joined Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley on Tuesday to sign a pledge to stay away from Meth forever.