Drug News

DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION – USA
New Survey Shows Workplace Drug Addiction Remains Major Issue – Associated Content
A new survey conducted by the nonprofit Hazelden Foundation found that while many employers acknowledge the seriousness of the problem of drug abuse and addiction in the workplace, the majority of those employers do little to address the problem.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL – USA
Survey: Many Workers Use Drugs, Alcohol – CBN News
An estimated 16.4 million across the country admit to using illegal drugs, and 15 million say they are heavy alcohol drinkers. Most have full-time jobs.

ALCOHOL – AFRICA
Kenya: Alcohol Guidelines Proof of Regulation Failure – All Africa
The recent guidelines for alcohol business cannot go unchallenged. First, there is no such thing as responsible drinking! Consuming alcohol products at the age of 18 and above does not make alcohol safer.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Ice and alcohol bingeing linked to anxiety – News.com.au
BINGEING on the party drug ice and alcohol together creates a potent synergy that fuels anxiety and panic attacks, tests on rats suggest.

DRUGS – USA
1 in 12 full-time workers admits using drugs – MSNBC
One in 12 full-time workers in the United States acknowledges having used illegal drugs in the past month, the government reports.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Increasing illicit prescription drug use on campus – The Chicago Flame
Illicit use of prescription medication is rising at an alarming rate on college campuses, but few are hearing of it.