Drug News

CANNABIS – UK
U.K eyes tougher pot possession laws – London Free Press
Pressured by the opposition Tories, the flip-flop has been prompted by the supposedly stronger strains of cannabis available on the street.

METH – USA
Seminar will focus on methamphetamine use – The Reporter
Ripon Medical Center will host an educational outreach seminar on the “Methamphetamine Epidemic” from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, in the Green Lake Room on the lower level.

ALCOHOL – UK
Binge-drinking teenage girls knock back more alcohol than boys – This is London
Teenage girls are regularly knocking back more alcohol than boys, a survey has revealed.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol warning for older drinkers – The Telegraph
Baby boomers, now in or entering their sixties, are likely to drink more alcohol in old age than previous generations because they have always done so.

ALCOHOL – USA
Colleges test students with alcohol course – The Arizona Republic
Public health officials hope 5,000 incoming freshmen at North Carolina State University will see the progression beginning this month when they take a three-hour alcohol course required for admission - a first on campus.

ALCOHOL – USA
Females More Prone To Brain Damage From Alcohol Abuse – Science Daily
A new study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center suggests that women are more prone to brain damage from alcohol abuse than men.

METH – UK
Keep focus on existing drug issues – The ScotsMan
IT’S the latest hottest drug scare and Graeme Pearson, the head of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, recently warned that crystal meth could soon be heading for Scotland.
COCAINE – USA
Experts say it poses the same dangers as regular cocaine – The California Aggie
Coconut, strawberry, banana and chocolate may not sound like drugs, but those are a few of the flavors that cocaine now comes in.