Drug News

 PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug fraud on the rise in Montana – Daily Inter Lake

Prescription drug fraud is on the rise in Northwest Montana. And as the sale of painkillers continues to skyrocket, law enforcement officials say they have just scratched the problem’s surface.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcopops are Liquor, Not Beer, Calif. Tax Board Rules – Join Together

In a groundbreaking ruling, the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) has ruled that so-called “alcopop” drinks should be taxed as distilled spirits, rather than continuing to be subject to lower beer taxes.

ALCOHOL – USA
Technology Versus Drunk Driving – Join Together

Officials are increasingly turning to ignition-interlock devices in the campaign to prevent drunk driving, the Associated Press reported.

ALCOHOL – NI
FUTO bans alcohol on campus – The Vanguard

THE management of Fed-eral University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), has banned the sale and serving of all brands of alcoholic drinks in the university campus.

METH – USA
The meth connection — Drug, sensational crimes have long association in region – North County Times

From superior court judges to casual newspaper readers, residents of San Diego County already know of the connection between violent crime and methamphetamine abuse.

MARIJUANA – USA
Ex-tokers wrestle with telling kids not to smoke – MSNBC News

It’s high time for parents to come clean about pot, some experts say.

OPIUM – UK
Afghan opium production at record levels – Reuters Factbox

Afghanistan produced 93 percent of the world’s opium in 2007, up from 92 percent last year, the annual United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report released on Monday said. Here are some key facts from the report and the opium cultivation cycle in Afghanistan.

ALCOHOL – UK
Children ‘exposed to alcohol ads on TV’ – The Telegraph

Children are exposed to alcohol commercials during popular television shows, a campaign group warned yesterday.

ALCOHOL – FRANCE
Caffeinated alcohol-craze stimulates industry attacks – Food Navigator

Criticisms of alcoholic energy drinks in the US, could also have effect Europe’s ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage market, a health expert has warned.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse – WTAP News

Addiction specialists in Washington County say prescription pain pills are one of the most common drug addictions the have seen recently.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Studies find more teens abusing prescription drugs – Daytona Beach News-Journal

While marijuana is the local drug of choice for teens, followed by alcohol, state and national studies show prescription drug abuse, from pain medication to attention-deficit drugs, are on a steady rise.