Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Docs often write off patient side-effect concerns – MSNBC

When patients feel they might be having an adverse drug effect, doctors will very often dismiss their concerns, a new study shows.

ALCOHOL – USA
U.K. Alcohol Troubles Traced to Low Prices – Join Together

Alcohol that is “too cheap, too readily available, and too strong” is fueling the U.K.’s massive drinking problems, in the words of Cheshire chief constable Peter Fahy.

OPIUM – USA
Taliban Drive Record Afghan Poppy Crop – Join Together

Cultivation of opium poppies fell in northern Afghanistan but increased 45 percent in Helmand Province, where Taliban rebels use proceeds from international drug trafficking to fund their war against the Afghan government and its western allies.

OPIUM – USA
U.N.: Taliban fuels record Afghan opium levels – CNN News

Afghan opium poppy cultivation has exploded to a new record high this year, with the multibillion dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corrupt officials in President Hamid Karzai’s government, a U.N. report said.

METH – USA
New Program Fights Meth Addictions – Keloland

Methamphetamine has emerged as one of the most rampant drugs across the country, and that’s especially true in rural locations.

PAINKILLER – USA
Real pain management has given way to pill-popping – The Tennessean

Today, a plethora of painkilling drugs has improved the lives of many Americans. But drugs such as codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and meperidine can’t always be well-managed, and have become the problem rather than the solution for many others.

HEROIN – USA
Dallas soccer league formed to combat ‘cheese’ heroin – The Houston Chronicle

A youth soccer league created this summer to stem the popularity of a dangerous heroin mix known as “cheese” has grown to include 112 teams, the league’s director said.

ADDICTION – USA
B.C. lands ‘Addiction’ preview screening – Battle Creek Enquirer

The Substance Abuse Council of Calhoun County will host a preview screening on the HBO documentary, “Addiction,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Calhoun Christian School, 20 Woodrow St.

ADDICTION – USA
Day-camp speaker presents harrowing tale of addiction – Olney Daily Mail

It has been about a decade since Rob Rolfingsmeyer decided to stop using and selling drugs and start pushing a different message.

METHADONE – USA
Letters, faxes, and e-mail – The Birmingham News

Regarding “Methadone fight divides community” (The News, Sunday): The most respected federal survey on drug use found 14 percent of Alabamians ages 18 to 25 reported using narcotic pain medicines improperly.

DRUGS – USA
Pill usage in schools – KOKI Fox News

Kids are back in school and so are drugs.  Just today, a McLain High School student was found with marijuana.