Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Heavy Drinking Forces Move to Poor Neighborhoods – Join Together

Past studies have asked why poor neighborhoods seem to produce problem drinkers, but new research concludes that heavy drinking often can force a move into disadvantaged areas.

ALCOHOL – USA
Binge Drinking Risks Include Poor Diet – Join Together

A recent study found that male binge drinkers tend to decrease their intake of essential fatty acids as they increase their alcohol consumption, compounding their health risks

DRUGS – USA
Prescription Monitoring Programs Help Keep Drug Addicts and Black Market Dealers at Bay – DOT Med

A few states, including Florida have yet to take steps to monitor pain medications like Vicodin and OxyContin -luring black market dealers and addicts into these states in droves.

METH – USA
Fears over ‘meth’ drug in cold remedies – The Telegraph

Large packs of common cold and flu remedies will be banned because a chemical in them can be used to make the illegal street drug crystal meth, or methamphetamine, it was announced today.

METH – UK
Cold medicine sales restricted on meth fears – Reuter

The sale of some cold remedies will be restricted to one small pack per customer to prevent gangs making the crack-like drug, crystal meth.

METH – USA
Meth labs down, importing up – Fox News

Statewide, meth lab busts are down 80%.  The decrease began in 2004, when Oklahoma passed a law controlling one of its main ingredients, pseudoephedrine.

COCAINE – USA
Cocaine Use Related to Level of Education Achieved – NewsWise

The decreased use of cocaine in the United States over the last 20 years mostly occurred among the highly educated, while cocaine use among non-high school graduates remained constant.

Drugs – Micronesia
September is Alcohol, Drug Addiction Recovery Month – Saipan Tribune

The Saipan Mayor’s Office will observe in September the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and its proclamation will be held today, Aug. 30, 2pm at the Saipan Mayor’s Office conference room in San Antonio.

DRUGS – UK
Huge rise in Scottish drug deaths – BBC News

The General Register Office for Scotland (Gros) said there were 421 drug-related deaths last year, 85 more than in 2005, representing a 25% rise.