Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
After Student Death, School Cracks Down on Student Drinking – Join Together
A hazing death that led to criminal charges being filed against administrations and other students at Rider University also has prompted a major crackdown on alcohol use at the New Jersey school.
 

ALCOHOL – USA
Finland to Add Alcohol Warning Labels in 2009 – Join Together
Labels on all alcoholic beverages sold in Finland will include a warning that states “alcohol endangers the development of a fetus and your health” beginning in 2009.
 

HEROIN – USA
‘Cheese’ death toll rises to 40 in North Texas region – Houston Chronicle
At least 15 people in two North Texas counties have died in the past several years from the heroin mix called “cheese,” bringing the death toll to more than 40 in the region, according to a medical examiner.
 

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens prone to abusing prescription drugs say docs – CNN IBN News

They get them from the family medicine cabinet or buy them on the street. Experts say prescription medications are misused by adolescents more often than any other drugs except alcohol and marijuana.
 

ALCOHOL – USA
Binge Drinking On The Rise In Mediterranean Countries, Study SuggestsBinge Drinking On The Rise In Mediterranean Countries, Study Suggests – Science Daily
Binge drinking has traditionally been more common in Anglo-Saxon and northern European countries, known as “dry drinking cultures,” than it has been in Mediterranean countries. However, a study of drinking among adults in the Madrid region of Spain indicates that binge drinking is on the rise.
 

METH – USA
Utah launches new war on meth – The Salt Lake Tribune
Bucking stereotypes about drug users, Utah’s new anti-meth campaign zeroes in on those who at first blush seem the least likely to become addicted to the drug - including working moms.
METH – USA
Arizona Meth Project is working – Arizona Central News

Last week, we kicked off the second phase of the Arizona Meth Project’s media campaign. This is a milestone because Arizona is the second state in the United States that has implemented this mass-media youth prevention and education campaign.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Birth Defect Risks Not Always Known to Women – News Inferno
Women of child bearing age might not know that the common prescription drugs they take could cause birth defects should they become pregnant.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Counties combat prescription drug abuse – The Standard Democrat

Prescription drugs are more frequently getting in the wrong hands — and in large quantities.