Drug News

METH – USA
Idaho Meth Project – KPVI News

Meth use in Idaho is among the highest of all 50 states. Idaho is ranked 5th in the nation.  Earlier this year, Idaho’s governor formed the Idaho Meth Project to change that.

METH – USA
Meth message: It’s everyone’s problem – Minneapolis Star Tribune
An assistant principal has lots to say to students about meth use. But he needs parents to listen. He’ll speak in Andover next month.

METH – USA
Learn about the dangers of methamphetamine use – KC Community News

On Thursday, the Miami County Connect Kansas Coalition and the Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA) will hold a community town hall meeting regarding methamphetamine production and use in Miami County.

ALCOHOL – USA
Exposure to alcohol ads high for kids – The Salt Lake Tribune

When children and teens in Salt Lake City turn on the radio, they are more likely to hear alcohol ads than their underage counterparts nationwide, researchers say.

ALCOHOL – CHINA
Study: teen smokers more apt to alcohol, drug abuse – Xinhua

Compared to 12- to 17-year-olds who don’t smoke, teenagers who do are over five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to use marijuana, media reported quoting a U.S. study Wednesday.

DRUGS – USA
‘These are good kids making a bad choice’; Prescription drug deaths zero in on athletes, one-time users – The Daily News of Newburyport

Police engrossed in the drug war admit the battle to stop recreational use of potentially deadly prescription drugs is different from the traditional campaign to stop the use of illegal drugs like heroin, cocaine and marijuana.

CANNABIS – UK
Concern over heavy cannabis use – The Guardian

Heavy cannabis use among vulnerable young people has a greater detrimental effect than the user realises, according to a new study.