Drug News

ALCOHOL – BARBADOS
Role for alcohol producers to play – The Nation News

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I was perturbed by the truth. Barbadian children in schools are drinking alcohol.

ALCOHOL – IRELAND
Plan seeks driving alcohol-limit change – The Irish Times

Ireland’s third road safety strategy was published today amid claims it will save 400 lives by 2012 and announcements of a reduction in driving-test waiting times and the drink-driving alcohol limit.

ALCOHOL – USA
MORE ALCOHOL EDUCATION NEEDED – KDUH TV News

RICHARDS SAYS SELLING ALCOHOL TO EVEN ONE MINOR CAN DESTROY MANY LIVES, AND CAR ACCIDENTS AREN’T THE ONLY BAD THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN DRINKING.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug mistakes can cause wrongful death – Injury Board

Patients taking prescription drugs should watch out for more than just side effects. More and more patients have been given the wrong prescriptions at the pharmacy even though doctors have prescribed the correct drug in the doctor’s office.

CANNABIS – UK
Fewer young people using cannabis but more are turning to cocaine – Times Online

Cannabis use among young people has fallen since the Government downgraded it to a Class C drug, according to figures published yesterday.

METH – USA
Anti-Meth PSA’s By Tucson Students –  KOLD News

Students from Pueblo High School will release their two anti-meth public service announcements Thursday.  Students learned the possible link between meth use and crime.

COCAINE – UK
Cocaine use ‘rising among under-24s’ – The Telegraph

The proportion of young adults taking cocaine has almost doubled under Labour, intensifying pressure on Gordon Brown to toughen up its drugs policy.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin use a problem in area, report says – Rider University The Rider News

The use of illegal drugs is on the rise, and America is the leader in this trend. Americans, who comprise only 4 percent of the world’s population, consume two-thirds of illegal drugs, according to Joseph Califano Jr., chairman and president of The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.

DRUGS – USA
Teenage Smokers May Also Be At Greater Risk For Alcohol And Drug Abuse – Medical News Today

According to a new report, smoking cigarettes may make adolescents more susceptible to depression, alcohol abuse, and illegal drug use.

DRUGS – USA
Parental Knowledge Of Teen Substance Use – Medical News Today

New research results from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) suggest that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenager’s cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance use.