Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Don’t Over Indulge Heavy Holiday Drinking Can Pose Significant Health Risk – Medical News Today

Tulane University researchers found that heavy drinking — more than 21 drinks per week — may increase the risk of stroke.

ADDICTION – USA
Crime & Punishment: Breaking the cycle of addiction – The Daily Advertiser

More than three out of every four inmates entering the state’s prisons likely have problems with addiction and yet just one-third of them receive treatment for it.

MARIJUANA – USA
Sheriff’s office finds marijuana laced candy – KARE 11 News

Hennepin County Sheriff’s find potent candy during narcotics investigation.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin use is on the rise in Somerville – The Tufts Daily News

Heroin use by Somerville residents has spiked over the past several years due to the drug’s low price and easy availability.

ALCOHOL – USA
UTD releases drug, alcohol survey results – UTD Mercury

The results of the Core Alcohol and Drug survey conducted by the UTD Student Counseling center Sept. 14-30 have been compiled and released.

PRESCRIPTION
Edwards: 2-Year Ban on New Drug Ads – The Associated Press

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should have to wait two years to begin advertising their new products to consumers.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
DEA to Host Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium “Good Medicine, Bad Behavior: Drug Diversion in America” – US Drug Enforcement Administration

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen P. Tandy and the DEA Museum Foundation will host a first-ever national symposium on prescription drug abuse.

METH – USA
Montana Meth Project gains funding – Montana’s News Station

A year long campaign to raise money for the Montana Meth Project has drawn about $1.2 million. The Meth Project fights the state’s methamphetamine use with shocking advertisements in various media outlets.

METH – USA
Halloween warning: New meth ‘candy’ threat – Battle Creek Enquirer
Drawing close to Halloween, a new, kid-friendly version of crystal methampetamine is hitting the streets, Calhoun County Prosecutor John Hallacy warned this week.

PAINKILLER – NEW ZEALAND
Parents ‘more aware’ of painkiller danger – New Zealand Herald
A trial project has been making parents more aware of the dangers of paracetamol poisoning in young children after it emerged that around 500 children a year under five are reportedly overdosing on the drug.