Drug News

ADDICTION – USA
Mother and daughter discuss drug addiction – Towson Jeffersonian

How does a Jewish honors student from one of Los Angeles’ top prep schools end up shooting heroin in the back of a skinhead’s van in rural Indiana?

ALCOHOL – USA
Rockville students to be checked for alcohol at playoff game – Business Gazette

In an effort to crack down on student alcohol use, bags and pockets of all Rockville High School students will be checked at tonight’s first-round regional semifinal football game at Clarksburg High School.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Schoolies booze vigil on parents – Courier Mail
POLICE will use closed-circuit television to catch irresponsible parents buying booze for the 30,000 schoolies descending on the Gold Coast.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse climbing among teens, young adults – WALB News

The Albany Dougherty Drug Unit says prescription drug abuse among teens in South Georgia has tripled in the last several years.

METH – USA
Meth use down, coke use up – KSWO News

Meth use is down in Lawton since lawmakers passed the Nik Green Law which limits the sale of pseudo-ephedrine - a key ingredient for manufacturing meth.  But, now other illegal drug use, trafficking and sales are up - it’s being replaced by crack and cocaine.

ADDICTION – USA
Addiction hurts more than just one person – Holland Sentinel

Ottagan Addictions Recovery is launching its Community and Family Program on Monday because addiction is more than just a problem for the addict.

ALCOHOL – USA
The National Institute On Drug Abuse Offers Summer Internship Opportunities – Medical News Today
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that kicks off the application period for summer research training opportunities at its Intramural Program (IRP) facility in Baltimore, Maryland.
METH – USA
Sioux City’s Meth Training Center Will Re-Open – KTIV News

Sioux City’s national meth training center may soon re-open thanks to the Sioux City Police Department.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Getting Prescription Drugs Off The Streets – WTAP News

In the fight to pluck prescription pills out of the wrong hands, area authorities have recovered over 250,000 pharmaceutical pills, including Percocet and Oxycontin.

ALCOHOL – UK
Child survey reveals drug abuse – In The News
A government survey on the lifestyles and concerns of children between the age of ten and 15 has revealed drug and alcohol abuse problems.

ALCOHOL – UK
TV adverts ‘making alcohol attractive to young people’ – Times Online
The number of alcohol advertisements on television has increased and some of them make drinking attractive to young people, a report has found.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol locks could be fitted to cars – News

Alcohol locks that prevent cars starting if the driver is over the limit are being considered for Europe’s largest car market.