Drug News

METH – USA
County Meth Action Team plans workshops Nov. 29 – The Columbian

Local residents can learn how to fight the pervasive illegal stimulant in free public workshops on Thursday, Nov. 29, sponsored by the Clark County Meth Action Team.

METH – USA
Early addictions: Former meth user recalls drug’s first days in Carlsbad – North County Times
The teenage boys sat at the late-night Carlsbad coffee shop, twitching and anxious, laughing and loud, out of their minds on methamphetamine and oblivious to the police officers sitting in the next booth.

METH – USA
White powder a recipe for disaster – AL News

Alabama and Arkansas are reputed to be among the leaders in the nation in the production of methamphetamine. Just what both states need - something that takes what few teeth remain among their citizens.

METH – AUSTRALIA
World focus on `ice’ care – The Advertiser

SA experts designed a treatment plan for the World Health Organisation to separate delusional, paranoid and agitated methamphetamine users from other patients.

ALCOHOL – UK
Booze Tobacco And Drugs, A Reality For Many British School Kids – Medical News Today

20% of British school children regularly get drunk, while approximately 14% of them have experimented with illegal drugs, according to a survey carried out by Ofsted.

ALCOHOL – USA
More teens test positive for drugs, alcohol at sick care visits – American Medical News

Physicians may need to screen 12- to 18-year-olds for possible drug and alcohol abuse issues any time they present for care and not just at checkups, as recommended by many medical societies, including the American Medical Association. This concept was the take-home message of a study in the November Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

ADDICTION – USA
Addictions Awareness Week: What does it take to kick the habit? – Opinion 250 News
  November 18th to 24th is Addictions Awareness Week, with that in mind, we offer this article by Andrew Burton, an Alcohol and Drug Counsellor with Northern Health.

ADDICTION – BELGUIM
International conference on addiction – Cordis News
An international conference entitled ‘Our Addictions: the Pleasure and the Pain’ will be held on 30 November at the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK.