November 21, 2007 Drug Addiction News
METH – USA
Money Toward Meth Prevention – KOMU News
State funding will continue to help prevent methamphetamine production.
METH – USA
Recent laws curb meth production – Springfield State Journal Register
A few years after methamphetamine spread across the fields and towns of central Illinois, authorities believe they have stunted the growth of small-time meth manufacturing , thanks to collaboration between police and lawmakers.
METH – AUSTRALIA
Study finds ice patients violent, aggressive – ABC Online News
There’s more evidence of the violence and aggression of crystal methamphetamine or “ice” addicts who turn up at emergency departments.
ALCOHOL – IRELAND
HSE calls for tax rise on alcohol – RTE News
The Health Service Executive has recommended a 10% rise in excise duty on alcohol in the forthcoming budget.
PAINKILLER – CANADA
Illicit drug use among students steady, but painkiller use up – The Globe and Mail
A new survey shows the use of prescription painkillers by Ontario high school students may be a cause for concern.
METH – USA
Nelson Sponsors Methamphetamine Awareness Month – Southwest Nebraska News
Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson praised the passage of a resolution designating November “National Methamphetamine Awareness Month”.
PRESCRIPTION – CANADA
Drug and Alcohol Use Stabilizes, but Prescription Pain Relievers Emerge as a Concern – Canada Newswire
While alcohol, cannabis and other drug use among Ontario teens has remained stable or decreased, the misuse of prescription opioid drugs may be a cause for concern according to the 2007 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey.
PAINKILLER – CANADA
Painkiller use among students a concern: survey – CTV News
Ontario secondary school students are looking more and more to prescription drugs to get high, according to a new survey.
DRUGS – USA
Stemming the tide of drug abuse – TriCities News
Prescription painkillers are both blessing and curse. When used appropriately, they relieve suffering. When misused, addiction and overdose deaths are the unhappy result.
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