Drug News

METH – USA
New form of meth targets youths – In-Forum

A new form of meth aimed at children and teens is making its way across the country and is known to be available in Minnesota.

METH – USA
Help celebrate National Methamphetamine Awareness Day – Reno Gazette Journal

The U.S. Department of Justice has declared next Friday,November 30, as National Methamphetamine Awareness Day.

CANNABIS – FRANCE
EU report: cannabis No. 1 drug in Europe, cocaine on the rise – International Herald Tribune

Cannabis remains the most widely used drug in Europe, but cocaine abuse rose sharply last year despite record amounts of the drug being seized.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Canadian Teens Using Prescription Painkillers More – Medical News Today

21% of Canadian teenagers in grades 7 to 12 said in a survey that they had used prescription painkillers (opioid drugs), such as Tylenol No. 3 and Percocet at least once during the previous twelve months for recreational purposes.

ALCOHOL – USA
President’s Comment On PM Alcohol Seminar, UK – Medical News Today

Professor Ian Gilmore was pleased to represent both the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) as its President and the Alcohol Health Alliance UK as its Chairman at a meeting arranged by the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street this morning to tackle alcohol misuse, particularly in the young.

ADDICTION – USA
Dealing with addiction – Scripps News

More than 10 percent of American men and six percent of American women are chronic drug abusers. Fifteen million are dependent on alcohol. In the space of a year 1.3 million Americans are treated in hospital emergency rooms for drug abuse, one in four of them for a combination of drugs and alcohol.

DRUGS – TAIWAN
Premier calls for a new plan to fight drug abuse – Radio Taiwan International

Premier Chang Jun-hsiung is calling for a new plan to fight drug abuse. He has put the Justice Ministry and Education Ministry to map out a plan to deal with the problem.

COCAINE – UK
As drug use soars in EU, young Britons are the keenest to try cocaine – Times Online

More young Britons have tried cocaine than contempories in any other European country, amid a sharp increase in use of the Class-A drug across the Continent.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Some college kids using prescription drugs, energy drinks to stay focused – The Standard Democrat

With the late hours and large task ahead of them, most need something to help them concentrate. While some turn to sodas and coffee, others use prescription drugs — such as Ritalin and Adderall, prescribed for those with Attention Deficit Disorder — to get that extra focus.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Most prescription drugs for children still are not tested on them – San Francisco Chronicle

A decade after the government began trying to ensure that prescription drugs used to treat children are effective and safe, doctors still have scant information to guide them when they administer many medications to kids.