Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol warning for over 30s – In The News
 Despite being less able to tolerate alcohol people in their 30s and 40s are drinking to excess more than younger people are, a new survey has found.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol, DARE education is necessary effort – Herald Zeitung
Unfortunately, alcohol and drugs are a part of many teenagers lives. They are factors in wrecks that kill and maim teenagers and other drivers, no matter what age the person behind the wheel.

ALCOHOL – USA
Namibia: Tsumeb Tackles Alcohol Abuse – All Africa.com
It is estimated that an average Namibian drinker consumes up to 10 litres of alcohol a week and that the average starting age of drinking is ten years.

DRUGS – USA
Wisconsin school district makes home drug tests available – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Parents with children in a school district east of Duluth can now test their kids for illegal drugs for free — and in private.

METH – USA
New Anti-Meth Campaign Coming Soon – KOLO TV News

The people who brought you “Crystal Darkness” are following it up with a chilling campaign to try and keep kids off methamphetamine.

COCAINE – UK
Cocaine ‘biggest killer of all’ – BBC News

A Dublin coroner has said cocaine abuse is rife in the city, describing the drug as “the biggest killer” of all.

COCAINE – IRELAND
Easier to buy cocaine than a pint – Barkeeper

Cocaine has become socially acceptable and the drug of choice among sections of the middle class.

METH – USA
More anti-meth TV shows planned – Reno Gazette Journal

Building on their successful “Crystal Darkness” program that aired a year ago, Secret Witness officials will begin the new year by training hundreds to teach others about the dangers of methamphetamine.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug deaths in Port St. Lucie almost double – TC Palm

Police on Thursday said the number of prescription drug overdose deaths this year is almost double that of 2006, with most of this year’s deaths attributed to the painkiller methadone.