Drug News

HEROIN – IRELAND
Middle-class heroin use rising as drug spreads nationwide – Independent

‘It is ironic that the recent publicity about the dangers of cocaine in the past few weeks could also turn drug users to heroin’

PAINKILLER – RUSSIA
J&J opioid painkiller causes more deaths in US – Pravda
A second warning was issued in US concerning deaths and dangerous side effects in those who used Johnson & Johnson’s Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.

METH – USA
Meth use continues to be significant problem – KHAS TV News

The methamphetamine problem is sweeping across rural America. And officials say the deadly drug is still on the rise here in Hastings.

METH – USA
Mexican Meth Rules U.S. Drug Market – The Blog of Legal Times

The good news in the just-released National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment 2008 by the Department of Justice is that domestic production of the illicit drug is down.

METH – USA
Project seeks to end meth use – Bonner County Daily Bee

There has never been a drug as powerful, addictive and quick to destroy lives as methamphetamine.

HEROIN – UK
Treat cocaine as seriously as heroin – Anderson – Derry Journal

Cocaine must be regarded as seriously as heroin if the drug problem is to be effectively tackled, a local MLA has said.

ALCOHOL – USA
Effects of alcohol poisoning – Baltimore Sun
While drinking in moderation can be pleasurable, drinking too much can lead to alcohol poisoning, a severe and potentially fatal reaction to an overdose.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug crisis among teens – Daily Herald
The study really shows that teenagers are turning away from marijuana and turning instead to dangerous prescription opioid narcotics like OxyContin (one in 20 high school seniors has taken it in the past year) and Vicodin (one in 10).

METH – USA
State releases meth ad campaign figures – The Bay Area Reporter
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2564
The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, which recently announced a $9.8 million methamphetamine awareness campaign.