Drug News

CANNABIS – UK
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) - Cannabis review meeting – Home Office
In July 2007, the Home Secretary asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to review the classification of cannabis.

METHADONE – USA
Man fights what son could not – The Boston Globe

Fatal methadone overdoses in Massachusetts have risen more than 400 percent in recent years, according to the state Department of Public Health, up from 17 in 2002 to 86 in 2005, the latest available data.

METH – USA
Otter kicks off meth project – Capital Press
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter announced the launch of the Idaho Meth Project during his combined State of the State and budget address, officially opening the 2008 state legislative session here Jan. 7.

DRUGS – USA
Cocaine overtaking meth as Canyon County drug of choice – KPAX TV News

Cocaine has overtaken methamphetamine as the drug of choice in Canyon County.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Let’s monitor prescriptions – The Wichita Eagle

Prescription drug abuse is a serious problem that can have devastating outcomes if left unchecked. This is an issue of deep concern to our community’s physicians and the Medical Society of Sedgwick County.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Study ignores prescription abuse – Nashua Telegraph

The study, which dubbed today’s teens as “Generation Rx,” found the most popular drugs were painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin.

METH – USA
Renters face menace of meth – Tulsa World
Legislation being drafted for consideration in the upcoming session would require landlords to clean homes that were once the sites of methamphetamine labs before renting out the residences.

METH – USA
Oklahoma renters face menace of meth – KTEN TV News

A proposal to require landlords to clean homes where methamphetamine labs operated before renting out the residences again would help keep renters safe, officials said.

DRUGS – USA
Statement from the Consumer Healthcare Products Association on the SAMHSA Findings on Cough Medicine Abuse – Consumer Healthcare Products Association

Following is a statement by Linda A. Suydam, D.P.A., president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), regarding today’s release of the U.S. Health and Human Services Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Association’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health survey, which reported data on the prevalence of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine abuse among 12- to 25-year-olds in 2006.

PAINKILLER – PAKISTAN
Long-Term pain killer use may harm Kidneys – International News Network

Long-term, habitual use of the painkiller acetaminophen, sold under the brand name Tylenol, may cause a decline in kidney function in some people, a study of middle-aged women said.