Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
Third of teens ‘drink to get drunk’ – The Press Association

Young people are binge-drinking at an increasingly early age, with serious consequences for health and crime, according to new research.

ALCOHOL – INDIA
Successful men coping with stress by overdrinking – Economic Times
Professionally successful men are coping with their stressful lifestyle by consuming above average amounts of alcohol, a study has shown.

PRSCRIPTION – USA
Prescription problems: What if yours is wrong? – KHOU
With new drugs coming on the market every day, and cheaper generic versions replacing the older ones, Americans are more heavily medicated than ever.

DRUGS – USA
Taxpayers: Fund Rehabilitation, Not Prison – Join Together

The vast majority of U.S. taxpayers say that youth offenders can be rehabilitated and that failing to do so is tantamount to giving up on their future, according to a new survey and study.

MAIJUANA – AUSTRALIA
Heavy dope smokers attract serious lung disease faster – News.au

HEAVY pot smokers will suffer serious lung disease two decades earlier than their cigarette-smoking counterparts, and the style of dope smoking is to blame.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Will New Ads Keep Kids From Abusing Prescriptions? – WSYR News

Every day, more than 2,000 teenagers abuse a prescription drug for the first time.

ADDERALL – CANADA
Students admit abusing study drugs – The McGill Daily

McGill’s academic integrity policy lacks restriction on abuse of psycho-stimulants for academic purposes.
METH – USA
Get informed about the dangers of meth – Bonner County Daily Bee

Grab the nearest teenager you can find and explain to him or her that meth is dangerous.

CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis abuse grips Lancashire’s young – Lancashire Evening Post

More than 120 Lancashire teenagers were referred for cannabis abuse treatment in a year, it has been revealed.

ALCOHOL – UK
Barcodes to tackle binge Britain – The Telegraph

Supermarkets could be forced to put their identity on the alcohol they sell as part of a Government crackdown on binge-drinking fuelled by the sale of cheap alcohol.