Drug News

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
New research finds drug addiction can change brain function – ABC News

There is growing evidence drug addiction can permanently change the brain’s chemistry. A joint investigation by Swiss and Australian scientists has shown the chemicals in drugs can override basic survival instincts.

METH – USA
Report: Meth Use On The Decline In Twin Cities – WCCO

Methamphetamine use by Twin Cities area high school seniors fell to 2 percent, but other illegal drugs, including marijuana, Ecstasy and LSD are becoming more popular among 12th graders.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Deaths Rise in West Virginia – NPR

For the first time in U.S. history, drug overdoses and other types of poisonings now kill more people than guns, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

PRESCRIPTION – AUSTRIA
BALDWIN WARNS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG DANGERS – PR-Inside
Actor DANIEL BALDWIN has spoken out about the dangers of becoming addicted to prescription drugs, warning it’s easy to accidentally develop a habit.

METH – USA
South Dakotan offers Indian-oriented anti-meth posters – The Havre Daily News

A South Dakotan who decided last year to make some posters discouraging the use of methamphetamine with an American Indian theme wants to let the Indian reservations in Montana know the posters are available.

METH – USA
Father, filmmaker working on sequel to documentary about meth addiction – WTHI TV News
Jack Bridges thinks the documentary he commissioned chronicling his son’s eventual death from years of methamphetamine abuse dissuaded others from using the powerful stimulant.

CANNABIS – AUSTRALIA
Experts warn of cannabis cancer ‘epidemic’ – ABC News
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, say researchers, warning of an “epidemic” of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
CANNABIS – UK
Cannabis Use Disorders Among College Students – Join Together

Nearly one in ten first-year college students at a mid-Atlantic university have a cannabis use disorder (CUD), according to a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded study of drug use conducted by Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) investigators.