Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Drug Combinations A Risky Mix – Hartford Courant

Accidental poisonings from prescription-drug use are on the rise, especially among middle-age adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise – Trans World News

The FDA has recently released information to health care professional warning of the dangers of abuse with OxyContin and other prescription drugs.  Abuse of these painkillers can lead to addiction, overdose, and even death.  Narconon Drug Rehab believes the public should be aware of these dangers.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs – The Ledger

Prescription drug abuse among teens is bringing about the country’s next cultural change and Polk County is no exception to the trend, drug expert Robert Stutman told about 100 parents and community members Monday.

DRUGS – USA
Xanax Drug Abuse Poses Serious Threat – Trans World News

Xanax withdrawal is particularly dangerous, and even life threatening. Because central nervous system depressants work by slowing down the brain’s normal activity, if a person stops taking the drug, the brain can react by racing out of control.

DRUGS – USA
Meth dealers target kids, officials say – Lufkin Daily News

Get involved. That was the message on Tuesday night at the Lufkin Middle School Auditorium, where “Be Safe Child” and area coordinator Dr. Sharon Young hosted a drug/truancy awareness seminar for parents.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Sweet alcohol fools teenagers – Herald Sun

ONE in four teens surveyed couldn’t taste alcohol in sweetened ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, new research has revealed.

DRUGS – UK
Drug suspect assets to be seized – BBC News

Suspected drug dealers’ assets could be seized on arrest rather than conviction under new plans for England and Wales.

DRUGS – UK
Drug use in England and Wales – BBC News

Table showing the estimated number of users of different drugs in the past year, according to the British Crime Survey.

DRUGS – UK
Drug giants warned: Tell the truth on medicines – The Independent

The pharmaceutical industry came under assault from senior figures in medical research yesterday over its practice of withholding information to protect profits, exposing patients to drugs which could be useless or harmful.