Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Fosters to Limit Alcohol in Premixed Drinks, Drop Energy Ingredients – Join Together

Responding to the Australian prime minister’s crackdown on binge drinking, Foster’s Group Ltd. announced that it will cap the amount of alcohol in its premixed drink products, stop adding “energy” ingredients like caffeine and taurine to drinks, and drop brands like the high-alcohol Cougar XS, a mix of bourbon and cola.

ALCOHOL – USA
Heavy Drinking Linked to Mortality Risk – Join Together

Men who consume more alcohol on drinking days are at increased risk of death even if their average amount of alcohol over time isn’t excessive, according to researchers who said that drinking quantity and frequency influence mortality more than average consumption over time.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Bishop, Bligh back alcohol warning labels – ABC News

The deputy Opposition leader and Queensland Premier have backed a Government plan to use graphic warning labels on alcohol products to deter binge drinking.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Govt may consider raising drinking age – The Sydney Morning Herald

The federal government would consider raising the legal drinking age and increasing alcohol taxes if there was a community push for such measures.

ALCOHOL – UK
Raising legal age for buying alcohol will only worsen difficulties – The Herald

I am a student on an exchange in the United States and would like to take this opportunity to comment on the proposal to raise the drinking age in Scotland.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Parents targeted in youth drink clampdown – The Age

THE Rudd Government’s next target in its anti-binge-drinking crusade will be parents who give alcohol to teenagers and their mates. The Government announced yesterday it was stepping up the pace of its fight against binge drinking among young people.

ALCOHOL – UK
Drink campaign targets women – Times Online

A hard-hitting advertising campaign will aim to shake middle-aged women out of their complacency towards alcohol consumption after research revealed just one large glass of wine a night could increase their risk of breast cancer by 50 per cent.

DRUGS – USA
National D.A.R.E. Day Proclamation by The President of The United States – DARE

Each year, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) teaches millions of children across our country how to resist drugs and violence. On National D.A.R.E. Day, we honor the individuals who help our Nation’s young people avoid the dangers of substance abuse and become productive citizens.

METH – USA
Anti-meth group making public push – Today’s News-Herald

The group looking to halt the spread of methamphetamine use in Lake Havasu City is making a push to get the public more information and more involved.

METH – USA
Program to educate youth on dangers of meth use – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

The scenes are part of Alabama’s new Zero Meth program — an attempt by the state’s District Attorney Association and Gov. Bob Riley to educate people about the dangers of meth and help those already addicted.