March 28th, 2008 Drug Addiction News
In response to the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent and reduce underage drinking, more than 1,600 town hall meetings will take place all across the country in March and April 2008.
METH – USA
Recent survey gauges student drug use – Northwest Arkansas News
In a survey, revealed that 68. 8 percent of 12 th-graders, compared to 15. 5 percent of sixth-graders, admitted to using alcohol at some point during their lifetime. In addition, less than 5 percent of students in sixth through 12 th grades admitted to using methamphetamine during their lifetime or in the past 30 days.
METH – USA
Conference to address effects of drugs on kids – Daily Vidette
University faculty, social workers, Drug Enforcement Administration representatives and other volunteers will come to a head on Thursday at “Living in Danger.”
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription painkiller deaths in state surpass deaths from illegal drugs – The Seattle Times
Every day, 2,500 kids age 12-17 abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Police.
CANNABIS – UK
‘Month of cannabis terrified me’ – BBC News
A mother-of-three who smoked cannabis for a month as part of a BBC documentary has described how the drug left her paranoid and frightened.
PRESCRIPTION – SOUTH AFRICA
New trend in teen prescription drug abuse – Money Web
Parents have long worried whether their kids at college are drinking too much or getting stoned. But alcohol and marijuana aren’t the only substances they should be concerned about: In recent years, a growing number of young people have begun abusing prescription opiates.
METH – USA
I Lost Me (and Interest In Anti-Drug Awareness Campaigns) to Meth – SFist
The most recent ad campaign–a four-month media blitz produced by the California Methamphetamine Initiative called “Me, Not Meth”–can been seen throughout the city.
HEROIN – USA
‘Cheese’ Heroin Hooking Young Users in Dallas – NPR
Cheese heroin is Mexican black-tar heroin that has been diluted with crushed tablets of over-the-counter sleep medication such as Tylenol PM.
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