March 31st, 2008 Drug Addiction News
DRUGS – UK
Adolescent Inhalant Use – Join Together
An annual average of 593,000 adolescents ages 12 to 17 use inhalants for the first time each year, according to combined data from the 2002 to 2006 National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health.
ALCOHOL – UK
More Movie Theaters Selling Alcohol – Join Together
More than 400 movie theaters nationwide now sell alcohol, up from only 14 in 1997, despite concerns about drinking by underage moviegoers, USA Today reported March 26.
ALCOHOL – UK
It’s Spring Break: How Much Does Heavy Drinking Affect Your Body? – Medical News Today
It’s the time of year when more than 1.5 million high school and college students head for warm climates to soak up the sun and drink large quantities of alcohol. Students who vacation with friends over spring break drink almost three times as much as those who stay home with parents or relatives.
A new analysis of government data finds that 15 percent of employees in the hospitality industry suffer from serious alcohol-related problems.
HEROIN – UK
Police warning over ‘deadly’ heroin – Garstang Courier
POLICE in north Lancashire are warning drug users to be on their guard for a potentially deadly batch of heroin in the area.
ALCOHOL – UK
Toll of teenage drinking revealed – BBC News
Almost 10,000 15-to-16-year-olds in the North West of England were questioned as part of the study into underage drinking and violence.
DRUGS – USA
Meeting to discuss drug and alcohol abuse – Indy Star
There will be a Town Hall meeting for Zionsville parents from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 15 at the Zionsville Town Hall. The topic will be “A Community Conversation about Drug/Alcohol Abuse by the Youth in our Community.”
PRESCRIPTION – ISRAEL
Scientists find prescription drugs in water used for irrigation – Ha’aretz
Scientists are concerned that pharmaceuticals - including anti-depressants - could seep into the groundwater that is used for drinking water after a variety of medications have been found in the country’s treated waste water for irrigation.
METH – NEW ZEALAND
Call to ban methamphetamine pipes – Stuff
Sabin told the 200 students to be wary of the growing trend of spiking drinks and cannabis with methamphetamine in a bid to get soft drug users hooked.
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