Drug News

METH – USA
Gatehouse Academy Drug Counselors Participate in Statewide Meth Hotline – Webwire

Television stations across Arizona simultaneously aired “Crystal Darkness” a documentary on methamphetamine use. Drug counselors and specialists answered calls from a toll free hotline, offering guidance and hope.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
School program in KC suburb warns of prescription abuse – Fort Mill Times

A suburban Kansas City school is the first to launch a national program warning students about prescription drug abuse.

PRESCIRPTION – USA
Teens Get Prescription Drug Abuse Warning – KCTV News

Drug and alcohol experts say more and more teens are passing on the regular street drugs and heading for their parents’ medicine cabinets.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
What’s in your water? – Chicago Tribune

The Tribune finds trace amounts of drugs and chemicals—including anti-seizure medication and a Teflon ingredient— in Lake Michigan drinking water.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Chemicals, Drugs Found In Chicago Water – NBC TV News

After a national story exposing pharmaceutical chemicals in the nations water supply prompted a test of Chicago’s water supply.

DRUGS – USA
Substance Use and Dependence in First Year After Initiation – Join Together

Substance use trajectories in the year after initiation vary greatly by substance, according to a recent analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

METH – USA
Idaho Methamphetamine Admissions Outpace Alcohol and Marijuana – Join Together
A nationwide study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows treatment admissions for methamphetamine use increasing faster than those from both alcohol and marijuana in Idaho.
DRUGS – USA
Survey shows one in five respondents have used Ritalin or Adderall – LSU Reveille

Final exams traditionally have students studying long hours to cram for their final exams. But some students are now using a quick-fix for brain retention.

COCAINE – USA
Sniffing out a fruit-flavored trend in cocaine – MSNBC News

Federal drug agents say candy-flavored cocaine is a new and troubling development and are hoping to keep it from spreading to the rest of the country after its recent emergence in California.