Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Advocates Win Delay on Md. Alcopops Bill – Join Together

After meeting with MADD officials and parents, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley backed off plans to sign a bill that would have allowed so-called alcopop drinks to continue to be taxed at the same rate as beer.

DRUGS – USA
Drugs Seized in Improper Arrest Can Still Lead to Conviction, Supreme Court Says – Join Together

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that criminal charges arising out of a police search during an arrest can stand even if the arrest was later shown to be improper.

DRUGS – USA
Tazewell Hosts Anti-Drug March and Rally – WVNS TV News

Hundreds filled the streets in Tazewell County Saturday. They hoped to put a halt to what some call an increasing drug problem in the area. It was all part of the first Christians and Concerned Citizens for a Drug Free Tazewell County Anti-drug march and rally.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Crime and Justice Forum – Kitsap Sun

Some very brave souls agreed to be interviewed in Sunday’s story about the rise of prescription opiate drugs. Some of their accounts are in the story, while others, due to space constraints, were not.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Consumers Union Awarded Grant for Prescription Drug Awareness Program – EVLiving

Attorneys General from around the country announced a $4.4 million grant to Consumers Union that will fund a public education program designed to eliminate huge gaps in public knowledge about prescription drugs.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
State pursues funds to educate kids about abuse of prescription drugs – The Salt Lake Tribune

“Who knows what Percocet is?” said Agent Randy Lythgoe, of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, polling a group of 70 students. Hands shot up across the crowd as pre-teens easily identified the painkiller.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
More teens addicted to prescription drugs – The Columbia Dispatch

OxyContin ruled Jennifer’s days. She crushed and snorted the painkiller when she woke up, before she left for high school, during school, at home at night, before bed.