Drug News

ADDICTION – CANADA
Rehab doc is ’sick and tired’ of media fascination with bad celeb behaviour – The Canadian Press

The California-based addiction medicine specialist hopes to show the pain and devastating cost behind the endless party life with “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,” a VH1 reality series which recently premiered in Canada on MuchMoreMusic.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
State hopes to reduce unintentional prescription drug overdoses – Desert News

One of hundreds of deaths attributed to unintentional prescription drug overdose. Unintentional over-the-counter and prescription overdoses killed more Utahns that year than motor vehicle crashes.

METH – USA
Methamphetamine – Signs of Addiction – Trans World News
Methamphetamine usually looks like white or off-colored shards of glass, usually stored in small baggies. It can appear in pill form, powder, or chunks, but it is definitely crystalline in nature, as opposed to cocaine, which is powdery.

METH – UK
Speedy decline – Economist

A FEW years ago Pierce county, in Washington state, was in the grip of a methamphetamine epidemic. Toothless addicts roamed quiet rural roads, stealing everything that was not nailed down, as well as a few things (such as a garage) that were.

PAINKILLERS – USA
Painkillers Replacing Heroin on Canadian Streets – Join Together

A new study finds that Canadian heroin addicts may be switching to prescription opiates like OxyContin, the National Post reported April 30.

ADDERALL – USA
Studying for finals becomes risky business – SMU Daily Campus

Some college students do frequently use prescribed drugs to help them study. Over the past few years, studies have shown that “study drugs” like Adderall and Ritalin have caught on at many campuses. Experts say, however, that the alleged immediate effects may not be as beneficial for acing tests as students think.

RITALIN – USA
Some Parents Go to New Low to Get New High – WRDW News

There are some new drug dealers in town, and they’re pushing pills. The dealers are kids, and they don’t even know what they’re doing. In fact, they have no idea Mom and Dad are their only customers. It seems their parents are going to a new low to get a new high.