Drug News

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Tearaway toddlers prescribed ADHD drugs – Mercury

Figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph reveal 311 children in NSW aged five and under depend on controversial medication, including 58 four-year-olds and 13 three-year-olds.

RITALIN – AUSTRALIA
Drugs for toddlers? You must be kidding – News.com.au

SOMEWHERE between the traffic report and an erectile dysfunction advertisement, John Deeks booms over your breakfast cereal: “Does your two-year-old make careless mistakes? Do they appear to not be listening to you? Does your son crawl around or climb on things? Or is your daughter easily distracted and babbles excessively?”

DRUGS – USA
The Fatal Chemical Reaction – Tampa Tribune

The common stimulant drugs - cocaine, crystal meth, Ritalin and Adderall - are short-acting and they keep a person awake. The common narcotic drugs - oxycontin, vicodin and methadone - are long-acting and make the brain sleepy, including the part of the brain that drives the reflex to breathe.

ALCOHOL – USA
London revelers mark drink ban with subway chaos – CNN International News

London’s subway system was engulfed by thousands of revelers Saturday night, marking the introduction of an alcohol ban on the mass transit network.

ALCOHOL – UK
Parents to be told alcohol limits for children – Telegraph

Ministers will announce plans to encourage “responsible” drinking at home by youngsters under adult supervision with official advice that could set recommendations for children as young as 12.

ALCOHOL – UK
Tube alcohol party shuts six stations – Telegraph
Thousands of people boarded Circle Line trains to mark the final few hours before the start of an alcohol ban on public transport in the capital came into force on Sunday.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
A dose of honesty in prescription drug ads – Boston Globe

LAST MONTH, a congressional committee held a hearing to examine the extent to which drug companies run misleading ads about their products. The committee spotlighted TV commercials for three drugs.

METHADONE – UK
New approach to tackling drugs in Scotland – eGov monitor

The first national drugs strategy since devolution was launched today. Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing hailed it as “a new era” in Scotland’s approach to tackling drugs.