Drug News

ADDICTION – USA
Exercise may fight addiction – The Enquirer

New approaches for treating and preventing drug addiction range from low-tech - regular exercise - to high-tech such as experimental vaccines aimed at helping to prevent former drug users from relapsing.

ALCOHOL – UK
Online Booze Tracker Can Help Beat Cancer – Medical News Today

If you find it difficult to keep track of just how many glasses of wine you’ve consumed during the week, help is at hand thanks to Cancer Research UK.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Proper disposal of prescription medications – Battle Creek Enquirer

The Calhoun County Medicine Abuse Prevention Task Force of the Substance Abuse Council, in collaboration with the Calhoun County Public Health Department, encourages everyone to take advantage of the June 7th Hazardous Waste Collection in Marshall. In addition to old flashlight batteries, pesticides, or car cleaner, Calhoun County residents can drop off any unused prescription medication.

DRUGS – USA
Study Finds Link Between Amphetamine Abuse, Heart Attacks in Young Adults – Health News Digest

Young adults who abuse amphetamines may be at greater risk of suffering a heart attack, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

ALCOHOL – UK
TEENAGERS CAN GET ALCOHOL AS EASY AS A COKE – UK Daily Express

THE alarming state of Boozy Britain and the menace of underage drinking was yesterday laid bare by a police chief.