Drug News

CANNABIS – AUSTRALIA
Cannabis use leads to brain damage – Radio Australia

A new Australian study says long term, heavy cannabis use causes brain damage that’s equivalent to mild traumatic brain injury or premature ageing.

CANNABIS – UK
Groups unite to beat the cannabis problem – Telegraph and Argus

The conference brought together a range of speakers from health and social care, magistrates and the police, to discuss the extent of the problem, explore the latest research, examine cultural and political perspectives and what services are available.

ALCOHOL – UK
Minister Wallace Warns Alcohol Advertising Executives Of The Need For Full Compliance With The New Advertising Codes, Ireland – Medical News Today
Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety warned advertising executives for the main Irish alcohol brands of the need for full compliance with the revised Codes on Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Proper disposal of unused, outdated prescription drugs prevents abuse – White Mountain Independent

Navajo County residents are beginning to respond to the current to properly dispose of unused and outdated prescription and over the counter medications.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Database To Help Spot Prescription-Drug Abusers – Sci-Tech Today

An online prescription drug database that allows doctors and pharmacists to track a patient’s medication history instantly and deter addicts from “doctor-shopping” is expected to launch statewide next year, officials announced Wednesday.

ADDICTION – USA
Cliffside Malibu winning the battle over cocaine addiction – Trans World News

No one beats cocaine addiction alone. The good news is that there are plenty of cocaine rehab facilities in Los Angeles, all of them promising to help cocaine abusers get sober for good. The only catch is that they can’t all deliver on their rhetoric.

ALCOHOL – UK
Advertising, Alcohol And Adolescents – Medical News Today

The advertising of alcohol, the marketing of alcoholic products, peer pressure and parental influence all play a part in the level of alcohol consumption among young people.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse becoming major problem in Covington County – Andalusia Star News

For the last two years, the abuse of prescription pills has risen; almost to the point it shadows the use of methamphetamines in Covington County, according to DTF commander Mark Odom.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Series looking at prescription drug abuse – Times-Mail News
It has changed — and claimed — lives. It threatens the well-being of abusers and their families. It challenges schools, police departments, courts and mental health professionals. And it is not limited by age or social status.