Drug News

DRUGS – NEW ZEALAND
NZ slipping into ‘world’s gutters’ - drug expert – Otago Daily Times

Latest international cannabis use figures prove that New Zealand is descending into “the world’s gutters”, says outspoken drug education expert Mike Sabin.

METH – USA
Meth labs declining in Minnesota – Hutchinson Leader

The report, Methamphetamine in Minnesota: a report on the impact of one illicit drug, is the first comprehensive review of the impact of meth in Minnesota.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Confusion – Today’s TMJ4

Have you ever reached into your medicine cabinet and forgot what that prescription is for? Pharmacists say it happens all the time. Today’s TMJ4’s Courtny Gerrish shows us how to end the confusion.

PRESCRIPTION – UK
MEDai Technology Identifies Prescription Drug Misuse – Earth Times

MEDai, Inc. provides several reports that focus on the identification of potential misuse of prescription drugs, a subject that has quickly climbed to the top of the concerns list for those in the payer space.

METH – USA
A look at meth addiction in Southwest Florida – Wink News

Just how big of a problem has meth become in Lee County? Local addiction specialists say they are hearing from more recovering addicts that meth was one of their drugs of choice.

METH – USA
Drug Use Becoming More Common Worldwide – Join Together
Use of various illicit drugs has become more common worldwide over the years, and the United States has some of the world’s highest rates of lifetime alcohol and tobacco use, according to an international survey conducted by the World Health Organization.

METH – USA
Home disclosure clear on meth – Biloxi Sun Herald

Potential homebuyers in Mississippi now have a means of learning whether that cute cottage on the market was once a meth lab.

MARIJUANA – USA
More Marijuana in the Movies – Join Together

It may not signal a return to the Cheech and Chong days, but marijuana use has definitely staged a comeback on the big screen, drawing laughs and establishing cultural credibility among young moviegoers.

ALCOHOL – USA
Anheuser-Busch to stop mixing alcohol and caffeine – North Platte Bulletin

After months of public criticism, a threatened lawsuit, and an 11-state Attorneys General investigation, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. announced June 26 that it will discontinue the production and marketing of caffeinated alcoholic beverages and pledges to call on other brewers and distillers to follow suit.

ALCOHOL – USA
US leads world in substance abuse, WHO finds – Reuters

The United States leads the world in rates of experimenting with marijuana and cocaine despite strict drug laws, World Health Organization researchers said on Tuesday.