Drug News

COCAINE – UK
Cocaine used in 95% of clubs in London borough – CRP News

Council officials in Kensington & Chelsea found more than 95 per cent of bars and clubs they tested showed cocaine had been used on their premises.

DRUGS – UK
Olympics: All 1,500 British athletes to be drug tested before leaving for Beijing – Guardian

From pistol shooters to shot putters, every British athlete competing in this summer’s Beijing Olympics is being tested for performance-enhancing drugs in the most extensive anti-doping campaign in this country’s Olympic history.

ALCOHOL – NEW ZEALAND
Minister studies booze problems in Scotland – National Business Review
Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel is learning first hand how a country with a reputation for heavy drinking is handling its alcohol problems.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Alcohol involved in 100 young deaths – The Sydney Morning Herald

At least 100 young people die each year with a blood alcohol level at or above .05, figures show.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Rogue Internet Pharmacies Sell Controlled Drugs Without Prescriptions – Med Headlines

A new report issued by the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) warns consumers against the vast array of drugs sold by unregulated online pharmacies. These pharmacies not only sell controlled drugs without an accompanying prescription, they do so without verification of age.

DRUGS – USA
Prescription drug abuse, deaths grow in Vegas area – Las Vegas Sun

A newspaper investigation found skyrocketing abuse of prescription narcotics in southern Nevada, accompanied by a startling increase in the number of fatal overdoses.

DRUGS – USA
Time To Take Overdoses Seriously - And Response – The Chattanoogan

Our teenagers and young adults do not have an understanding of the tragedy that will unfold while they experiment with these drugs. Pills are getting into the wrong hands.

ADDICTION – USA
E-Addiction: Your teen and the World Wide Web of drugs – New York Daily News

It’s about a brand new report from Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction, trumpeting that “the Internet is a pharmaceutical candy store.”

HEROIN – USA
Heroin Addict Hopes for Rehab - but Addiction Hard to Overcome – Voice of America

The international heroin trade affects the lives of millions of people worldwide. It is destructive for producer and user countries, if in different ways.