August 13, 2008 Drug Addiction News
ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol put before safety with airlines – Belfast Telegraph
There have been several recent flying incidents where passengers, due to alcohol consumption, have become rowdy and aggressive.
ALCOHOL – USA
Chargers Announce New Alcohol, Conduct Policies For Fans – NBC San Diego
Chargers fans had better be on their best behavior when they attend Saturday’s preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys.
ALCOHOL – USA
Americans Drinking Less Alcohol – US News and World Report
Americans are drinking less alcohol, with middle-aged people consuming about one-third less than 50 years ago, researchers report.
ALCOHOL – USA
Drinks: Infusing alcohol with botanicals – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Alcohol can be infused with botanicals, marinated with macerated fruits or stirred together with other potions.
ALCOHOL – USA
Pressure Grows to Expel Beer Advertising from NCAA Basketball – Join Together
When the executive committee and Division I board of directors of the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet for their annual gatherings in Indianapolis on August 7, it is likely they will have to take a hard look at the organization’s policies on advertising alcoholic beverages during the “March Madness” national championship basketball tournament.
METHADONE – UK
Drug deaths double in last decade – BBC News
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has doubled in the past 10 years, according to new figures.
ADDICTION – USA
Drug Rehab Treatment for the Varying Addiction Problem – Trans World News
Drug addiction on the outside may look the same, an uncontrolled impulse to constantly use the drug of choice. On the inside however, it is a completely different story.
ADDICTION – SOUTH AFRICA
From beauty to drug wreck – IOL
New statistics by the Central Drug Authority reveal that drug addiction is a growing problem - up by 14 percent since last year, according to George Pappas, chairperson of the Gauteng Substance Abuse Forum.
A few years ago the Lake Improvement District Board would convene its annual meeting and mostly hear complaints about high water levels and flooding of lakeshore parcels. The annual meeting Monday this week for the LID brought out comments from residents concerned about low water levels.
HEROIN – UK
Toll of drug deaths hits fresh high, with worse to come – Scotsman
THE human cost of drug abuse in Scotland could spiral higher in years to come, a minister warned yesterday as figures revealed a record number of deaths from heroin, cocaine and other substances.
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