Drug News

COCAINE – BRAZIL
Cocaine Seizures…in West Africa? – Comunidade Segura

Cocaine use in Europe has tripled in the last decade, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), while the number of cocaine users in the United States has been consistently falling.

OPIUM – USA
Modern Pain Killers: Biggest Medical Hoax in Last 100 Years – US Recall News

Starting in 1986, with the misinterpretation of the World Health Organization’s paper concerning terminal pain, the morphinan molecule has come back with a vengeance in the form of oxycodone (Percocet and Oxycontin) and hydrocodon (Vicodin and Lorcet).

RITALIN – USA
Work Stress, Anxiety And Depression Aren´t Caused By A Lack Of Prozac – American Chronicle

It is interesting to observe that the discovery of the drug Ritalin prompted a sudden epidemic in children diagnosed with ADHD. Has the development of anti-depressant drugs and anti-anxiety medication triggered the rise in cases of work related stress?

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens abusing easy-to-get prescription drugs – Victorville Daily Press

For many teenagers wanting to get high, their drug of choice is no further away than their parent’s medicine cabinet. Pain relievers such as OxyContin and Vicodin are the most commonly abused prescription drugs used by teens today, according to the National Drug Policy.

COCAINE – IRELAND
Irish bank notes show high levels of cocaine – Herald

IRISH Euro banknotes in circulation in Spain have one of the highest levels of cocaine traces, a new study has found.

CANNABIS – IRELAND
Cannabis on sale now eight times stronger – Herald

HERBAL cannabis on sale in Ireland is now up to eight times stronger than it was a decade ago, an addiction expert has said.
ALCOHOL – USA
Last call – Chicago Sun-Times

A new study shows that not only do we drink less as we get older, but boozing by younger generations is on the decline, too

ALCOHOL – USA
College Coaches Hope to Bench Alcohol Advertising – Join Together

More than 100 college athletic coaches are asking the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to eliminate televised alcohol advertising during college sports broadcasts.

ALCOHOL – USA
Getting Older, Drinking Less, Study Finds – Join Together

Participants in this comprehensive, long-term health study generally drank less as they got older and later generations drank less than their predecessors.