Drug News

METH – CAMBODIA
Crystal meth use spreads: report – The Phnom Penh Post

According to government figures, the number of drug users nationwide has dropped below 6,000, but methamphetamines dominate the diet of the Kingdom’s dedicated junkies.

DRUGS – USA
New Albany High School parents receive free kits to test for 12 common drugs – News and Tribune

Parents at New Albany High School seemed receptive to a new program that allows them to take home a drug-testing kit for free. The New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools Corp. is hosting programs that educate parents about drug-use as well as how to use the kits.

ALCOHOL – USA
Teens Can Get Prescription Drugs Easier Than Alcohol – dB Techno

According to a new report released by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, it is now easier for teenagers in the U.S. to get their hands on prescription drugs, than it is for them to get their hands on alcohol.

ALCOHOL – USA
Get facts on college alcohol use – Louisville Courier Journal

CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov has a wealth of information about alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students.

ALCOHOL – CANADA
Alcohol ban enforced in Jasper National Park – Edmonton Journal

Park officials are spending up to $100,000 contracting Securiguard Securities Ltd. to enforce the ban, which remains in effect from June 27 and Sept. 1 and forbids campers to consume alcohol between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

DRUGS – USA
CASA: National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIII: Teens and Parents – Join Together

Those who fail to monitor their children’s school night activities, safeguard their prescription drugs, address the problem of drugs in their children’s schools, and set good examples — increase the risk that their 12- to 17-year old children will smoke, drink, and use illegal and prescription drugs.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Access to Prescription Drugs Easier for Teens – Join Together

When asked “Which is easiest for someone your age to buy: cigarettes, beer, marijuana, or prescription drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin or Ritalin, without a prescription?” 19 percent responded that it was easier to find prescription drugs, compared to 13 percent one year ago.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Teens Cite Ease of Access To Drugs – The Washington Post

A growing number of teenagers say it’s easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs than to buy beer, according to a survey published today.

ALCOHOL – UK
Teen breath-test reduces crime - but is not enough, says mayor – CRP News

Crime in a North Wales resort town was cut by more than 20% after youngsters were breath-tested as part of police crackdown on anti-social behaviour. But the local mayor, an ex-policeman, regrets that such schemes are not permanent.