Drug News

METH – USA
Former meth properties can be used to help the community – KSL TV News

Dozens of Utah homes sit abandoned, declared unsafe to live in because the property is contaminated with meth. A recent Eyewitness News investigation found some of these houses can sit untouched for years without any effort to clean them up. But one organization wants to use those homes to help people out.

METH – USA
The Lingering Effects of Meth – KSFY TV News

People in one Sioux Falls neighborhood have a daily reminder of the meth involvement that happened on their block. It’s right outside their windows.

METH – USA
Golden Pen Award: Slow, painful process of recovery from meth – Billings Gazette

I am an ex-meth addict and I know something everyone should know. There is a big gap in the system when it comes to the point for someone who is trapped between recovery and the system.

METH – USA
Pricier meth putting squeeze on users – San Jose Mercury News

It turns out motorists and food shoppers aren’t the only ones getting squeezed by skyrocketing prices. According to law enforcement, meth users are feeling it too.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Abusing prescription drugs – Las Vegas Sun

A national survey of children aged 12 to 17 on substance abuse found an alarming new trend that parents should address with their children. For the first time in the 13-year history of the survey, more teenagers said it was easier for them to illegally obtain prescription drugs than beer.

RITALIN – USA
Big Pharma is a Bigger Hoax than Bigfoot (satire) – Natural News

As the internet is abuzz with talk about the latest Bigfoot hoax, little attention is being paid to another grand hoax in modern society: Big Pharma and the empty promises of prescription drugs.

METHADONE – USA
Billboards seek to raise awareness of methadone abuse – Bay News 9

A drug meant to help recovering addicts is contributing to a rising rate of deaths, a statistic one Bay area woman is determined to turn around.

METHADONE – USA
Methadone: Pain Killer Or Just Plain Killer – All Headline News

The New York Times reported Sunday that Methadone has become the fastest growing cause of narcotic death, quickly surpassing Oxycontin and Vicodin, two widely prescribed pain killers.

HEROIN – USA
Dying for drugs: How heroin took hold in Portage – Kalamazoo Gazette

Although illegal drugs are everywhere, Portage stands out in Kalamazoo County. A Kalamazoo Gazette examination of overdose deaths in the county since 2003 found Portage victims tended to be younger and were the only teenagers dying of heroin.

METHADONE – USA
Methadone risks increasingly seen – United Press International

Because the cheap synthetic form of opium has sometimes been abused by users or poorly prescribed by doctors, methadone is now involved in more than twice as many deaths as heroin.