Drug News

DRUGS – USA
Oxycontin may hook teens more easily than adults – Reuters

The powerful painkiller Oxycontin may be even more addictive for adolescents than it is for adults, new research in mice suggests.

ADDICTION – USA
Real addiction recovery is that which prepares an addict for life in the real world – Trans World News

Rehab is and must always be a long-term process. Unfortunately, some Los Angeles treatment facilities operate under the assumption that rehab is “finished” on the last day of a client’s primary treatment program. Nothing could be further from the truth.

HEROIN – USA
U.S. Attorney Keeping Close Eye On Heroin Scene – WPTZ TV News

Despite a recent spike in heroin-related crimes in Vermont, United States Attorney Tom Anderson says prescription drugs and cocaine are still the two biggest concerns for the local law enforcement community.

ALCOHOL – IRELAND
Psychiatrists call for total ban on alcohol advertising – Irish Times

A GROUP of psychiatrists has called for a complete ban on all alcohol advertising and sponsorship in Ireland.

ALCOHOL – USA
Local college officials join the debate over push to lower the drinking age – Buffalo News

Young adults for years have questioned the rationale that 18 was old enough to vote and fight wars, but not old enough to drink a few beers.

DRUGS – IRELAND
‘Fight drugs, alcohol as one’ – Irish Examiner
A GOVERNMENT working group has called for an integrated framework in the fight against alcohol and illegal drug abuse, but has stopped short of recommending one combined strategy for both substances.

ALCOHOL – UK
Revealed: the nine types of heavy drinker – Guardian

The Department of Health will today identify the nine personality types of heavy drinkers at risk of liver damage and other alcohol-related illnesses that are costing the NHS in England about £2.7bn a year.

METH – USA
Methamphetamine Dangers – Trans World News

Methamphetamine and other stimulants are being abused more and more worldwide, and many people, although having heard about it, don’t really know what methamphetamine is or what it does.

ALCOHOL – USA
U.K. Program Targets Nine Types of Problem Drinkers – Join Together

British researchers have identified nine categories of drinkers as part of a a new campaign that focuses on heavy alcohol use.