Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Use caution with prescription drugs – Detroit Free Press

Every year, millions of Americans get the wrong drugs at pharmacies or don’t take them correctly. This can lead to life-threatening health problems. Here are tips from pharmacists on staying safe.

METH – USA
Anti-meth campaign to take to the state’s airwaves – Tulsa World

The state is about to launch an all-out, prime-time assault against methamphetamine use.

ALCOHOL –NEW ZEALAND
Coroner urges warnings on alcohol – Sunday Star Times

A HAMILTON coroner is calling for alcohol to carry warning labels after ruling on four deaths this year from people who had been drinking to excess.

ALCOHOL – USA
Okanogan County ranks No. 1 in drug and alcohol death rates – The Wenatchee World Online

More people per capita in Okanogan County die of drug- or alcohol-related causes than in any other county in Washington. More youth are arrested for drug violations than anywhere else in the state, too.

ALCOHOL – UK
MillerCoors to put Sparks Red on hold – The Associated Press

MillerCoors says it’s going to put plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy drink on hold pending talks with the 25 states that asked the company not to release the beverage.

ADDERALL – USA
Adderall, Good for an “A”, Bad for the Body – College OTR

High doses may result in dangerously high body temperature and irregular heartbeat. There is also the potential for cardiovascular failure or lethal seizures.

ADDICTION – USA
Ride, concert mark National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month – Daytona Beach News Journal

Local agencies are sponsoring events for the 19th annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.

ADDICTION – USA
Prevention group offers Webcast on teen addiction – Newton Kansan

Bring your lunch and join the South Central Regional Prevention Center at Mirror Inc. and Communities In Schools of Harvey County Drug-Free Youth Coalition for a webcast titled “Teen Addiction and the Path to Recovery.”

PAINKILLER – NEW ZEALAND
Experts urge caution over painkiller – New Zealand Herald

Some asthma experts are urging greater caution in the use of paracetamol, after an international study of more than 200,000 children suggested the painkiller increased the risk of the breathing complaint.