Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Lifewatch: Prescription Drug Abuse – WECT TV News

According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, one in five teenagers abuse prescription medications to get high.

METH – USA
KOBI anchor brings meth message to schools – Curry County Reporter

A warm and engaging personality, Anderson opened a window into the daily lives of the students. She reported the hard, cold, sobering facts related to meth; its production, abuse, and the devastation of lives.

METH – USA
Groups, individuals honored for roles in fight against meth – SW Iowa News

Keeping methamphetamine from invading the lives and homes of children in Pottawattamie County is no easy task. It takes time, strength of will and, most importantly, dedication.

ALCOHOL – USA
Botswana President Wants Alcohol Consumption Cut to Curb AIDS – Bloomberg

Alcohol consumption in Botswana, where the government plans to implement a 30 percent levy on beer, wine and spirits, needs to be curbed to prevent the spread of HIV.

ALCOHOL – USA
Are energy drinks harmful? – She Knows

Researchers say that the danger in mixing energy drinks and alcohol is that you are less likely to perceive your level of intoxication, putting you at a greater risk of alcohol-related injury.

ADDICTION – USA
September is ‘National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month’ – RG Journal

Silver Stage High School Principal Pat Peters has signed a proclamation recognizing September as “National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month” in unity with groups such as Stand Tall, a Silver Springs teen leadership and substance abuse prevention education group.

DRUGS – UK
New 10 year plan to reduce the harm caused by drugs and alcohol – Welsh Assembly Government

Reducing the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and other substances is at the centre of a new ten year strategy launched today (Wednesday 1 October 2008) by the Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Dr Brian Gibbons.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
New alcohol brochure for young people – Australian Drug Foundation

The Australian Drug Foundation has recently released two foldout brochures that provide alcohol information to young people. A young lady’s guide to alcohol and A young gentleman’s guide to alcohol include eye-catching illustrations and straight-forward harm reduction information about binge drinking and the different risks of drinking for young women and men.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Gender Impact Assessment: Drugs and Dependence – Women’s Health Victoria

The number of women in Victoria that misuse drugs is small with 10.35% of women using illicit drugs in the past 12 months2 but the health implications for these women and their families are serious and wide ranging.

ALCOHOL – NEW ZEALAND
Booze, drugs a factor in 30 per cent of crashes – New Zealand Herald

Statistics show alcohol or drugs were a factor in 30 per cent of all fatal crashes in 2007. The New Zealand Transport Agency has released its annual figures on road crashes.