Drug News

ADDICTION – JAMAICA
Getting help for drug addiction – Jamaica Observer

This is the second installment of a three-part series about drug use and addiction among Jamaicans. It chronicles the battle and triumphs of addicts and examines the various programmes in place to help people kick the habit.

METH – USA
Sign on to Montana Meth Project – Bo Zone

Please consider signing a petition to continue state funding of the Montana Meth Project. The Montana Meth Project is significantly reducing Meth use in Montana by educating residents of the true risks of methamphetamine.

DRUGS – UK
Revellers tested by drugs machine – BBC News

Hundreds of revellers in Aberdeen have been tested for drugs on their way into pubs and clubs, police revealed. The portable machine, known as the Itemiser, was used for the first time in Scotland in Aberdeen this weekend.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol Companies Target Areas with Hispanic Children, Researchers Conclude – Join Together

Students attending schools where 20 percent of the student body is Hispanic are far more likely to be exposed to alcohol advertising than students attending schools with fewer Hispanic students, according to researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Texas.

ADDICTION – USA
‘Art & Addiction’ art show opens at CCC – Frederick News Post

“Art & Addiction: Artistic Insights into Addiction and Recovery,” which opened at Carroll Community College on Sunday, is intended to provide stimulus to change the way people view addiction.

DRUGS – USA
Abusing prescription drugs can have serious consequences – Opelika Auburn News

While teen use of street drugs is decreasing there is a new threat available in the family medicine cabinet, prescription drugs. Prescription drugs have become the newest gateway drug with more new abusers (12 and older) than for marijuana.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol-related advertisements target colleges with 20 percent or higher Hispanic student enrollment – The Edinburg Star
Alcohol advertising is heavier around schools with 20 percent or more Hispanic students than near schools with a smaller Hispanic population, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education and the University of Florida’s College of Medicine.

ALCOHOL – USA
Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Has Long-Term Effect – Voice of America

Parents get a lot of mixed messages about alcohol, drugs and their adolescent children. Some experts say curiosity about drugs and alcohol is natural, and it’s OK to allow teens to experiment a little. Others say kids shouldn’t touch drugs or alcohol at all until they’re much older. Now, scientists are getting some insight into the long-term effects of teenage drug and alcohol use.

METH – INDIA
Methamphetamine abuse linked to alcohol, risky behaviour in teens – Entertainment and Showbiz