Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
New power and guidance to tackle alcohol-related crime – Home Office

A new power targeting offenders who commit crime under the influence of alcohol was unveiled today.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Convincing kids that all batches are bad – Herald Sun

FACE facts – drug use on the streets of Melbourne is rife. It seems to be increasing. And the use of party drugs inside Melbourne’s pubs and clubs is commonplace.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Monitoring the Future Study: Prescription drug abuse among teens remains steady – The Flint Journal

Despite statistically significant declines in illicit drug use among teens, prescription drug abuse is holding steady according to a recently-released study of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-grade students.

MORPHINE – USA
KV Pharmaceutical Dives After Halting Drug Shipments – Bloomberg

KV Pharmaceutical Co. lost half its value in New York trading after the drugmaker, announcing a third recall of medicines that may contain excess doses, stopped shipping prescription tablets.

HEROIN – USA
More Young People Using Heroin – Hartford Courant

As a registered nurse with 20 years in emergency nursing (most recently at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in Southington and Bristol Hospital), the reality is quite disturbing. Many of us are taking care of more and more younger people with heroin addiction.