Drug News

METH – USA
Meth-ods – KAIT News

Trumann Police Chief Larry Blagg said his officers are seeing progress in the war on drugs, but methamphetamine users are still prevalent in Poinsett County.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse skyrockets – Fort Dodger Messenger News

The fastest growing form of substance abuse by Iowans is the abuse of prescription drugs, according to the Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy.

PAINKILLER – USA
Analgesic Abuse: Effects and Side Effects of Painkiller Drugs! – Test Country

Pain-killers, as they are called, do kill pain, but at the same time they seem to be doing much more than that! In fact, various reports indicate that several cases of kidney and liver failures can be associated, at least partially, to the continuous use of analgesics.

ADDICTION – USA
‘America’ is seen through addicts’ eyes – Minneapolis Star Tribune

From my seat as a newspaper reporter covering the courts, it often seems that few violent crimes would be committed absent addictions.

METH – USA
Mayor forms anti-meth committee – The Pilot News

A new committee will talk about an old problem in the community. Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter has announced the development of an anti-methamphetamine committee, which will look at enforcement, prosecution and rehabilitation involved with the deadly drug.

PAINKILLER – USA
FDA Warns of Potential of Serious Side Effects with Topical Numbing Agents – Med Page Today

The FDA has issued a second warning about the potential dangers of using topical anesthetics for relieving pain from medical tests and conditions.

COCAINE – USA
Rare condition may be related to cocaine use – MSNBC News

The state Department of Health is investigating 11 cases – one of them fatal – of a rare condition that leaves people unable to fight off infections.

ALCOHOL – NEW ZEALAND
Alcohol warnings after women attacked in Dunedin – The New Zealand Herald

Dunedin police are warning woman to monitor their alcohol intake and ensure their personal safety on nights out after two unrelated sex attacks over the weekend.

ALCOHOL – AUSTRALIA
Ad campaign aims to curb binge drinking – The Age

The NSW government hopes a new $1 million anti-binge drinking campaign will deter risky drinking behaviour that kills more than 200 young people each year.