Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
‘BAN ALCOHOL IN BINGE TOWNS’ – Daily Express

Drinking blackspots will be subjected to prohibition-style laws under a radical proposal by the country’s top liver doctor.

ALCOHOL – USA
DCF Head Accepted Into Alcohol Education Program – Hartford Courant

In a proceeding that lasted about a minute, the head of the state’s child protection agency on Friday was accepted into a program that likely will lead to the erasure of her drunken-driving charges.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol-Related Deaths In England And Wales Are Twice As High Among People Born In Scotland Or Ireland – Medical News Today

Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales are twice as high among people born in Scotland or Ireland compared with the rest of the population, a study has shown.

ALCOHOL – USA
Like students elsewhere, San Leandro’s encounter violence, alcohol, drugs – Daily Review Online

School district board members learned Tuesday, students in elementary through high school have firsthand knowledge of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and intimidation by peers — although the problem might not be as bad here as it is statewide and nationwide, data suggest.

ALCOHOL – UK
New Evidence Points To An Overlooked Risk Factor For Cancer: Acetaldehyde In Alcohol – Medical News Today

New evidence by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and researchers in Germany shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may be at increased risk due to exposure from multiple sources.

ALCOHOL – UK
Binge-drink women strain NHS – Guardian

The number of women being admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning has almost doubled in the past five years, according to official statistics that suggest binge-drinking is placing acute pressures on the NHS.

DRUGS – CANADA
Government of Canada Works with British Columbia to Help Prevent Young People from Taking Illicit Drugs – Health Canada

The Government of Canada is supporting projects under the Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund that will strengthen drug prevention among youth in British Columbia.

DRUGS – USA
Anti-Drug Effort at Border Is Readied – The Washington Post

President Obama is finalizing plans to move federal agents, equipment and other resources to the border with Mexico to support Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s campaign against violent drug cartels, according to U.S. security officials.

PAINKILLER – USA
New campaign warns about dangers of painkiller abuse – Bay News

Deaths related to painkiller abuse are on the rise in Hernando County. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is hoping a new campaign will reverse that trend.