Drug News

ALCOHOL – USA
Report Identifies Lifesaving Alcohol Laws – Join Together

Laws that prevent alcohol purchases and possession by youth are the most effective at preventing drunk-driving fatalities, according to a new report that also praises as effective license suspensions for underage alcohol offenses and zero-tolerance laws for drivers under 21 found with alcohol in their system.

METH – USA
Raising awareness of meth – Mammoth Daily Review Atlas

A member of the Illinois State Police Meth Response Team gave presentations at United and Monmouth-Roseville High Schools on Tuesday night, spreading awareness about the kinds of products and procedures it takes to make meth.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Use prescription drugs as directed – Examiner

Twice as many teens died from prescription-drug overdoses in 2006 as from methamphetamines, heroin and cocaine combined.

MORPHINE – USA
‘Unapproved’ morphine to stay on market, FDA rules – CNN News

A form of liquid morphine used by terminally ill patients will remain on the market even though it is an “unapproved drug,” according to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration.

MORPHINE – USA
Unapproved liquid morphine can still be sold in U.S.: FDA – Reuters

Companies marketing a liquid morphine that was unapproved for sale in the United States can keep selling it for now because regulators have determined it is essential for relieving pain in some patients who are near death.

ADDICTION – USA
The Four Stages Of Addiction Recovery – Trans World News

Rehab is not a monolithic process. On the contrary, addiction treatment can only succeed to the extent that it provides unique and intimate support through each of the four stages of recovery

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Tackling top teen problem - prescription drugs – North Platte Bulletin

The illegal use of prescription drugs looms larger than problem drinking or marijuana use, North Platte High School Principal Jim Whitney said. The drugs are stolen from medicine cabinets, parents’ or grandparents’ medicine cabinets, or from a friend’s house, or even bought off the Internet.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Canadians Use More Prescription Drugs than Ever Before – Natural News

A report released by a drug-tracking firm reveals that prescription drug use among Canadians was higher in 2008 than in any previous year. The report, released on March 26 by IMS Health, a worldwide pharmaceutical-tracking company, assesses pharmaceutical use by tracking the number of prescriptions dispensed by pharmacists annually.