Drug News

METH – USA
New Montana Meth Project director outlines nonprofit’s future – Billings Gazette

Montana residents can look for a new slate of anti-methamphetamine television advertisements soon as the organization committed to fighting the dangerous drug continues its efforts, said Bill Slaughter, the new executive director of the Montana Meth Project.

METH – USA
Meth Summit anything but a bust – Herald Gazette

Is it a widespread and growing societal problem. The answer became abundantly clear when Jim Langford, executive director of the Georgia Meth Project, asked the audience before him if they or their family had been directly effected by methamphetamine. Everyone raised their hand.

ALCOHOL – USA
Drinking Frequency Can Predict Bingeing, Study Says – Join Together

Individuals who drink more than twice a week are more likely to engage in heavy or binge drinking, according to researchers from the University of Montreal and the University of Western Ontario who studied drinking patterns by gender and age group.

DRUGS – USA
Drug Use Widespread Among Arrestees, ONDCP Says – Join Together

An annual study of newly arrested offenders finds that up to 87 percent of men accused of crimes tested positive for the presence of illicit drugs, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

DRUGS – UK
Young Parents Helped To ‘Know More’ About Drugs And Alcohol – Medical News Today

In the run up to National Tackling Drugs Week (8th-12th June), drug and alcohol services in Liverpool have gathered together to host ‘Know more’ an event which will showcase a range of services that offer advice and support to young people and their families.

DRUGS – IRELAND
Schoolchildren critical of drugs education, says report – Irish Examiner

The effectiveness of the country’s main drugs education programme for schools has been seriously questioned in the new National Drugs Strategy (NDS).

METH – USA
Former Gallatin sheriff named new MT Meth Project director – Montana’s News Station

A Montana anti-drug program known for its graphic images and in-your-face advertising has a new executive director at the helm.

PAINKILLER – AUSTRALIA
Painkillers top toddler poisonings – The West Australian

A common painkiller found in most homes was suspected to have poisoned more than 1200 children in 2007, according to the WA Poisons Information Centre.