Drug News

CANNABIS – INDIA
Cannabis alters human DNA, increases cancer risk: Study – Indiana Express

Indian-origin researchers at the University of Leicester have found “convincing evidence” that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.

ADDERALL – USA
Study Shows Possible Link Between Deaths and ADHD Drugs – Washington Post

Children taking stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are several times as likely to suffer sudden, unexplained death as children who are not taking such drugs.

REITALIN – USA
Study: Stimulant Meds May Increase Death Risk – KERO TV News

A new study has suggested that children who take stimulant medications such as Ritalin, Strattera or Concerta may have a slight increased risk for sudden death.

ALCOHOL – USA
How Alcohol Changes the Brain … Quickly – US News and World Report

In the name of science, eight men and seven women drank alcohol through a straw while lying in an MRI scanner, presumably not all together, to see what would happen.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol goes to the head in six minutes, scientists say – Telegraph

For the first time, researchers have proved the rapid changes that drinking alcohol causes in human brain cells.

ALCOHOL – USA
Uganda: Alcohol Ruins Nabumali High School – All Africa

Drunkenness among students is one of the causes of the deteriorating academic performance at Nabumali High School in Mbale district, the head teacher has said.

ALCOHOL – USA
College Drinking Problems, Deaths On The Rise – Science Daily

Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows.

DRUGS – USA
Desert Oasis Recovery Treatment Center Announces the Use of Preferred Treatment Method – PR Web

Desert Oasis Recovery, a New Mexico in-patient drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction treatment center, one of only two privately run drug, alcohol and gambling addiction treatment centers in the State of New Mexico, announces the use of auricular “accu-detox” acupuncture therapy for addictive therapy.

ALCOHOL – UK
Too much too young? Alcohol misuse among young Londoners – London Assembly

We hope that this report will highlight the problems of alcohol misuse among young people, as well as outlining a set of recommendations that will help young Londoners stay safe with alcohol, and ensure that this issue is given the priority it deserves.

DRUGS – USA
New drug report says heroin, prescription drug use on the rise in Minnesota – KARE News

A new report finds there is an apparent increase in the use of a hard-core drug in Minnesota and some narcotics that are much more widely available.