Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
Impact Of Young Londoners’ Alcohol Misuse Revealed, England – Medical News Today

The capital’s 11-15 year olds now drink the equivalent of 180,000 bottles of lager every week - and the amount they drink is on the rise, a new report from the London Assembly today warns.

ALCOHOL – UK
Reducing Harm in Drinking Environments – CPH

The European Union has the highest rate of alcohol consumption in the world. While drinking patterns vary widely between countries, the last decade has seen growing levels of hazardous and harmful alcohol use among young people in many Member States.

ALCOHOL – UK
Teenage Summer Binge Drinking Campaign – Drug Education Forum

The government have announced a fund of £1.4 million which will be spent over 69 areas to tackle young people’s drinking in public. The press release says that the government are expecting local partnerships to develop a 3 point plan of how they will spend the money.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
New Florida law takes aim at illegal pill trade – Miami Herald

Florida will launch a new program to monitor prescription drug sales next year to crack down on illegal pills under a bill signed by the governor.

PAINKILLER – USA
Is Your Teenager Using Prescription Drugs Behind Your Back? – PR Web

If sales of drug test panels are an indicator, then it could mean that prescription drug abuse among teenagers is on the rise. A leading online distributor of drug testing kits, has recently announced an increase in their sales of drug test panels, particularly those used for determining prescription drug abuse in teenagers.

ALCOHOL – UK
Histamine Affects Alcohol-related Behaviour – Medical News Today

The histamine-3 receptor is important in terms of alcohol-related behaviour, and a drug affecting that receptor may have qualities that alter alcohol-related behaviour. This appears in the study headed by Pertti Panula entitled “Tuberomamillary nucleus neurons, histamine and H3 receptor in hypothalamic regulation of alcohol addiction”.

DRUGS – USA
School-Based Prevention Cuts Drug Use, Violence – Join Together

Fifth-grade students who took part in comprehensive, interactive school-based prevention programs starting as early as first grade were half as likely as their peers to use alcohol or other drugs, act out violently, or engage in sexual activity.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Freedom Center Can Help Ohio Addicts – Trans World News

According to recent government statistics, more than 250,000 Ohio citizens have reported drug dependence over a one year period in the state of Ohio and only around one quarter of them actually ended up going into a drug rehab program.

DRUGS – USA
Substance Abuse Linked to Tuberculosis Transmission and Treatment Failure in the United States – Join Together

Although tuberculosis (TB) prevalence is low in the United States, local outbreaks among people with substance abuse have been reported.