Drug News

DRUGS – SCOTLAND
Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - National Report 2008 – Drug Misuse

The survey was carried out in Autumn 2008 and was completed by over 10,000 pupils aged 13 years old and 15 years old across Scotland.

COCAINE – UK
UK declared the cocaine capital of Europe – The Scotsman

The United Kingdom is the cocaine capital of Europe, with more than a million regular users taking the drug, according to a new report.

ALCOHOL – USA
Army Sees Increase in Alcohol Abuse Among Soldiers – Join Together

The number of soldiers diagnosed with alcoholism or alcohol abuse has almost doubled since 2003, positive tests for drug or alcohol use also increased 12 percent from 2005 to 2008.

DRUGS – USA
Global use of cocaine, heroine and cannabis declines: UN – AFP

Global use of cocaine, heroine and cannabis fell last year while production of stimulants rose, the UN drugs chief said Wednesday as he presented the United Nations’ annual report on drugs.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Ecstasy on the rise, cocaine use falls – ABC News

Research from the United Nations has found the global demand for drugs is stabilising and in some cases decreasing.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Freedom Center Celebrates More Than 7 Years Helping Ohio Addicts – Official Wire

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.

ADDICTION – USA
Lack of Training for Health Care Professionals Increase Drug Addiction – Trans World News

Intense marketing and a resultant 150% rise in the numbers of prescriptions written has resulted in a growing number of people addicted to prescription drugs.

ALCOHOL – UK
Higher Drinking Age Linked To Less Binge Drinking…except In College Students – Medical News Today

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students. The rates of binge drinking in male collegians remain unchanged, but the rates in female collegians have increased dramatically.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Arrowhead Provides Inpatient Rehab for Baltimore Residents – Trans World News

The enormous demand for heroin in the Baltimore metropolitan area led to an increase in the drugs’ abuse among teens and young adults, who routinely drive into the city to purchase heroin for themselves and other local abusers.