Drug News

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon of Georgia is presenting the facts about Marijuana Addiction – Trans World News

Some proponents of the legalization of marijuana have claimed that there is no evidence that marijuana causes harm, or is addictive. This is a small sample of cited works which indicate that this is not true. The information is freely available on the web at the National Institute of Health’s web site.

PAINKILLER – UK
Painkiller ban cuts suicides – North Wales Chronicle

A well-conducted study into the withdrawal of co-proxamol has provided good evidence that the drug’s withdrawal has reduced deaths from poisoning in England and Wales, and particularly suicides linked to co-proxamol overdose. This reduction was not accompanied by an increase in suicides using other drugs, although trends in other suicide methods were not tracked.

ADDICTION – USA
Drug Addiction And Meaningful Sobriety – Trans World News

With the number of drug rehab programs and drug treatment centers on the market, it can be hard to know where to turn for addiction counseling services. In choosing a drug rehabilitation plan that can work for you, it’s essential to keep in mind that you are a unique individual.

ALCOHOL – USA
Stay safe on the water – Laurel Leader Call

As the weather heats up and the Fourth of July weekend beckons, many people are heading to the beaches, lakes and ponds around south Mississippi for a little relief from soaring summer heat.

ALCOHOL – UK
Study blames alcohol for half 1990s Russian deaths – The Associated Press

A new study by an international team of public health researchers documents the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on Russia — showing that drinking caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse.

DRUGS – UK
Families to receive antidote to help drug users who overdose – Guardian

Families of chaotic drug users are to be given an antidote to keep their relatives alive in the event of a heroin overdose in a pilot scheme to be launched this week.

DRUGS – UK
Cannabis, Cocaine and a nation with a drugs problem – PR CannaZine

Its been announced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, that the United Kingdom is in the teeth of a cocaine epidemic, with the nation standing head & shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to consumption of the class A drug.

PAINKILLER – USA
Europe Regulator Advises Ban on Painkiller – The Wall Street Journal

Europe’s main medical regulator recommended that a 50-year-old painkiller, already largely ordered off shelves in some places, be withdrawn from the European market out of concern that patients have been fatally overdosing from it.