Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse On The Rise – KVEW TV News

Over 8,500 Americans die each year from prescription drug abuse, and the numbers continue to rise. The drug enforcement administration or DEA says unintentional overdose deaths increased 117 percent between 2001 and 2005.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Jackson’s Death Means We’re All Older Now and Need to Sober Up – Huffington Post

The passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett has hit us near-baby boomers and full-on baby boomers with a rock and roll punch to the gut we weren’t ready for.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Addictions, Fatalities Up Locally – WEWS News

Police are seeing an increase in prescription medication addiction. Lake County narcotics investigator Chris Begley and his colleagues have never been so busy with prescription drug abuse cases.

DRUGS – USA
Painkiller Addiction A Growing Problem – KVVU News

The use of painkillers among celebrities has been the topic of conversation for several weeks. Doctors say it’s incredibly easy for anyone to become dependent on these drugs.

ADDICTION – AUSTRIA
Addiction Recovery At Sunset Malibu – Live PR

2009Alcohol and drug related cases are ever increasing in their numbers which demand greater attention from the public. Proper awareness should be spread to make them understand about the ill effects of alcohol.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin, meth top killers in 2008 – WOFL News

Of the 171,800 deaths in Florida last year, more than 8,000 individuals were found to have died with one or more drugs in their bodies, according to a report released by Florida Medical Examiners and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

DRUGS – USA
Anti-Anxiety Drugs Raise New Fears – Washington Post

The 12 steps to recovery, enshrined by Alcoholics Anonymous, were printed in large black letters on a wall. But Starr was there because of a different drug — a class of prescription medication called benzodiazepines.

DRUGS – USA
Fla. autopsies find drugs in half of cases in 2008 – Miami Herald

Over half the people autopsied in Florida in 2008 had one or more drugs in their systems, up slightly from the previous year, according to an annual report released Tuesday by state medical examiners.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin, prescription drug use up in the Twin Cities – Star Tribune

Opiate abuse is up, but stimulant use is down. Those countervailing trends in drug use in the Twin Cities last year were detected in a new report by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.