Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
‘Pharm’ parties are feeding teenage prescription drug abuse – Examiner

The statistics are frightening.  Seven of the top ten drugs being abused by teenagers today are legal prescriptions or over-the-counter medications.

ALCOHOL – UK
New Figures Highlight Hidden Human Cost Of Alcohol Misuse In Scotland – Medical News Today

These figures highlight the true hidden human cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland. Today’s figures are from 2003 and show a shocking death toll caused by a drinking culture that is out of control.

PAINKILLER – USA
Painkillers at a crossroads as FDA decision looms – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pain is such a common problem in the United States that Vicodin is the most widely prescribed drug in the country. It alleviates the pain of surgery, soothes aching joints, and beckons to Gregory House, the misanthropic TV doctor played by Hugh Laurie.

ALCOHOL – USA
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization – Forbes

The more alcohol men drink, the more time they spend in a hospital, research from the United Kingdom has found.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Montana Prescription Medication Project – KULR News

The Montana Attorney General creates a task force to fight the growing problem with prescription drug abuse. The group, made up of law enforcement, medical, and judicial officials, is using the Montana Meth Project Model to start its own campaign.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Medications – Connect MidMichigan

Chances are if you haven’t gone through your medicine cabinet lately it’s stocked with a few expired medications. The date of expiration simply means after the “use-by” date the effectiveness or the potency of the drug can no longer be guaranteed. Bringing into question when to get rid of them.

HEROIN – USA
It’s time for an all-out assault on heroin – Newsday

Long Island’s dirty little secret is out. Heroin is here in a big way, addicting too many of our teens and young adults and ravaging families Islandwide.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin Use Up Dramatically In Central Indiana – The Indy Channel

Heroin use is becoming more prevalent in Hamilton County, with cases in 2009 up dramatically over 2008.

ADDICTION – USA
Narconon Arrowhead Supports Outpatient Drug Rehab for Minneapolis Residents – Trans World News

Minneapolis, home of the Twin Cities, is finding itself in a significant upward trend since 2008 when it comes to heroin and opiate addiction.

DRUGS – USA
Florida: More Deaths from Oxycodone than Cocaine –

Prescription drug abuse has now become the leading cause of drug-related overdoses, primarily from the powerful pain killer oxycodone.