Drug News

HEROIN – USA
Heroin takes hold again — with younger abusers – Indianapolis Star

Heroin use is on the rise again, though this time it is reaching younger people in the suburbs of Central Indiana and elsewhere.

PAINKILLER – USA
Top Pain Pills May Be Banned – Join Together

A federal advisory panel has recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban the painkillers Percocet and Vicodin because of their damaging effects on the liver.

DRUGS – USA
This Is Your Country on Drugs: How the DARE Generation Got High – Alternet

During the mid- to late nineties, American teens got as high as any group of young folks since the seventies, right under the noses of the people who had kicked off the last national indulgence.

DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Danger signs for smoking drugs – The Age

Popular anti-smoking drugs could soon be forced to carry strong warnings about the risks they pose to mental health, including suicidal thoughts.

DRUGS – USA
Ontario’s Oxycodone Abuse – Prescriptions Can be Deadly – Trans World News

Oxycodone is put into many different forms of pain relief medications that are given as prescriptions and also bought illegally on the street.  The most famous of these drugs is OxyContin, which has an ability to become severely habit forming and the user can build a very dangerous tolerance to the drug.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Over-the-counter painkillers and prescriptions could be deadly combination – Canton Repository

Taking over-the-counter painkillers along with certain prescription painkillers can cause liver failure, warned Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials late last week.

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol Responsible for Over Half of Russian Deaths in One Decade – Join Together

More than half of deaths among Russians ages 15 to 54 were attributable to alcohol consumption during the 10-year period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991, compared to less than 4 percent worldwide, according to a new study led by the Russian Cancer Research Center.

METH – USA
Study: Cognitive Functions Can Recover After Methamphetamine Use – Join Together

Researchers at the University of California at Davis reported that certain cognitive deficits resulting from methamphetamine use can be recovered, although recovery takes at least a year

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse: Crisis in America – Imperial Valley News

Drugs have had a devastating impact on American society for more than a century.  The human toll of drug abuse- the lost talent and potential of those who have died in drug related incidents- is immeasurable.