Drug News

ALCOHOL – UK
Home-brew alcohol kills at least 86 – The Press Association

At least 86 people, mostly poor workers living in slums, have died after drinking tainted home-brewed alcohol in western India.

DRUGS – NEATHERLANDS
Tackle drug use among youngsters more rigorously – Ministry of Health, Welfare an Sport

The committee calls for a number of key changes to Dutch drugs policy, and focuses on four key points: concern about drug use among young people (particularly the very young), a more restrictive approach to coffee shops, tougher measures against organised crime and the establishment of a drugs authority.

DRUGS – UK
“Closer To Home Than You Think”: One In Five Adults Knows Someone With Experience Of Drug Addiction – Medical News Today

DrugScope has published research showing that 1 in 5 adults in the UK have either direct or indirect personal experience of drug addiction.

DRUGS – USA
Narconon Arrowhead says that there is a real need for drug rehab in Los Angeles – Trans World News

According to the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Drug Market Analysis, Los Angeles is one of the nation’s principal illicit drug production and distribution centers in the United States.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Alert! – Chicago Tribune

Underscoring the danger of potentially lethal and toxic prescription drug interactions, Gil Kerlikowske, the government’s drug czar, said recently that more Americans are dying from drug overdoses than gunshot wounds.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Dry Mouth Linked to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs – PR News Wire

Approximately ninety-one percent of dentists say patients complaining about dry mouth are taking multiple medications, according to a nationwide member survey conducted by the Academy of General Dentistry.

PAINKILLER – USA
FDA Strengthens Warnings on Pain Medications Containing Propoxyphene – Join Together

Manufacturers of pain-relief medication containing propoxyphene — such as Darvon and Darvocet — must emphasize the potential risk for overdose by strengthening warning labels on the drugs.

PAINKILLER – USA
FDA takes action against painkiller abuse – Bizmology

T he FDA is taking steps to crack down on pain drugs that are commonly linked to accidental overdose. The administration’s moves are coincidentally well-timed as speculation is still rampant over whether pop king Michael Jackson’s death was related to painkillers and other medications he was taking.