Drug News

DRUGS – UK
Government Of Canada Works With Niagara Region To Help Prevent Young People From Taking Illicit Drugs – Medical News Today

The Government of Canada is supporting a project that will help prevent youth in the Niagara region from taking illicit drugs.

COCAINE – UK
Up To 90 Percent Of US Paper Money Contains Traces Of Cocaine, New Study Finds – Medical News Today

In what researchers describe as the largest, most comprehensive analysis to date of cocaine contamination in banknotes, scientists are reporting that cocaine is present in up to 90 percent of paper money in the United States, particularly in large cities.

ALCOHOL – UK
Surprising Number Of Older Adults Binge Drink, US Survey – Medical News Today

Two researchers who analyzed the results of one of the largest surveys of substance abuse conducted in the US found a remarkable proportion of older Americans reported binge drinking.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin concerns spill over into Roanoke Valley – WSLS News

Six months after 10 On Your Side told you about concerns over an increase in heroin use in Roanoke city, statistical evidence supports it is now increasing in other areas of the Roanoke Valley.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin a growing threat – Las Vegas Sun

There are many words most parents do not want to hear in association with their children, including alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, methamphetamines and heroin.

COCAINE – USA
Chemist finds cocaine on Detroit’s paper money – Detroit Free Press

Detroit’s paper money is almost all contaminated with cocaine, but not enough to get people high or interfere with drug tests, a Massachusetts researcher said Tuesday at a national chemistry meeting.

ADDICTION – USA
Cocaine Addiction and U.S. Legal Tender – Trans World News

In a recent study conducted by the American Chemical Society (ACS), it was discovered that between 85 and 90 percent of the paper money in the United States showed traces of cocaine.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse meeting attended by wide age range – RGI

About 35 Silver Springs area residents, including teens and older adults, attended the Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse Evening at the Silver Springs Senior Center in collaboration with Silver Stage Task Force and Sanford Center for Aging.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Rx abuse caution – Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Curbing prescription drug abuse won’t be easy. The problem in Oklahoma is widespread and the drugs are easily available. But restraining their illegal use must start somewhere, and Muskogee law enforcement and social agencies and organizations are right to begin with educating young people about the dangers of prescription drug abuse.