Drug News

COCAINE – INDIA
Cocaine Use on the Rise, but Heroin Down – Med India

Official figures provided by the National Treatment Agency show that while use of heroin or crack has come down in young people, use of cocaine is on the rise.

ALCOHOL – USA
ADF Tackles Binge Drinking Head On, Australia – Medical News Today

The Australian Drug Foundation is responding to the binge drinking problem in Cairns by rolling out its Good Sports program across North Queensland – a program committed to reducing alcohol related problems in sporting clubs.

DRUGS – UK
Revealed: Drug users in Scotland spend £1.4bn every year to feed their habits – Daily Record

Scotland’s drug users are spending an astonishing £1.4BILLION a year to feed their habits. And the drugs scourge leaves the nation with a £3.5billion annual bill. The harrowing scale of the illegal drugs industry was revealed yesterday in a new Government report.

ADDICTION – USA
Seeking Addiction Treatment Makes All The Difference – Trans World News

Affluent addiction victims typically seek the services of luxurious private treatment facilities. Unfortunately, that search is often impeded by a lack of information from and about exclusive rehab centers.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Risks of Opioids for Arthritis Outweigh Benefits – ABC News

Older folks looking to find relief from painful arthritis should steer clear of codeine, OxyContin and other powerful prescription “opioid” painkillers, even if their pain is severe, doctors advise in a report published this week.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Time To Trash Your Old Prescription Drugs – KETV News

Sarpy County officials plan to collect old prescription drugs from residents this weekend with no questions asked.

ALCOHOL – USA
Truck Crashes Way Down Since Alcohol Testing Began – Join Together

There have been 23-percent fewer alcohol-related truck crashes per mile in the U.S. since commercial truck drivers were required to submit to alcohol testing beginning in 1995.

ADDICTION – UK
Fewer young addicts seek treatment – The Press Association

The number of young adults seeking treatment for heroin and crack addiction has fallen significantly. But cocaine use appears to be on the increase, data from the NHS’s National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) shows.

ALCOHOL – USA
Teens Look to Parent Openness for Drugs, Alcohol Advice – ABC News

Teens say hearing about their parents’ experiences with drugs and alcohol would make them less likely to use the substances themselves, according to a new study.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Operation Medicine Cabinet: Old prescription drugs can get tossed – safely – The Morning Journal

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its first prescription turn-in program on Oct. 24 in an effort to get drugs off the streets and out of the water supply. Fourteen drop-off locations for the Operation Medicine Cabinet program will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

COCAINE – UK
Addiction to cocaine among young doubles in four years – Times Online

The number of young people addicted to cocaine has nearly doubled in four years as dependence on heroin or crack declines, NHS figures suggest.