Drug News

Prescription Drugs – USA
Middle-schoolers suspended for drug use – UPI.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 9 (UPI) — An ambulance was called to a middle school in Jefferson County, Ky., after 12 students allegedly took an unknown prescription drug, officials said.

Drugs – USA
Local man gets prison time — no drug rehab – TheUnion.com

There’ll be no drug rehab for a man who rammed police cars during a snowy chase in Grass Valley last year. Nevada County Superior Court Judge Robert Tamietti opted against drug rehab for William Hennefer. Instead, he sentence the Grass Valley man Monday to state prison.

Steroids – USA
Letter to the Editor: Save it for Hollywood, McGwire – delcotimes.com

Former baseball slugger Mark McGwire showed up the other night on Bob Costas’ “Studio 54 Show” all teary eyed. He had just announced what the whole world already suspected, that he had been using steroids and HGH since 1989.

Drunk Driving – USA
58 DUI drivers arrested in Oregon during Super Bowl weekend – Thaindian News

PORTLAND, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – Fifty-eight drivers were arrested this weekend for drunk driving in Oregon, state authorizes said on Monday.

Meth – USA
Drug bust in ND nets 7 pounds of meth – The Associated Press

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Two men from Washington state face felony drug charges in North Dakota after a big drug bust. Highway Patrol Capt. Eldon Mehrer (MARE) said that the street value of the 7 pounds of methamphetamine is between $350,000 and $500,000.

Crack Cocaine – USA
Man Tries To Buy Crack With Credit Card, Robbed, Then Arrested – Thaindian News

Michigan, Feb 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man has been detained by the police after he attempted to buy crack cocaine not with cash, but with his credit card.