Drug News

Mephedrone Ban – UK
Party drug miaow-miaow to be banned within weeks, Alan Johnson says – Telegraph.co.uk

The “miaow-miaow” party drug will be banned within weeks, Alan Johnson said, as new figures showed that three times as many people might have died from its effects.

Heroin – New York
Heroin Use In Suburbs On The Rise – abc WORLD NEWS

Suburban Teens Are Getting Addicted, Overdosing And Dying

Drinking & Driving – USA
Drinking and Driving One Main Focus of Alcohol Awareness Month – Transworld News

With Alcohol Awareness Month right around the corner, the focus on stopping drunk driving is more important than ever.

Underage Drinking – UK
Underage-Drinking Epidemic Haunts Britain – MeDINDIA

Britain is battling an underage-drinking epidemic, with thousands of under-18s being enrolled into rehab every year, according to medical experts and politicians. Britain is battling an underage-drinking epidemic, with thousands of under-18s being enrolled into rehab every year, according to medical experts and politicians.

Prescription Drugs – UK
Prescription Drugs – New Fad in Britain – MeDINDIA

A new study by Professor Joan Busfield from Essex University has found that Britain is fast becoming a nation that craves for prescription drugs.

Drug Trafficking Arrest – California
Calif. officials seek extradition of ‘heroin king’ – Associated Press

VENTURA, Calif.—The arrest of a man dubbed Mexico’s “king of heroin” has disrupted a $10 million-a-month operation that smuggled tons of heroin a year into the United States, authorities said Monday.