Drug News

Prescription Drug Disposal – Ohio
Unused medication part of opiate abuse problem – NewarkAdvocate.com

The simplest way to cut supply is as simple as properly disposing of unused medications, said presenters at Wednesday’s meeting of the Ohio Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force.

Binge Drinking – Ireland
Ireland Has Highest Binge-Drinking Rate in Europe – Join Together

The latest research will do nothing to diminish the Irish reputation for heavy drinking: a survey from the European Commission (PDF) finds that Ireland has a binge-drinking rate three times higher than the rest of the European Union (EU).

Anti-Drug Conference – Texas
Narconon Drug Rehab and Prevention Directors Attend Worldwide Conference in Dallas, Texas – PR Web

A Narconon executive directors’ conference is never your normal corporate get-together. This year’s continued the tradition of fascinating news from exotic places. That Siberia and Egypt, Northern California and Taiwan report area drug abuse problems more in common than not manifests that there is still much to do to reduce alcohol and other drug addiction worldwide.

Marijuana – Illinois
3 charged after marijuana found on plane – ledger-enquirer.com

Authorities in Livingston County, Ill., have charged a man from Georgia and two Californians with drug trafficking after police found an estimated 340 pounds of marijuana on a private plane.

Heroin – Arizona
5 pounds of heroin seized at Arizona border – azcentral.com

WELLTON – Two women allegedly trying to smuggle five pounds of heroin through an Interstate 8 Border Patrol checkpoint Tuesday are in custody.

Alcohol Classes – Lindsay Lohan
LiLo on track with her alcohol education course, claims her lawyer – Thaindian News

London, May 6(ANI): Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley has slammed an online report that suggests the star has been skipping her alcohol education classes.