Drug News

Black Tar Heroin – Mexico/USA
Ultra Pure Mexican Heroin Puts US Drug OD’s on Rise – Thaindian News

May 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) While the battle over US border laws such as the one in Arizona rages on, drug smugglers from Mexico are peddling more and more of a new danger into the US, an ultra pure form of heroin that can be bought as cheaply as 10 dollars for one bag, and can kill users who are now aware of it’s potency with the first shot, sometimes before the can even have a chance to remove the needle from their own veins.

Alcohol Monitoring Device – Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan ordered to wear alcohol monitoring bracelet – Thaindian News

May 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actress Lindsay Lohan faces more troubles after failing to make an appearance at a mandatory hearing in the California court last Thursday. Judge Marsha Revel, who had initially issued an arrest warrant against Lohan, said that she can remain free on bail but ordered her to wear a Scram device on her ankle and submit to random drug tests.

Anti-Drug Efforts – China
Beijing cracks down on drugs, prostitution – Thaindian News

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Police in Beijing have launched a crackdown on drugs, gambling and prostitution Monday to clean up the city and advocate a healthy lifestyle.

Suspected Drug Overdose – USA Music Artist
Slipknot’s Paul Gray Is Dead! – Thaindian News

May 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sad news for all metal fans – ‘Slipknot’ bassist Paul Gray was found dead in a hotel room on Monday, May 24. The metal star’s body was found at the Plaza Hotel in Urbandale, Iowa by an employee of the hotel. No foul play has reportedly been suspected. The speculated cause of death is drug overdose but sources close to the band insist that the bassist was not a drug addict.

New Party Drugs Emerging – UK
After party drug ‘meow meow’ – the new legal high is pond cleaner NRG-1 – Thaindian News

London, May 25 (ANI): Just five weeks after the banning of killer party drug ‘meow meow’, the market has been flooded with potentially lethal replacements, and all of them are legal.

Addiction & Overdose Prevention – USA
US aims to reduce drug addiction deaths – Globe Newspaper Company

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the federal government has set a goal of reducing diseases and deaths caused by drug addiction, as well as the number of American teens and adults who use illegal substances.