Drug News

Meth – Michigan
Deputies stop to help 26-year-old Paw Paw area man with car trouble, then arrest him on meth charges – mlive.com

PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP — Sheriff’s deputies trying to help a man with car trouble Wednesday in Van Buren County later arrested the man on drug charges, authorities said.

Drug War & Violence – Mexico
The Only Thing Drug Gangs and Cartels Fear Is Legalization – The Huffington Post

To many people, the “war on drugs” sounds like a metaphor, like the “war on poverty.” It is not. It is being fought with tanks and sub machine guns and hand grenades, funded in part by your taxes, and it has killed 28,000 people under the current Mexican President alone. The death-toll in Tijuana — one of the front-lines of this war — is now higher than in Baghdad. Yesterday, another pile of seventy mutilated corpses was found near San Fernando — an event that no longer shocks the country.

Marijuana – California
Marijuana legalization on the table in California – OneNewsNow

In an effort to head off the legalization of marijuana in California, a pro-family organization is releasing a video that documents the damage of marijuana use and informs Americans about the harmful effects that can be expected if the drug is legalized. In November, voters in The Golden State will be voting on Proposition 19 — the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010.

Prescription Drug Abuse – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse Soars Despite State Monitoring Programs – mediLexicon

Over the past 10 years, “prescription drug abuse has soared to new levels. A recent White House study found a 400 percent increase in abuse from 1998 to 2008.

Crack Cocaine – South Carolina
Former sheriff faces more drug charges – CarolinaLive.com

E.J. Melvin now faces an additional charge of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Melvin has pleaded not guilty to the new charges.

Drunk Driving – Arkansas
Mayor Donald ‘Buzzy’ Faulkner Loses Driving Privileges After Arrest – The Huffingtong Post

HARRISBURG, Ark. (AP) — The City Council has revoked Mayor Donald “Buzzy” Faulkner’s city- vehicle driving privileges after he was arrested last week on a drunken-driving charge as he drove a city-owned car.