Drug News

COCAINE – USA
Man dies of ‘cocaine-induced excited delirium’ after allegedly taking drug … Mississippi Press

A 37-year-old man died Friday afternoon of what a coroner called “cocaine-induced excited delirium” after he fought for 30 minutes with …

DRUG ADDICTION – AFGHANISTAN
Drug Addiction in Afghanistan – Demotix

He is a drug addict and started narcotics ten years ago, and until now he collects materiel from the garbage to then sell on to the market. …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Local burglary arrests linked to drug addiction – Winchester News Gazette

Police say the burglaries were likely driven by drug addiction. Joshua Nathan Lewis, 31, of Winchester, is charged with burglary, theft, possession of …

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT – USA
A cheerful day in Drug Court – Ukiah Daily Journal

What “this program” is, is an integration of alcohol and other drug-treatment services, with justice system processing. Put simply, parents who abuse or neglect their children because they are otherwise engaged – off getting high – lose their rights to be parents.

DRUG TREATMENT – USA
Pima County gets drug treatment grant – NECN

Pima County plans to launch a new drug treatment program designed to be an alternative to state prison. County Attorney Barbara LaWall says the county has a new federal grant worth more than $1 million to pay for the program.

HEROIN – COLUMBIA
Colombia Busts Heroin Ring – Latin American Herald Tribune

Colombian drug enforcement agents worked with the US Drug Enforcement Administration to dismantle a ring that smuggled heroin into the United …

METHAMPHETAMINE – NZ
Key doubts drug utensil ban will work – TVNZ

Its main purpose is to make medicines which use methamphetamine precursors ephedrine and pseudoephedrine available only on prescription, …

COCAINE – USA
Cocaine Substitute ‘Ivory Wave’ For Sale At Area Stores – FOX2now.com

He called it “ten times stronger than cocaine.” Now one woman said she found her daughter hallucinating and out of control after snorting it. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Rx for Danger: Violent crimes follow prescription-drug abuse – Orlando Sentinel

Their addiction controls them.” An abundance of pain clinics and lax state laws … to 80 percent of the nation’s crime is linked to alcohol or drug abuse. …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – UK
New campaign launched to tackle problem drinking – BBC News

… consuming alcohol to a level that is harming them and 7000 are alcohol dependent. … violence and anti-social behaviour associated with alcohol abuse, …

HEROIN – USA
Heroin Addiction Rose 90 Percent Since 2007, According to SAMHSA – Staho

… and on November 16 it reported a substantial increase in the number of teenagers and young adults seeking treatment for their heroin addiction. …

METHADONE – US
Eminem Says He Almost Died of a Methadone Overdose In 2007 – ‎RWD Online

Eminem has come clean about his Recovery from drug addiction and explains … in December 2007 he came two hours from death when he overdosed on Methadone

ALCOHOL ABUSE – UK
New supermarket tax plan to tackle alcohol abuse – The Publican

… supermarkets a ‘social responsibility’ tax while cutting VAT paid by pubs to just five per cent could revolutionize the way alcohol abuse is tackled, …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Rx Addiction: Pain clinics often play role in addiction – WBIR-TV

… unlike illicit drugs, including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. … But she describes the escape from her addiction as a fog being lifted, …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA

David Jentsch Threatened By Anti-Animal Research Extremists – Huffington Post

… which has helped him learn about the biochemical factors that contribute to methamphetamine and tobacco addiction in adolescents, as well as to better …

DRUG LAW REFORM – USA

Supporters to try again for Delaware drug law reform – The News Journal

The goal was to curb minimum mandatory sentences for drug offenses. … occasionally incomprehensible drug laws — like the one that makes it a crime for a …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
AL MVP: Josh Hamilton Overcomes Drug Addiction To Win – Bleacher Report
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For Hamilton, it was a tremendous accomplishment in his career which was derailed by alcohol and drug abuse problems. “I would say a 99 percent chance that …

DRUG LEGALIZATION – PORTUGAL
Portugal’s Drug Experience: New Study Confirms Decriminalization – TIME
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After nearly a decade, according to a study published in the November issue of the British Journal of Criminology: less teen drug use, fewer HIV infections, fewer AIDS cases and more drugs seized by law enforcement.

DRUG REHAB – U.K.
Study supports call to allow addicts to shape treatment – The Guardian
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Yet of 152 drug and alcohol addicts and recovering users surveyed by the RSA, half of those who had received treatment did not finish their programme and …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Energy drinks fuel teens’ alcohol abuse – NDTV

College students who routinely consume highly caffeinated energy drinks have a higher risk of becoming alcohol-dependent. Some students consume the …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – AUSTRALIA
Northern Territory Law Society calls for ban on alcohol … – News-Medical.net
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According to the Northern Territory Law Society, pubs, bars and breweries should be stopped from sponsoring sport. …

DRUG / ALCOHOL RECOVERY – USA
15-year-old who battled drugs, alcohol now helps other teens find – The Tennessean
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All of the 10 teens in the group have parents who battle drug and alcohol addictions. Most of them have at least one parent in prison. …

HEROIN – USA
Human Smugglers Switch To Cargo Of Heroin – KPHO Phoenix
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PHOENIX — Officials from US Customs and Border Protection and the Border Patrol said they are seeing an increased number of heroin shipments coming from …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Painkiller addiction is growing problem with serious consequences – The Spokesman Review

They now take more lives than heroin and cocaine combined. … a drug used to treat alcoholism, to treat addiction to heroin and Schedule II painkillers. …

DRUG ADDICTION – NEW ZEALAND
Major report released on families living with addiction

However, she says there is a also scarcity of information in this area, particularly in outcome measures that can be used to monitor the impact of drug and …

DRUG ADDICTION – U.S.
US drug czar says prevention will slow smuggling

Kerlikowske is in Canada for the first time for a series of meetings in Ottawa and to help release a new set of Canadian tools to combat drug addiction …

DRUG ADDICTION – U.S.
Utah drug courts: winning battles in a losing war?

Tears slide down his hardened face as the 41-year-old drug addict and convicted felon begins to cry about his estranged children. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – U.S.
Oregon ranks fifth in prescription painkiller abuse in the US

Nationally, the White House Office of National Drug Policy is drafting a Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Action Plan, calling for better monitoring …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – U.S.
Forum on teenage drug abuse slated for Nov. 29

PORTLAND — A town hall meeting about prescription drug abuse by teenagers will be held Monday, Nov. 29, at King Middle School. …

METHAMPHETAMINE – U.S.
In rural counties, scourge of meth takes a toll

In rundown roadside hotel rooms, trailers in the woods and even cars, methamphetamine addicts in rural areas of North Central Florida are …

HEROIN – U.S.
Judge: Charges will stand against alleged supplier in heroin death

Barczi is charged with delivery of a controlled substance, causing death on allegations he supplied heroin to 25-year-old Nicole Waines on July 14 and she …

HEROIN – U.K.
Heroin shortage in UK is ‘putting lives at risk’

Hospitals are treating a growing number of drug users who have overdosed on heroin mixed with other substances by dealers because of a huge shortage of the …

HEROIN – USA
Reno launches campaign to fight kids’ use of heroin – Reno Gazette Journal

However, prolonged use and addiction can push a user into injecting the drug. Sabrina’s parents, Ginger and Craig Paulsen said during a Thursday press …

DRUG ADDICTION – CANADA
Tories launch anti-drug ad campaign – MacLeans

A new television and social media campaign aimed at warning teenagers of the ravages of drug addiction showing a drug user spiraling into addiction, will run on teen channels and be featured on teen programming from now until mid-March. The health minister says she expects about 65% of teens 13-15 years old to see the ad by then.

HEROIN – NEW ZEALAND
Grandmother had $220000 of P in suitcase – Stuff.co

Horrobin “packed the container of methamphetamine into her suitcase, … The suitcase also contained 24 carefully wrapped new methamphetamine pipes and …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Prescription Drugs in Southern West Virginia: Part IV – WVNS
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In the 90s the community noticed a spike in IV, teen and overall drug usage. It was obvious at the time that prescription drugs were already playing a big …

CLUB DRUGS – USA
Gallon of GHB found during Sandy drug raid – Deseret News

Drugs such as GHB, Ecstasy and ketamine became known as club drugs, or “clean drugs” because they didn’t require a needle. GHB is also known as liquid …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Pinellas school board member tells of family struggle with prescription drug abuse – Tampabay.com
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Robin Wikle stands before a wall of portraits of other people’s dead children. The 19-year-old who took unknown pills, sparking a mother’s frantic call to 911. The two brothers found dead at home — three weeks apart. “Death is final,” Wikle says to a gym full of Dunedin Highland Middle School students.

COCAINE – USA
Another arrest made in crackdown on drugs – Anderson Independent Mail

Another arrest was made Friday in a crackdown against a drug ring that investigators say distributed $30 million worth of cocaine …

CLUB DRUG “MOLLY” – USA
Former “Molly” Drug User Gives Insight – WTVC

‎NewsChannel 9 found a former user of the club drug “Molly.” He spoke openly about his experience and danger of this designer drug. …

DRUG REHAB – USA
NY school officials eye drug rehab at high school – Wall Street Journal

School officials on eastern Long Island are seeking state approval to allow a drug rehab clinic to operate inside a high school.

DRUG ABUSE – UK
Why Britain tops world drug use league – Guardian

Cocaine use in Britain permeates all classes from top to bottom. Price is a factor; it’s cheaper than ever. Experts talk of “child-friendly” prices, “beginners’ offers” and “group discounts”.

DRUG ADDICTION – UK
Kelly Osbourne Blames Fat Jibes For Drug Addiction – Contact Music

Kelly Osbourne is convinced cruel taunts about her weight drove her to drug addiction. The daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has long battled problems with prescription pills and after several stints in rehab, finally kicked her bad habits last year (09).

DRUG ABUSE – US
US Effects of prenatal drug exposure and early life infections on the brain – Medical Daily

New findings released today help identify the long-term impact of the prenatal environment and early parental care on the brain. Using animals as models, researchers help explain why early inflammation and a mother’s exposure to drugs such as nicotine and high doses of pain killers have lasting consequences for children — and even future generations.

HEROIN – IRELAND
Pensioner admits selling cocaine and heroin – RTE Ireland

A 73-year-old man, who became a crack and heroin dealer after his pension was cut, has been given a four-year suspended sentence. A 73-year-old man, …

ECSTASY – US
Cow Palace bans 2 concerts in wake of overdoses – San Francisco Chronicle

Two people who attended the Pop 2010 rave in May died of ecstasy overdoses and at least six others required treatment. Two people died of overdoses at a …

METHAMPHETAMINE – US
Mother sentenced for meth lab explosion that injured child – NFW Daily News

The mother of the baby who was badly burned in a meth lab explosion last year sought mercy in a Bay County courtroom Wednesday but received little.

ALCOHOL – US
It’s Alcohol Awareness Month – The Daily Reporter

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and American Society of Addiction Medicine define alcoholism as a “primary, chronic disease …

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Drop off unwanted/outdated prescription drugs to guard against abuse – WISTV

The Executive Office of National Drug Control Policy says the number of people abusing prescription drugs has gone up 80 percent. To help guard against abuse, you can safely dispose of drugs that are expired or that you no longer need.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin makes ‘significant impact’ on teens, young adults – News Herald

With evidence showing the use of heroin on the rise, The News-Herald looks into this highly addictive drug and the impact it is having on society.

DRUG USE – CZECH REPUBLIC
Experts call for more funding for prevention as report finds rise in hard drug use – Radio.cz

A new report by the Czech government’s drug monitoring agency shows an increase in the number of long-term users of intravenous drugs and puts young Czechs at the top of the EU ladder in experimenting with or regularly smoking marijuana. Some experts say this is largely due to a lack of prevention measures and a large degree of tolerance towards the use of psychotropic substances.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse: “Fastest Growing” Substance Abuse – KIMT

Prescription drugs like these are at the root of a growing problem in North Iowa. “In our opinion this is probably the number one problem and it’s growing at actually epic proportions,” said Chief Deputy David Hepperly, of the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office.

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Kentucky explores requiring prescription for pseudoephedrine to curb meth labs – Courier-Journal

It’s provided millions of allergy sufferers relief from itchy eyes and runny noses, but pseudoephedrine may become available only by prescription in Kentucky, if some law enforcement and legislators have their way.

HEROIN – CANADA
Heroin seized at Edmonton airport – CBC Canada

Border officials seized what they believe to be more than a kilogram of heroin at the Edmonton International Airport.

ALCOHOL – USA
College football, Greeks and other tales of alcohol abuse – Los Angeles Times

Alcohol policies surrounding football tailgating parties are common at many universities. Some schools ban alcohol at tailgating events entirely, others restrict alcohol to certain areas of the parking lots and others ban it during certain time periods, such as 30 minutes before kickoff. A new study shows that a majority of tailgaters were already well on their way to high blood-alcohol …

HEROIN – USA
Prosecutor: Heroin mill found near Times Square – Yahoo! News

A newly renovated, nearly $4,000-a-month apartment two blocks from Times Square was being used as a major heroin-packaging mill, processing millions of dollars’ worth of the drug for sale, authorities said Thursday.

Heroin – New York
Three arrested in Port Jervis heroin bust – recordonline.com

PORT JERVIS — City police Tuesday arrested a Monticello man they say sold heroin to undercover officers.

Alcohol Abuse – Australia
Indigenous leaders fear rise in drug, alcohol abuse – ABC | Indigenous

A Cape York leader in far north Queensland says he is concerned about the impact a High Court decision could have on substance abuse in the community.

Meth Lab – South Carolina
Meth lab discovered in Hartsville neighborhood - CarolinaLive.com

The discovery of a meth lab at a home in a Harstville community sent shock waves of alarm through the neighborhood. Those living nearby were understandably concerned because their homes weren’t the only thing in danger. There’s a school just 500 yards away.

Meth & Marijuana – Iowa
Iowa Drug Report Shows Issues With Meth, Marijuana – Action3News.com

Des Moines, IA (AP) – Iowa drug control officials have issued a new report that finds the state has an escalating synthetic drug abuse problem and there has been an increase in need for treatment for methamphetamine and marijuana users.

Cocaine – Arizona
Border officers seize $12 million in cocaine – azcentral.com

NOGALES – Border officers in the southeastern Arizona city of Nogales made three separate cocaine seizures worth a combined $12.1 million in one day.

Heroin – New York
Drug Dealers Caught on Google Street View – abcNews/Technology

Google Street View sightings tend to be more peculiar than practical — in the past year alone, the globe encompassing image service has turned up photos of a so-called two-headed man, a “dead” girl and a snake out for a walk with its owner. But the latest additions to the canon of Street View spectacles are so valuable they might be used in a court of law.

Heroin – Australia
Australian woman who hid heroin in stomach held – Thaindian News

Sydney, Nov 6 (IANS) An Australian woman has been arrested here after she was found to have swallowed 41 balloons filled with heroin, a media report said Saturday.

Meth-Related Death – UK
10-day-old girl dies in washing machine – Thaindian News

London, Nov 8 (IANS) A 10-day-old girl died in Britain when her mother put her in a washing machine with a pile of laundry, a media report said Monday.

Caffeinated Alcohol Ban – Michigan
Michigan Bans Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks – CSP

LANSING, Mich. — The state of Michigan has banned caffeinated alcoholic beverages. The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) rescinding the approval of all “alcohol energy drinks.” The commission will notify beverage makers via a commission order about the product ban; they will have 30 days to remove these products from the state of Michigan, it said.

Drug Raid – Ohio
Holmesville meth raid ‘went really well and no one got hurt’ - The-Daily-Record.com

MILLERSBURG — Deputies donned camo and checked their weapons and gas masks, then checked them again.

Heroin Seizure – Nevada
Las Vegas heroin seizure worth $1 million – UPI.com

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Police say the $1 million worth of heroin seized at the Las Vegas airport was the largest in the city in recent history.

Cocaine – UK
Benson Offia in court for a 3 million Pounds cocaine haul – Thaindian News

London, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British Officers will take a man accused of possessing one of the highest quantities of cocaine in the country to court today. The street value of the drug that was seized from the man is estimated to be worth £3 million. He is charged with possessing Class A drug with the intent to sell.

Heroin – Colorado
Students found using heroin at AAHS – Coloradoconnection.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Academy District 20 officials said they found students using heroin and other substances at Air Academy High School, and one student has been arrested.

Cocaine – Florida
‘Candy’ cocaine leads to drug arrest – UPI.com

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) — A Puerto Rico man is charged with attempting to smuggle 21 pounds of cocaine into Florida disguised in bags of candy, authorities said.

Probation – USA Celebrity
Lil Wayne Can’t Drink For Three Years Under Probation – MTV NEWS

Lil Wayne isn’t allowed to drink alcohol for three years, according to Arizona probation documents obtained by TMZ.

Meth – Wyoming
Wyo. cops lose box of drugs that says ‘METH’ on it – ctpost.com

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Officials in Wyoming want people to be on the lookout for a black box with white lettering that says “METH,” after a deputy lost a stash used to train police dogs. Teton County sheriff’s Sgt. Lloyd Funk said the deputy accidentally left the box on a bumper after a canine training exercise Oct. 27. It contained nearly an ounce of methamphetamine.

Marijuana – Nebraska
State Patrol: Pot Found Stashed In Spare Tire – KETV.com

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska State Patrol said a Las Vegas man is in jail after marijuana was found stashed in the spare tire of his pickup truck.

Alcohol Abuse – Ireland
President of UCC issues alcohol warning – IrishExaminer.com

HEALTH problems and Ireland’s image abroad will worsen significantly unless rising alcohol abuse by young people is reversed, the head of one of the country’s biggest colleges has warned.