Drug News

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
‘Golden Voice’ Ted Williams Leaves Rehab – Hollywood Dame

… ‘Golden Voice’ Ted Williams, has checked himself out of a South Texas drug and alcohol rehab facility against the advice of his doctors. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Regional effort to curb prescription drug addiction announced – Bradenton Herald

… whose 18-year-old son, Todd Peurifoy, committed suicide after apparently deciding that no one could help him overcome a prescription drug addiction.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG DEATHS – USA
1 in 7 Florida deaths linked to prescription drugs – Herald Tribune

Leaders of 12 area hospitals and four county health departments promised Monday to work together on what they called a “shocking” escalation in prescription drug misuse.

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Meth conviction brings 22 years in prison – Journal and Courier‎

A West Point man who was convicted of cooking methamphetamine at a rural Battle Ground home was sentenced this afternoon to 22 years in prison.

HEROIN – USA
Heroin Overdose Leads to Homicide Charges – UpperMichigansSource.com

… Medical Examiner, Dr. Donald Ramsay and a forensic autopsy at Spectrum Hospital, in Grand Rapids revealed that Wright died of a heroin drug overdose”. …

ECSTASY – AUSTRIALIA
Drug scandal adds damage to NSW Govt – ABC Online‎

A political staffer and the husband of the Education Minister was allegedly caught by police on the weekend buying an ecstasy tablet. …

ECSTASY – AUSTRIALIA
Ecstasy emerges as secret choice of middle age – Sydney Morning Herald

So when the Labor aide Matthew Chesher, 44, was charged with possessing one ecstasy tablet last week, the lid was lifted on a quite different phenomenon: …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – UK
Efforts to reduce alcohol abuse by young pay off – The Northern Echo

Alcohol abuse among young people in a town could be easing, according to a new report. Last year, The Northern Echo …

DRUG TREATMENT – USA
Treatment not yet a focus of drug task force – Chillicothe Gazette‎

Ted Strickland would have not seen in the task force’s initial report: drug rehab. When Strickland created the task force in April, he instructed it to …

DRUG REHAB – USA
State moving more money out of inmate rehab programs – California Watch

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation quietly transferred millions of dollars out of beleaguered rehabilitation programs last year to cover shortfalls in other areas like prison security.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Study: Former NFL Players Are Popping Painkillers and Are in ‘Poor Health’ – TIME

A new study commissioned by ESPN and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests that retired NFL players are suffering a lot of pain.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Cutbacks in prescription drug enforcement will cost lives – Tbo.com

Although Florida has seen a steady decline in illegal drug use over the past few years, we continue to face a growing problem with prescription drug abuse …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Solana Beach talk sheds light on the prescription drug abuse gripping San Diego County – Del Mar Times‎

“A big reason for that is we’re seeing a whole new generation of drug addicts who see pills as a cure-all,” he said. “Think about it: When you turn on the TV today, every other commercial is for some magic pill.”

ALCOHOL ABUSE – UK
Alcohol Abuse: Middle-Class Women Are ‘New Bingers’ – Express.co.uk

The shocking figures show the middle-classes are fuelling the country’s alcohol crisis, while most of the rest of the nation cut back. …

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Law professionals, students at risk of substance abuse – UI The Daily Iowan

Tindal spoke before a group of University of Iowa law students and faculty members Thursday on the topic of substance abuse among legal professionals and …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Not guilty plea in CA meth-laced breastmilk death – Washington Post

A Northern California woman has pleaded not guilty to killing her 6-week-old baby by feeding him methamphetamine-laced breast milk.

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Michael Jackson accused of drug addiction: ‘It was his milk’ – Examiner.com

Michael Jackson is being accused of drug addiction in the involuntary manslaughter case against Dr. Conrad Murray. While the doctor has pled not guilty to …

DRUG COURT REHAB – USA
Addict says drug court got her sober – Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat

Denise Tubby of Philadelphia said that when she started Drug Court she desperately needed help because of her addiction to drugs. She told those gathered in …

HEROIN – USA
Heroin, Rx pain-killer deaths high in 2009 – Zanesville Times Recorder ‎

Orman Hall, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, said the data reinforces only the widespread belief that heroin and …

DRUG OVERDOSE – SCOTLAND
Report: Drug users given no help – Herald Scotland ‎

More than a third of Scots who died from illegal drug use did not get any help for their addiction, a report showed yesterday. The analysis of 432 deaths …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Up to 35% of wounded soldiers addicted to drugs – USAToday

Medical officials estimate that 25% to 35% of about 10,000 ailing soldiers assigned to special wounded-care companies or battalions are addicted or dependent on drugs

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Prescription drugs: Abuse can be lethal – Danville Weekly

“Addiction can happen quickly and recovery can be extremely difficult and costly.” The latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 56 …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Count of children affected by methamphetamine up – Jackson Sun

In a record year for meth lab busts in Tennessee, the illegal drug making also affected a substantially higher …

DRUG REHAB – USA
‘Golden voice’ Ted Williams departs drug rehab – CNN International

Ted Williams, the homeless “golden voice” sensation on the internet, checked himself out of drug rehab 12 days after …

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Overhaul proposed in treatment of area alcohol and drug addicts – Dayton Daily News

A two-year study of Montgomery County’s alcohol and drug addiction services recommends an overhaul of the system, making treatment more individualized and immediate.

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Alcohol delays, breaks marriages, study finds – CNN‎

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) says 17.6 million adults in the United States abuse alcohol or are dependent on alcohol.

OPIUM – AFGHANISTAN
Opium addiction in Afghanistan includes infants – Malaysia Sun‎

Afghanistan is a major producer of the world’s opium and is facing an ever-increasing epidemic of drug use at home as well, with infants in some areas being …

BATH SALTS – USA
Officials fear bath salts are growing drug problem – AllVoices

Bath salts is an innocuous household item that most of us have in our homes, most likely, our bathrooms. Used to soak aching muscles, we would think nothing of leaving them stored, unsecured in our cabinets, right?

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Senator committed to attacking drug abuse – Marietta Times‎

… we can better educate Ohioans about the dangers of prescription drug abuse. And save Ohio families while rebuilding our communities. The drug addiction …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
PR firm with past ties to drugmakers to run Ohio’s anti-overdose program – Chillicothe Gazette‎

It also showed most doctors were not taking advantage of a statewide database designed to curb addicts’ prescription drug abuse. Fleishman, which had the …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Drinking is growing problem on campus – Texas A&M The Battalion

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism said that binge drinking is defined as a pattern of drinking that brings one’s blood alcohol …

DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION – PORTUGAL
Mixed Results For Portugal’s Great Drug Experiment – NPR
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When Portugal decriminalized all illegal drugs in 2000, officials hoped to reduce addiction rates and drug-related violence. Today, more users are in rehab, …

DRUG REHAB – USA
Woman says drug court changed her life – WALA-TV FOX10

Phipps appeared before Judge Wilters, who gave her the choice to join the drug court rehab program in place of a Class “C” Felony drug charge. She agreed. …

DRUG REHAB – USA
Eric Clapton memorabilia goes on sale – ITN
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Rock legend Eric Clapton puts more than 70 guitars and 70 amplifiers up for auction to raise money for his drug and alcohol rehab charity. …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Exercise and drug use: What do they have in common? – Slate Magazine
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But if exercise works as a treatment for drug addiction, we don’t know exactly why. It’s possible that a sweaty session at the club merely serves as a …

SUBSTANCE ABUSE – USA
Survey: Drug, alcohol use among youth increasing – My West Texas

A mother tearfully talks about her son’s drug addiction. Ford Smith and Jeaneen Pruitt were among speakers Thursday night at a drug prevention forum …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Local medical officials learn more about drug addiction – WKYT
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Operation UNITE held a meeting in Prestonsburg where the officials learned more about addiction and what they can do to not become part of the problem. …

DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT – USA
Senate Committee Clears Syringe-Access Bill – The Jersey City Independent

… and the sale of any syringe would have to be accompanied by information about the safe disposal of syringes and drug addiction treatment. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Pasco gets boost in fight against prescription drug abuse – Tbo.com

NEW PORT RICHEY – Pasco officials hoping to curb the raging prescription drug epidemic just got a dose of good news. …

DRUG REHAB – AUSTRALIA
Opposition’s $10m rehab pledge aims for total cure – Sydney Morning Herald
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Ms Hewett said the Kamira Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre for Women she managed on the central coast had received no adjustment for inflation in the …

DRUG ADDICTION – RUSSIA
Perspective: To Prevent AIDS in Russia, Drug Addicts Need Care – TIME

In the not too distant past, New York was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic among America’s drug addicts. In the early 1990s, at least half of all …

DRUG ADDICTION – SCOTLAND
Austerity ‘could raise drug use’ – BBC News
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Mr Liddell said about 55000 people in Scotland were classed as problem drug users. He said poverty and deprivation were strongly related to drug addiction. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Military’s drug policy threatens troops’ health, doctors say – Nextgov

Army leaders are increasingly concerned about the growing use and abuse of prescription drugs by soldiers, but a Nextgov investigation shows a U.S. Central Command policy that allows troops a 90- or 180-day supply of highly addictive psychotropic drugs before they deploy to combat contributes to the problem.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
RUSD schedules ‘Prescription Drug Abuse Kills’ presentation – Ramona Sentinel

If you have kids, this is a must-see, counselor Chuck Lopez says of the “Prescription Drug Abuse Kills” presentation scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Prescription drug abuse a real danger – Marietta Times‎

Abuse of prescription drugs has become a nationwide problem, but it is even more of a concern in West Virginia and Ohio. The US Centers for Disease Control …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
19 pounds of meth seized in Sutter County sting – San Francisco Chronicle

Authorities have seized 19 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested four men after a six-month narcotics investigation in Sutter County. …

PARTY DRUGS – AUSTRALIA
Big Day Out fans warned of new party drug – Stuff.co.nz

Fans attending the Big Day Out concert on Friday at Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium have been warned to stay away from a dangerous new party drug, …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Some resolutions for Big Country residents may include rehab – Abilene Reporter-News‎

Upper middle class abusers, for example, may be more prone to prescription drug abuse than certain others because they tend to have access to physicians and …

DRUG REHAB – USA
Repeat burglar released from jail into drug rehab – Maui News
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A Kihei man convicted of a half-dozen break-ins at businesses last year will be released from jail to enter a 2-year drug rehabilitation program. …

SALVIA DIVINORUM – USA
Shooting Suspect Had Been Known to Use Potent, and Legal, Hallucinogen – New York Times

(Some researchers have said the herb holds promise for developing new medicine to control pain and treat drug addiction.) Smoked, the effect is shorter and …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Medical community grapples with prescription drug abuse epidemic – Charleston Gazette

This is the second in a four-part series examining prescription drug abuse in West Virginia. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
ER Visits Rise For Prescription Drug Abuse – RTT News

Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, says: “Prescription drug abuse is our Nation’s fastest-growing drug problem, with shocking …

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE – USA
Former WWE Star Launches Site For Drug Abuse Awareness – Wrestlezone

Former WWE star Val Venis, real name Sean Morley, has opened a new drug abuse awareness website called ScriptDanger.com. The site is intended to raise awareness to the dangers of abusing prescription drugs.

PARTY DRUGS – UK
Fears party drugs are damaging mental health – St. Helens Star
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The deterioration in some teenage patients’ mental state is believed to be linked to their use of drugs such as mephedrone – more commonly known as meow …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
New Efforts In Dane County To Confront Alcohol Abuse In New Year – WMTV

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced today work she’s leading to reduce the harms of alcohol abuse among middle school students will expand into …

DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION – PORTUGAL
Drug experiment – Boston Globe ‎

Street teams of Portugal’s Institute for Drugs and Drug Addiction exchange used needles for new ones and try to direct drug addicts to treatment centers. …

MARIJUANA – USA
Medical pot laws result in increased teen drug use – White Mountain Independent

Experts in Colorado are starting to study the impact medical marijuana has had on teen drug use in their state. …

MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION – USA
Bid to legalize marijuana all smoke and mirrors – Los Angeles Times

Think that’s why Holland’s heroin addiction rate has tripled since it legalized marijuana? Do we really need more drug addicts in America? No.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
US Government (Sorta) Reconsiders Poisoning Drug Addicts for their Own Good – Reason Online

Pure hydrocodone is a Schedule II drug under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, whereas hydrocodone compounded with acetaminophen is a more loosely …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Drinking, driving problem remains – Green Bay Press Gazette‎

These types of efforts are building blocks toward creating a necessary cultural shift around the issue of alcohol abuse generally, and drunken driving …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Woman finds drugs packed inside vacuum cleaner – Green Bay Press Gazette

Green Bay woman surprised on Dec. 25 when refurbished vacuum cleaner she’d received as gift contained two pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 2.2 pounds of cocaine.

HEROIN – USA
30 accused in heroin ring – News-Herald.com‎

A federal grand jury returned a 110-count indictment on Thursday against 30 people who are accused of running a large-scale heroin trafficking ring that …

KETAMINE – UK
Sex change keeps drug dealer out of jail – Telegraph

But his lawyers pleaded with Judge Mark Horton to spare him a jail term because he is at a crucial stage in becoming a woman and would find it ”difficult” in a male prison.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Narconon Graduate Speaks Out About His OxyContin Addiction – Benzinga ‎

Trey, a graduate of the Narconon Arrowhead drug rehab program speaks out about his devastating addiction to OxyContin and how Narconon helped him regain …

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Ted Williams Enters Rehab for Drug and Alcohol Treatment, Report Claims – Fox News

Ted Williams, the “golden-voiced” homeless man who became a media darling, is entering rehab for drug and alcohol abuse, People magazine reported Wednesday.

DRUG REHAB – KENYA
Free medicare for 10,000 addicts at the coast – Capital FM ‎

Ten thousand drug addicts at the Coast Province will for the next three months get free medical treatment in public …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Experts give tips to prevent youths from using drugs – The Salem News‎

“Drug addiction really knocks down all barriers.” Aside from finding drugs, paraphernalia, or your child telling you, there’s no perfect science for figuring out if your kid has a problem. But …

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
Police say Maine men robbed Domino’s Pizza to support drug habit – Seacoastonline.com‎

Police say prescription drug addiction is at the core of recent indictments of four local men in connection with a robbery at Domino’s Pizza.

DRUG REHAB – USA
Utah: Want to quit drugs? Get rid of the cigs, too. – Salt Lake Tribune ‎

“It’s all addiction,” the mother of three young children said. “And when you’re in recovery, you have to continually work on that recovery. Any addiction can set you back.”

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Brett Favre’s sister arrested in Miss. meth bust – Washington Post ‎

Karl says Brandi Favre was among five people arrested Wednesday in the bust and was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and generating hazardous …

ECSTASY – USA
More than 2000 ecstasy pills disguised as candy recovered in Bexar County – KENS 5 TV

Narcotic officers recovered over 2000 ecstasy pills, otherwise known as the “love drug.” The investigation all started with a suspicious package. …

DRUG REHAB – ABU DHABI
Drug rehab centers to be set up in prisons – The National

Drug rehabilitation centers will be set up inside jails to combat drug use among prisoners. “We are currently studying the project and it will …

DRUG REHAB – USA
Addiction TV: Help or hindrance? – Indianapolis Star

In October, he was ordered to enter a drug rehab program that will not be part of any reality show. After the arrest, he was approached by VH1, …

HEROIN – USA
Jury seated in heroin overdose case – La Crosse Tribune ‎

Attorneys Monday selected the jury for the trial of a La Crosse man accused of providing the heroin that killed his girlfriend. …

ALCOHOL – USA
Alcohol test uses hair or nails – UPI.com ‎

A test that measures ethyl glucuronide in fingernails and hair reliably determines alcohol exposure for the past 90 days, US Drug Testing …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Meth thrives despite tracking – The Spokesman Review ‎

Electronic systems that track sales of the cold medicine used to make methamphetamine have failed to curb the drug trade and instead created a vast, …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Woman gets prison in meth fire that killed her husband – Tulsa World

A woman was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison on a murder charge linked to a meth-lab fire that killed her husband. …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
East Texas not immune to prescription drug problem – KETK ‎

Whether by accident or intent, prescription drug abuse in Texas is at a startling high, according to a recent report from …

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Tools exist today to help Oregon fight prescription drug abuse – OregonLive.com

The problem is arguably greatest among Oregon’s teens: the state has the highest rate of prescription drug abuse among 15-to-19-year-olds nationwide. …