Drug News

Faking Disorder for Prescription Drugs – USA
Faking ADHD For Drug Prescription Quite Easy, Study Finds – The Huffington Post

According to a new study, feigning symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to obtain a prescription to drugs like Adderall and Ritalin is fairly easy.

Major Drug Bust – Colorado
Colo. drug bust may be connected to Mexican cartel – KWGN Denver

Colo. drug bust may be connected to Mexican cartel

Marijuana – North Carolina
NC police seize more than 200 pounds of marijuana, arrest 4 people after traffic stop – The Charlotte Observer

LINCOLTON, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina police have seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana and charged four people with drug trafficking.

Drug Control Policy Discussion – Oklahoma
Officials discuss drug control policy during Oklahoma City gathering – NewsOK

The director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy on Saturday discussed ways to close the drug addiction treatment gap. R. Gil Kerlikowske told mayors that solving drug problems will require regional efforts.

Opiate Deaths – Colorado
Opiate deaths up 400% - coloradoan.com

Larimer County residents have been dying due to drug overdoses in increasingly larger numbers during the past decade. And since 2007, the most fatal drugs have been prescription opiates, which include many common painkillers.

Heroin Arrests – Arizona
Sheriff’s deputies arrest nine in heroin bust in Fountain Hills – azcentral.com

Maricopa County sheriff’s deputies have arrested nine adults over the past 10 days in a Fountain Hills heroin bust that netted more than 50 grams of heroin, officials said.

Heroin – Scotland
‘Anthrax heroin’ cases spreading – BBC News

Health officials believe contaminated heroin - thought to be responsible for cases of anthrax in Glasgow - may be circulating elsewhere in Scotland.

Drug Trafficking – USA
Two arrested for trafficking heroin – CarolinaLive.com

The Florence County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrests of two men accused of trafficking heroin.

Drug Overdose – USA
Mass. Parents Going On Trial In Girl’s Overdose – Associated Press

Before she turned 3, Rebecca Riley was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity and bipolar disorders. By age 4 she was dead. Authorities said her body succumbed to a cocktail of prescription drugs typically given to adults.

Marijuana – USA
Fla. Cops Hold Pot Plants Hostage, Leave Ransom Note for “Dumbest” Grower – Crimesider

A pot grower in the Florida Keys apparently had such a craving for his missing marijuana plants, that he fell for a police plot even they didn’t think would work!

Drug Abuse – USA
Exclusive: TSA Workers Caught Using Drugs? - MMX, CBS Interactive Inc.

The Transportation Security Administration, already suffering from embarrassment after a man walked into a terminal unchecked at Newark’s airport, now face allegations that its employees at Los Angeles International Airport were caught on tape using drugs, CBS affiliate KCAL reports.

Cocaine – USA
Reggae Star Banton Moved To Tampa Before Hearing – Associated Press

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton has been moved to Tampa in advance of a federal court appearance on drug charges.