Drug News

Methadone – USA
Making a Killing Off of Methadone Clinics – Ezine @rticles

For years now, people have started noticing that methadone may not be all it is cracked up to be. In fact, thousands of people have discovered that methadone addiction is worse than heroin addiction.

Drug Trafficking – USA
Missing child’s cousin sentenced to prison – UPI.com

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 28 (UPI) — A teenage relative of Haleigh Cummings has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a drug trafficking case involving the missing Florida child’s father.

Alcohol Related Health Risks – Study
One in Three Elderly Drinkers Face High Risk of Harm, Study Finds – Join Together

One-third of American drinkers over age 60 consume excessive amounts of alcohol, are at risk of dangerous interactions between alcohol and medications, or have illnesses that can be exacerbated by drinking, according to researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Prescription Drug Abuse – Study
Gender differences found in risk factors for pain drug abuse – Thaindian News

Washington, April 28 (ANI): A new research has shown that there are distinct gender differences underlying the risks for abuse of prescription pain drugs.

Illegal Drug Bust – Nebraska
Drug Investigation Nabs 12 In North Platte – KETV.com

OMAHA, Neb. — A join operation task force nabbed 12 people in North Platte suspected of distributing cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs.

Marijuana – Georgia
Cops: DUI chase leads to Gwinnett marijuana grow house – ajc

A fleeing DUI suspect led police on Saturday to his Gwinnett County marijuana grow house, authorities said.

Mephedrone Seizure – Scotland
Police seize £500k haul of mephedrone at Glasgow Airport – DailyRecord.co.uk

POLICE have seized a £500,000 haul of the recently-banned drug mephedrone at an airport – the biggest amount captured in Scotland, it emerged today.

Cameron Douglas Drug Sentencing – New York
Michael Douglas’ Son Gets 5 Years – abc NEWS VIDEO

Cameron Douglas, 31, is sentenced for selling cocaine and crystal meth.

Drug Dealing – India
Goan drug dealer’s assets frozen – Thaindian News

Panaji, April 21 (IANS) Goa police has frozen all the assets, including cash, properties and investments, of a notorious drug peddler, a senior police officer said. It is the first time that such action has been taken against a drug peddler.

Opium & Heroin – Afghanistan
High Levels of Opium and Heroin Detected in Very Young Afghan Children – Drug Addiction Treatment

A team of researchers hired by the US State Department has found staggering levels of opium and heroin in Afghan children as young as 14 months. “I think we’ve opened a can of worms,” said Bruce Goldberger, one of the University of Florida scientists heading up the study, who spoke exclusively with Brian Ross for a report airing on World News with Diane Sawyer and Nightline tonight.

Alcohol Abuse – Research Study
Heavy Alcohol Use Linked to Cancer – HealthScout

WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they’ve gained new insight into a link at the cellular level between alcohol consumption, aging and cancer.

PCP – USA
Driver arrested for driving at 5 mph in a ‘40 mph’ zone – Thaindian News

Farmington, Apr 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A driver was arrested in Farmington over the weekend, because he was driving at a speed of 5 mph in a ’40 mph’ zone. The 39 years old Isreal Nieves who belongs to Bloomfield, also had a passenger in the car, who is just 9 years old. When the police arrested Isreal Nieves, then they also found that he had the ‘PCP’ drug in the car.

Prescription Drug Addiction – World-Wide Epidemic
Addicts Go to Great Lengths to Obtain Prescription Drugs – Ezine @rticles

Unfortunately, whether they’re aware of it or not, doctor shopping has become the number one way addicts are acquiring drugs like Xanax, Oxy Contin, and other pain pills. Once an addiction has reached this point, the only real way to handle it is by enrolling in an effective drug and alcohol rehab.

Mephedrone Arrests – Scotland
Scots police make first arrests for mephedrone possession since drug ban was introduced – DailyRecord.co.uk

THE first arrests in connection with possession of the newly-banned drug mephedrone have been made in Scotland.

Driving While Intoxicated – New York
Ronald Moore Arrested: DWI Charge Hits Siena Guard – The Huffington Post

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Siena senior guard Ronald Moore, who helped lead the Saints to the NCAA Tournament the past three seasons, has been charged with drunken driving after being pulled over near campus.

Drug Charge Sentencing – New York
Cameron Douglas’ son sentencing on drug-dealing charges to be made public – Thaindian News

New York, Apr 17 (ANI): Actor Michael Douglas’ son Cameron will not be sentenced privately.

Heroin – Pennsylvania
Third-Grader Accused of Dealing Heroin – abc NEWS VIDEO

Police confiscate 80 packets of heroin from an 8-year-old boy in Pennsylvania.

Crack Cocaine – USA
More U.S. Infants Born With Syphilis, CDC Study Finds – Medical News TODAY

Reversing a 14-year decline, 23% more U.S. infants were born with syphilis in 2008 than in 2005, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday, Reuters reports. The findings show that syphilis rates, which have increased among men who have sex with men, also are increasing in the heterosexual community, the researchers said. Many of the infants with syphilis were born to women in the South who use crack cocaine and work in the commercial sex trade, according to the report. These increases “might portend a larger increase in the congenital syphilis rate in 2009 and future years,” according to the report.

Drug Related Arrest – New Hampshire
Five men arrested for drug and gun charges in Manchester, NH – Thaindian News

Five men arrested for drug and gun charges in Manchester, NH

Drug Dealing Charges – South Carolina
Police: Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Dealing Charges – abc NEWS 4 CHARLESTON

North Charleston, SC – Authorities say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for dealing drugs after a traffic stop in North Charleston on Wednesday.

Drunk & Obnoxious – UK
Sutherland kicked out of strip club – Thaindian News

London, April 16 (IANS) “24″ actor Kiefer Sutherland was put in a headlock and thrown out of London strip club Stringfellows without his shirt by security guards after getting drunk.

Underage Drinking Prevention – New York
New York Principal Holds Prom on School Night to Curb Underage Drinking – abc GOOD MORNING AMERICA

Students at a New York high school celebrated their junior prom in the most typical of ways, buying dresses, posing for photos.

Meth Trafficking – Texas
Nine southeast Texas residents charged with trafficking meth – Thaindian News

GALVESTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – Nine southeast Texas area residents were indicted for methamphetamine trafficking in Galveston as a result of Operation Blood Loss, prosecutors said on Thursday.

Drunk Driving – USA Actor
LiLo misses court date, goes for shopping – Thaindian News

London, April 16(ANI): Lindsay Lohan has been spotted shopping after missing a court date. Three men have filed a lawsuit accusing her of holding them hostage, while she drove drunk through Malibu, California in 2007.

Mephedrone Ban – UK
Party drug miaow-miaow to be banned within weeks, Alan Johnson says – Telegraph.co.uk

The “miaow-miaow” party drug will be banned within weeks, Alan Johnson said, as new figures showed that three times as many people might have died from its effects.

Heroin – New York
Heroin Use In Suburbs On The Rise – abc WORLD NEWS

Suburban Teens Are Getting Addicted, Overdosing And Dying

Drinking & Driving – USA
Drinking and Driving One Main Focus of Alcohol Awareness Month – Transworld News

With Alcohol Awareness Month right around the corner, the focus on stopping drunk driving is more important than ever.

Underage Drinking – UK
Underage-Drinking Epidemic Haunts Britain – MeDINDIA

Britain is battling an underage-drinking epidemic, with thousands of under-18s being enrolled into rehab every year, according to medical experts and politicians. Britain is battling an underage-drinking epidemic, with thousands of under-18s being enrolled into rehab every year, according to medical experts and politicians.

Prescription Drugs – UK
Prescription Drugs – New Fad in Britain – MeDINDIA

A new study by Professor Joan Busfield from Essex University has found that Britain is fast becoming a nation that craves for prescription drugs.

Drug Trafficking Arrest – California
Calif. officials seek extradition of ‘heroin king’ – Associated Press

VENTURA, Calif.—The arrest of a man dubbed Mexico’s “king of heroin” has disrupted a $10 million-a-month operation that smuggled tons of heroin a year into the United States, authorities said Monday.

Heroin Arrest – Mexico
Mexico Arrests ‘King of Heroin,’ With Ties to U.S. – abc NEWS / International

Mexico arrests ‘King of Heroin,’ trafficker who allegedly sent hundreds of lbs of drug to U.S.

Drugs – USA
Report: Drug abuse costs $ 215 billion – UPI.com

WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) — Drug abuse and trafficking affect everyone in the United States, with the economic cost alone estimated at $215 billion annually, a federal report says.

Huge Drug Bust – Arizona
Ariz. bust nets meth, pot, cocaine, $800K – azcentral.com

Arizona authorities say three men have been arrested in a drug bust that netted 15 pounds of methamphetamine, 650 pounds of marijuana, 30 kilograms of cocaine and $800,000 in cash.

Cocaine – Costa Rica
1,045 kg cocaine seized in Costa Rica – Thaindian News

San Jose, March 26 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican police have seized more than a tonne of cocaine transported from Colombia and arrested four Colombians, a Nicaraguan and two Costa Ricans, a minister said.

Prescription Drug Abuse – UK
Benzodiazepines and the Elderly in the UK – Drug Addiction Treatment

In the United Kingdom, approximately 1.5 million people are addicted to benzodiazepines, a group of sedatives often prescribed for anxiety. Many of these addicts are elderly people who were prescribed the drugs decades ago and may still suffer debilitating side effects such as paranoia, lethargy, fatigue, dizziness, and memory loss.

Underage Drinking – USA
More Than A Quarter Of Youth Aged 12 To 20 Drank Alcohol In The Past Month – Medical News TODAY

More than a quarter of youth aged 12-20 (27.6 percent) drank alcohol in the past month, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The study shows that the underage drinking rates were as high as 40 percent in some states such as North Dakota and Vermont.

Marijuana – USA
NFL Draft Class’s Marijuana Use ‘Epidemic,’ Scouts Say – The Huffington Post

The 2010 NFL Draft class is a highly regarded group of pro football prospects, but some NFL scouts worry that a problem lies beneath the surface. Sports Illustrated reports that “numerous NFL personnel evaluators” are worried by the number of players with marijuana use in their past. According to one source, nearly a dozen potential first-round draft choices could be red-flagged for using the drug in college.

DUI – New Jersey
Doc Gooden busted on DUI charges in NJ: report – New York Post

Former Mets and Yankees ace Dwight “Doc” Gooden was busted again — this time in New Jersey after getting into a car crash while under the influence of drugs with a child in his vehicle, authorities said.

Heroin – UK
Fewer Women Entering Heroin Addiction Treatment – More Successfully Completing Treatment, England – Medical News TODAY

Far fewer women are entering treatment for heroin addiction and more women are successfully completing treatment for drug dependency than ever before. A detailed study of statistics about women in treatment in England shows a 19 per cent fall in the number of adult females under 30 entering heroin programmes over the last five years – 1,000 fewer female addicts than in 2005.

Meth – Arizona
Woman in animal-cruelty case gets prison for meth – azcentral.com

TUCSON – A Tucson woman on probation for animal cruelty two years ago has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to using drugs.

Drunk Teaching – California
Drunk Teacher: Tonya Neff Arrested In Alleged Drunken Teaching – The Huffington Post

THERMAL, Calif. — A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk.

Marijuana – Colorado
Home invasion, medical marijuana plants stolen – Colorado Connection

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Three men wearing orange masks broke into a home just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, menaced the residents with a pistol, beat them up and also shocked them with a stun gun, according to Colorado Springs Police Department.

Meth – USA
Winning the War on Meth Labs – abc WORLD NEWS

The newest front lines in the war on meth have been drawn and this time they are your local pharmacy.

DUI Arrest – Georgia
Miami Dolphins’ Ronnie Brown is arrested on DUI charge – The Miami Herald

Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was arrested outside Atlanta on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol late Friday night, two sources said.

Meth – Michigan
Four face meth-related charges after tip at South Haven Wal-Mart – Kalamazoo News

SOUTH HAVEN — Four people are facing drug charges after employees at the South Haven Wal-Mart alerted police Saturday evening that several people were making purchases of components commonly used in manufacturing methamphetamine.

Teen Drug Abuse – USA
Teen Drug Use Rises Again – abc NEWS/Health

After a decade of declining drug use among US teens, dependence on alcohol, marijuana, and Ecstasy is reported to be on the rise.

Heroin – Pennsylvania
York County Drug Trafficker Arrested – WPMT-TV

Police have arrested a major drug trafficker in York County. 58 year-old heroin distributor, Jose Miguel Ortiz, also know as “Junior”, was arrested on March 10th by Pennsylvania State troopers.

Prescription Drugs – California
An arrest made in the death investigation of actor Corey Haim – Thaindian News

Los Angeles, Mar 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An arrest has being made in the death investigation of actor Corey Haim. California’s attorney general’s office said that there was an illegal prescription drug ring, and it is being suspected that the late actor Corey Haim used to procure drugs and pills from this ring.

Drug Abuse – Young Adults
How To Launch A Nationwide Drug Menace – The Huffington Post

Last week, the media was filled with headlines like “Sniffing Trumps Weed for 12 Year Olds,” (CBS) and “Inhalant Abuse a Deadly Middle-School Concern,” (U.S. News and World Report/HealthDay). The stories came out of a Washington press conference touting news from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that inhalants are more popular with junior high kids than marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined.

Mephedrone – UK
Mum hits out at availability of legal drug ‘mephedrone’ after death of ‘fit and healthy’ teenage son – DailyRecord.co.uk

THE mother of a teenager who died after taking the “legal high” drug mephedrone today said it was “disgusting” it was so easily available.

Meth – Russia
Kindergarten drug bust – themoscownews

A convicted criminal working as a school electrician near Yekaterinburg was caught making drugs in the basement of the nursery school building.

Drug Abuse – USA
Ron Washington: I Used Amphetamines & Marijuana In Addition To Cocaine – The Huffington Post

SURPRISE, Ariz. — A day after acknowledging he failed a drug test for cocaine last year, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admits he used marijuana and amphetamines while he was a player.

Drunk Driving Simulator – Australia
Car simulator unveiled in Queensland – Thaindian News

Sydney, March 19 (ANI): Queensland’s University of Technology has unveiled a new driving simulator that can help reduce the road toll by providing data on how alcohol or sleep deprivation can affect driving skills.

Illegal Drug Bust – Michigan
Border officials seize $250K in drugs in Detroit – 9&10 News

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say they have seized more than $250,000 worth of illegal drugs within a week at the tunnel crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Cocaine – USA
Rangers manager Ron Washington apologizes for using cocaine (Video) – Thaindian News

New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington has apologized that he made a mistake over his cocaine usage. He said that he made a terrible mistake, when he failed a Major League Basketball drug test in the last season, as he had imbibed cocaine.

Drug Smuggling – UK
London man on ‘most wanted’ list arrested in Amsterdam – BBC News

One of Scotland Yard’s most wanted men – suspected of being a key figure in a £45m international drugs-smuggling ring – has been arrested in Amsterdam.

Drunk Driving – UK
Drunk motorcycle instructor fell off bike three times – Telegraph.co.uk

Sandra Kenyon, a motorcycle instructor who was so drunk during one lesson that she fell off her bike three times, has admitted she made a “terrible mistake”.

Heroin – Pakistan
Pakistani smuggler killed along Punjab border – Thaindian News

Jalalabad (Punjab), March 18 (IANS) A Pakistani national was killed in a gunbattle with security forces Thursday while trying to smuggle in 26 kg of heroin and fake currencies with a face value of Rs.18 lakh along the international border here.

Meth – Nebraska
Nebraska man sentenced for meth distribution – Thaindian News

OMAHA, NEBRASKA (BNO NEWS) – A man was sentenced to 151 months in prison (12.5 years) for his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine in Buffalo County, Nebraska, prosecutors announced on Thursday.

Medical Marijuana – Michigan
Wal-mart worker fired for using medical marijuana – Thaindian News

New York, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Wal-Mart has fired a worker because he was using medical marijuana. Even though his usage was legal, and had been prescribed by the doctor, yet his employer choose to fire him. Joseph Casias is suffering from sinus cancer and also has an inoperable brain tumor, which is pressing, against his skull. The collective pain due to both of these ailments is immense, and hence Joseph was prescribed medical marijuana to deal with it.