Drug News

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.

Opium – India
India expresses concern over opium cultivation in neighbouring countries – Thaindian News

Vienna (Austria), Mar 12(ANI): India has expressed concern that more than 90 percent of the world’s opium production is taking place in its neighbourhood.

Border Control – Mexico & USA
U.S. Customs: Mexican cartels corrupt border agents – Associated Press

McALLEN — Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating federal law enforcement agencies along the southwest border and those charged with weeding them out say they don’t have the money to catch all the corrupt agents, homeland security officials told a U.S. Senate panel Thursday.

Meth Lab Bust – California
Pleasanton brothers ran meth lab, cops say – San Francisco Chronicle

Two brothers were arrested on suspicion of operating a methamphetamine lab hidden in a Pleasanton home, police said Thursday.

Drug Court Sentencing – Oregon
Ore. meth kingpins get more than decade in prison – StatesmanJournal.com

SALEM, Ore. — Two leaders of a Mexico-based methamphetamine ring that operated in Oregon and Washington state have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison.

Drunk Driving – Nebraska
Police: Man Drunk At DUI Sentencing – KETV.com

PAPILLION, Neb. — Authorities said a drunken driver showed up for his sentencing hearing drunk again.

Pre-Teen Inhalant Abuse – USA
12 Year Olds More Likely To Use Potentially Deadly Inhalants Than Cigarettes Or Marijuana – Medical News TODAY

More 12 year olds have used potentially lethal inhalants than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, according to data released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in conjunction with the 18th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week.