Drug News

MARIJUANA AND ECSTASY – UK
More teens on drugs: After 10 year decline marijuana and ecstasy use rises – Daily Mail

‘We encourage parents and caregivers to pay attention to the warning signs of teen drinking and other drug use, in order to intervene early and effectively. ‘If you suspect a problem, do not wait to get help for a child who is struggling with substance abuse.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
$36M to be used to fight prescription drug abuse in Ohio – Dayton Daily News

John Kasich on Tuesday announced $36 million in federal and local funds would be used to fight the scourge of prescription drug abuse, which now accounts for more deaths statewide than car accidents or suicides.

DRUG REHAB – AUSTRALIA
User had not fallen far enough to qualify for rehab – Logan West Leader

With no permanent home, Deborah has been “couch surfing” with her child for 12 months, mostly at the homes of other drug addicts. She was turned away from the city’s only residential rehabilitation centre because her addiction “wasn’t bad enough”.

DRUG ADDICTION – USA
The end of racing’s drug addiction? – ESPN

Something big, bigger than a press release from RCI, needs to happen now, something to really build up momentum for the anti-drug cause. And the Breeders’ Cup is exactly the organization that should lead the way.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE – INDIA
More city schoolchildren get hooked to whiteners – Times of India

CHENNAI: Counsellors working among alcoholics and drug addicts in the city are seeing a rise in the number of youngsters addicted to whiteners and other inhalants. At least 20 children are undergoing de-addiction from whiteners in the city.

DRUG ABUSE – SOUTH AFRICA
Painful accounts of drugs at tribute – Independent Online

Orgill lost her only son, Troy, three years ago when he committed suicide because of his drug addiction. She said: “One day he told me he loved me and an hour later I was cutting a rope from his neck trying to breathe life into him.”

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
State invites Alaska community coalitions to apply for alcohol abuse prevention grant – Greenfield Daily Reporter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska officials are encouraging community coalitions statewide to apply for grants to develop alcohol prevention programs. The state is planning to issue six grants for programs focusing on alcohol use among residents.

ALCOHOL – USA
Program aimed at preventing teen alcohol fatalities – Dothan Eagle
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The Houston County Substance Abuse Partnership staged a mock fatal car accident for seniors and juniors at Rehobeth High School on Wednesday morning.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Prescription drug abuse up among Valley youths – Fresno Bee ‎

Josh had an addiction to prescription medication and had gone through several treatment programs. He relapsed and overdosed on heroin. “Josh desperately wanted to get clean,” his mother says.

HEROIN – USA
Police: Woman Hid 54 Bags of Heroin, Money in Her Vagina – AOL News ‎

Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 27-year-old woman who they say hid more than 100 items — including 54 bags of heroin and loose change — in her vagina. Investigators took Karin Mackaliunas into custody last weekend after she was involved in a …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Funding to clean meth labs dries up: Portage officials look for alternatives – Ravenna Record Courier

Federal funding that once helped local law enforcement pay for cleanup efforts following the discovery of hazardous, illegal methamphetamine laboratories in Portage County and the rest of Ohio has dried up.

PARTY DRUGS – USA
Minn. overdoses show gray area around party drugs – Alexandria Town Talk
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After nearly a dozen teenagers overdosed and one died from taking a hallucinogen at a house party, investigators determined the substance was a version of a banned rave-party drug that can be purchased online. But the case of the concoction called 2C-E …

DRUG ADDICTION – UK
British officials declare defeat on war on drugs – AHN | All Headline News ‎

Various British leaders have virtually admitted defeat on the country’s war against drugs. Despite large amounts of cash allocated to stopping the sale and use of drugs, the illegal trade goes on and drugs had become more accessible to Britons.

ALCOHOL ABUSE – USA
Inhalant Abuse: Right Under Our Noses – VillageSoup
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National surveys have shown that the overall lifetime rate of inhalant use for six to twelve graders is close to 10%. Data from the 2008 Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS) showed that the rate for inhalant use in Maine was even …

COCAINE – USA
DC Fourth Grader Brings Cocaine to School – The New American ‎

In what amounts to a highly disturbing case, a fourth grader in Washington D.C. was charged with drug possession after allegedly bringing cocaine to school and sharing it with his classmates, according to authorities.

INHALANTS – USA
More Adults Treated for Inhalant Abuse Than Kids – JoinTogether.org ‎

Last year, data from SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) indicated that approximately 1.1 million adults over age 18 had used inhalants in the past year — more than the number of adults who used crack cocaine, LSD, heroin, or PCP.