Drug News

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS – USA
Maine tops nation in prescription drug abuse – Bangor Daily News ‎

Recent studies show that rates of prescription drug addiction have surpassed those of alcohol abuse, she said. But traditional treatment communities, …

HEROIN – USA
Children as young as 10 taking heroin – The National

One specialist at the NRC revealed that there are 10-year-old children who are using heroin. The announcement was made on the sidelines of a regional …

K2/METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
Jon Bruning unveils legislative agenda – Lincoln Journal Star ‎

The meth bill would implement a statewide electronic tracking system for purchases of methamphetamine precursor chemicals at the point of sale. …

METHAMPHETAMINE – USA
No Meth Found in Child’s System – WILX-TV ‎

New information on the child found in the backseat of a vehicle that was being used as a mobile meth lab… The Jackson County Prosecutor says blood test …

PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS – USA
Bleak numbers add up in Ohio painkiller epidemic – Dayton Daily News

Most of the drugs driving this increase in accidental deaths are prescription painkillers. — Ohio’s rate of accidental drug overdoses, almost 13 per 100000 …

ECSTASY – USA
Parents file claim over teen’s death during a rave party in LA – DigitalJournal.com

Rodriguez was among the 120 attendees that were rushed to nearby hospitals during the rave party as a result of drug intoxication. …

K2 – USA
New law pulls marijuana-like substance off shelves – Chicago Daily Herald‎

As was the case with BZP, sold as a legal alternative to the club drug ecstasy until it too was outlawed last year, some law enforcement officials predict …

MARIJUANA – USA
Pat Robertson Backs Away From Marijuana Legalization Comment – Drug War Chronicle ‎

“I’m not exactly for the use of drugs — don’t get me wrong — but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing the possession of a few …