August 5, 2009
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise – WTVQ News
There is a growing problem in many Kentucky communities related to prescription drugs, and authorities tell us that I-75 may be an illegal supply line.
ALCOHOL – USA
Italy Starts Cracking Down on Underage Drinking – CNN Time
This let’s-go-get-loaded spirit might not seem so strange in countries that have long battled excessive youth drinking and alcoholism.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription drug abuse growing at an alarming rate in the U.S. – Examiner
Death due to prescription drug abuse is in the headlines now because of the death of Michael Jackson. The media also harkens back to the death of Elvis Presley and other celebrities who have died from drug overdoses.
ADDICTION – USA
Drug addiction Skyrocketing – Trans World News
Almost every young person knows someone who is a drug addict if they know at least five people, according to statistics. 21.1 % of Americans ages 18 to 25 have alcohol or other drug problems serious enough to require addiction treatment, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
ALCOHOL – USA
UND employs approach to combat student alcohol use – Grand Forks Herald
Like North Dakota State University, UND also employs a multipronged approach to alcohol use among students.
CANNABIS – AUSTRALIA
New highsnlows short film gets young people talking about cannabis – Drug Info
The second animated film in the “Is your high getting you low?” campaign was launched today. While the first animated film looked at some of the potential effects cannabis can have on mental health, the second film encourages young people to talk to their friends about cannabis use.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Rapid detox for prescription drug addiction – Examiner
Prescription drug abuse has led to unprecedented numbers of people becoming addicted. Pain killers and opiods are among the most abused drugs.
PRESCRIPTION – USA
Prescription Pills: The New Drug of Choice for Teens – San Francisco Chronicle
Statistically, too, the officers had reason to worry. Although high school drug use is down across the country, in the past 10 years the rate of prescription drug abuse among teens has risen steadily.
DRUGS – USA
Anti-Drug Campaigns Shift Focus from Marijuana to Prescription Drugs – Join Together
After years of focusing primarily on marijuana use, antidrug campaigns from both the private and public sector have turned their attention to what’s seen as a more urgent problem: prescription-drug misuse.
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