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The issue of prescription drug abuse, especially among teens, has been gaining attention over the past few years. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would also like to gain allies in its battle against it. “Prescription for Disaster: How Teens Abuse Medicine” is a guide to help parents and others better understand and identify the prescription…

More than half the owners of medical-marijuana centers in Colorado have criminal arrest or conviction records for crimes such as dealing drugs, sexual assault, burglary and weapons violations, according to statistics developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration and obtained by 9News. http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15627263

Studies have shown an increase of 5.1 percent in marijuana use by adults ages 55 to 59 from 2002 to 2008. Tri-County’s older adult care services work with patients 65 and older and are expecting increases in the drug’s use by the aging baby boomer population. Older adults have cited using the drug for medicinal…

A federal survey of high school students found that more than one in five had taken drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin or Xanax without a doctor’s prescription. The highest prevalence, the study found, was among whites. That’s no surprise to law enforcement and treatment providers, who say OxyContin, codeine and other prescription drug abuse…

Experts in pain treatment and drug abuse prevention say the growing use of long-acting pain killers like OxyContin, fentanyl and methadone has been a crucial factor in a nationwide epidemic of overdose deaths, largely from the abuse of such drugs. In an unusual move, a state government is developing regulations meant to stop doctors from…

“This is a population that was involved in drug use in their 20s or 30s and have just continued using,” said Pete Delany, director for the Office of Applied Studies at the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A federal studies snapshot taken between 2002 and 2007 showed that illegal drug use by…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has a number of tips to help parents identify over-the-counter drug abuse in kids. This form of drug abuse, also known as Robo tripping, has become a growing trend among tweens and teens ranging in age from nine to 17. Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/26/2106519/signs-that-your-child-is-getting.html#ixzz0uneEBVrT

Codeine and promethazine are found in cough syrup. Take a liberal amount of that syrup, add soda, maybe a Jolly Rancher candy, and the concoction becomes “purple drank,” “lean,” “sizzurp,” “oil” or “Houston drank,” yielding a mellow, almost content state of being, sometimes to the point of disassociation. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/7124436.html

Psychemedics Corporation (NASDAQ: PMD) today announced that it has signed a sales and marketing agreement with LGC of the UK, an international science-based company and market leader in analytical, forensic and diagnostic services and reference standards, to market the patented Psychemedics hair analysis drug test in the UK and Europe. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/psychemedics-corporation-announces-sales-and-marketing-agreement-with-lgc-in-uk-98407569.html

Many businesses have added random drug testing to their agenda today. They want to make sure that their employees are above board when they come to work each day. Most businesses will do pre-employment drug testing to make sure that the potential employee is “clean”. After that initial drug test, no more testing is done…