Matthew Clayfield July 21, 2009Article from: The Australian “A ONE-YEAR-OLD boy who died of a drug overdose had been administered both morphine and methadone for at least the last three months of his life.Police initially suspected the boy had died from sudden infant death syndrome, but an autopsy showed he had died from a cocktail…

With opium production soaring — and funding Taliban activities — the U.S. is sending dozens of DEA agents to help break trafficking rings, a shift in policy from crop eradication. By Josh Meyer July 20, 2009 “Reporting from Washington — The U.S. government is deploying dozens of Drug Enforcement Administration agents to Afghanistan in a…

By Juan ForeroWashington Post Foreign ServiceSunday, July 19, 2009 “BOGOTA, Colombia, July 18 — A report for the U.S. Congress on drug smuggling through Venezuela concludes that corruption at high levels of President Hugo Chávez’s government and state aid to Colombia’s drug-trafficking guerrillas have made Venezuela a major launching pad for cocaine bound for the…

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday that it was putting four drug cartel leaders operating in Mexico on a special sanctions list to try to clamp down on drug dealing and violence.” View Article: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE56J3VM20090720

AOL News “When Rhonda and Jason Holt started their family in the Winchester, Tenn., home they bought in 2004, they couldn’t understand why they and their children were hit by mysterious illnesses.Rhonda started getting migraines. Her husband had problems with his kidneys. And the three children they had, now ages 4, 2 and 1, had…

“The arrest of a Las Vegas physician in a massive prescription drug investigation is shedding light on the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.Prosecutors say Dr. Albert Yeh is a drug dealer hiding behind his medical degree. The DEA says the doctor was no different than a dealer peddling poison on the street corner. View…

“The number of illegal drug users in a community, including the types of drugs ingested can be measured in municipal wastewater before it’s treated and filtered. A team of researchers in Oregon analyzed samples of wastewater for drug excretion in communities across the state, identifying the towns with the most number of high-as-a-kite residents.” View…

CBS News Examination Finds Prescription Drugs Are Seen as Bigger Threat Than Marijuana by Government, Non-Profit Groups “A CBS News survey of government and nonprofit anti-drug groups has found a retreat from anti-marijuana campaigns over the past several years as prescription and over the counter drug abuse has grown amongst teens.” View Article: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/15/national/main5161388.shtml

Three Men Arrested, Charged In Connection With Carver BustPOSTED: 12:32 pm EDT July 15, 2009UPDATED: 1:12 pm EDT July 15, 2009 “BOSTON — Police said a raid on a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Carver netted a cache of cocaine, pills, marijuana and large amount of cash, and the hall was also cited for…

Coast Guard Takes Crewmembers To FBIPOSTED: Wednesday, July 15, 2009UPDATED: 11:55 am EDT July 15, 2009 “The crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter found more than 3,000 pounds of cocaine aboard a boat southwest of Jamaica, officials said.” View Article: http://www.justnews.com/news/20061128/detail.html