Prescription Drug Abuse, Including Ritalin, Adderall Abuse, Hits Campuses HardAtlanta, GA 7/13/2009 08:09 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) “While prescription drug abuse has hit the headlines with the recent death of Michael Jackson due to prescription drug abuse, college campuses nationwide are also taking prescription drug abuse seriously.” View article: http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=101811&cat=10

Mexican cartels send heroin, cocaine to coastal areaBy Scott Kraft Tribune NewspapersJuly 14, 2009 “In the past year, heroin has flooded Maine and New Hampshire as one-time Oxycontin addicts turn to heroin. A bag of heroin costs about $5 on the street here today, compared with $50 for an Oxycontin tablet.”Heroin arrests are up 100…

“The discovery follows coordinated attacks in at least eight cities in Michoacan that killed three federal police officers and two soldiers Saturday in what officials called an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs.” View article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/14/mexico.slayings/index.html

Story Highlights: Non-medical use of painkillers contributed to more than 8,500 deaths in 2005 Prescription drug abuse is most prevalent among young adults, ages of 18 to 25 Older adults also get addicted to pain relief drugs View article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/14/prescription.drug.use/index.html

updated 5:08 p.m. EDT, Mon July 13, 2009 “WASHINGTON (CNN) — Fewer Americans are driving drunk, but roughly one in six drivers on weekend nights is on drugs, according to a data released Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey. The 2007 survey was the first to also check for drug use while…

One transaction occurred at center while she was working, police sayTuesday, July 07, 2009By Daniel Malloy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “An employee of a Pine day care center has been arrested for selling drugs to undercover officers, including one incident in which police say she left the children she was watching to conduct a deal in the…

Kentucky officials see an ‘epidemic’; officials say drugs coming from FloridaBy Mark PotterCorrespondentNBC Newsupdated 7:17 a.m. CT, Mon., July 6, 2009 “The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says nearly 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, noting that is “more than the number who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy and inhalants combined.” The DEA also…

Authorities in the Bronx find millions of dollars of heroin inside Build-A-Bear dolls. News 12 The Bronx reports. Embedded video from CNN Video

Addicts Start Young, Local Police SayPOSTED: 7:44 am CDT July 7, 2009 “Heroin is not a drug many people associate with the here and now. It was popular in the 1960s and 70s, but now it is making a very real comeback in the New Orleans area. St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack Stephens said the…

BY MELANIE LEFKOWITZ9:43 PM EDT, June 27, 2009 “Heroin is not only purer and cheaper than it used to be, it’s also easier to buy. And thanks to ubiquitous technology like cell phones and text messaging, drug deals can be all but invisible to both parents and police.” View article: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-txtcell2812754265jun27,0,516181.story