http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/29/vbs.colombian.narcosubs/?fbid=895jIfooHiv

Teenage boys may or may not deserve their reputation for carousing, but new research suggests that teen girls are more vulnerable to drug and alcohol abuse. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20009264-10391704.html

Fatalities caused by prescription drug abuse are quickly rising in Florida. A new report from the state’s medical examiners shows deaths from the prescription painkiller oxycodone jumped 26 percent in 2009 from the previous year. http://cbs4.com/wireapnewsfl/Drug.related.deaths.2.1782514.html

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Wal-Mart on behalf of a man with terminalbrain cancer who says he was fired for testing positive on a drug test even though he is approved for medical marijuana, the Michigan Messenger reports. http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/06/30/medical-marijuana-patient-sues-wal-mart-over-drug-test-firing/

Under the new laws Canberra motorists will face random tests for drugs including ecstasy, cannabis and methamphetamine. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/30/2941353.htm

(CBS) Managers of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are promising a thorough investigation after a 15-year-old girl died after attending a rave over the weekend at the venue. The June 25-26 event drew 185,000 people. But more than 226 were injured, 114 taken to the hospital mostly for drug intoxication. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/30/national/main6633742.shtml

More than 60 percent of all arrestees booked into the Hennepin County jail tested positive for drug use, according to a federal study conducted over a four-month period last year. http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1627601.shtml?cat=1

Available Statistics indicate that about 70% of youth who get addicted to drugs die at a the age of 45 years. The Chief Psychiatrist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Akwasi Osei, made this known to The Chronicle at the celebration of the International World Youth Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking,…