Study shows street drugs vary wildly in content By IRWIN BLOCK, The GazetteNovember 17, 2009 “An analysis of designer drugs sold in Quebec shows conclusively that in most cases the consumer is not getting what the dealer says is there. It showed that only 54 per cent of the drugs sold as methamphetamine (speed) actually…

“Whistler RCMP are warning the public about the dangers of ecstasy after one young man died and another was hospitalized after taking the drug last week.” http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/17/bc-whistler-ecstacy-overdoses.html

“According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, illicit drug use among young people in Indiana is becoming more popular. Comparing the most recent 2007 data to 2004, illicit drug use is up 30% in the state. In the category of those needing but not receiving treatment age 18 to 25 there was…

Reported by: WMBD/WYZZ TV – Sarah Barwacz “A crime spree in Central Illinois has meth-makers stealing a dangerous farming chemical, anhydrous ammonia. The gas is used to fertilize farm fields, but in the wrong hands it can be deadly. Authorties say the chemical is being stolen and used in meth labs. “ http://centralillinoisproud.com/content/fulltext/?cid=86252

“A Brooklyn man is charged with selling liquid marijuana. NYPD Capt. Gerard Dowling says the dark green mixture of alcohol and marijuana has not been seen in the area before.” http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/police-seize-liquid-marijuana-at-brooklyn-home-1.1582812

“It was once the drug of choice for junkies. Today, heroin has taken hold in some of the Milwaukee area’s most affluent communities and schools, and it’s already left dozens dead. The medical examiner is calling this a serious public health issue.” http://www.wisn.com/news/21598076/detail.html

By Michael LaForgiaPalm Beach Post Staff Writer “Regardless of laws aimed at preventing overdoses, the spread of pain clinics is making it increasingly easy for addicts such as Bartolucci to score drugs in Palm Beach County, authorities said. “We all need to wake up. It’s killing our youth,” said Bartolucci’s grieving mother, Gina. “It’s too…

By JESSIE STENSLAND, WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES “The Island County Health Department temporarily closed down the Acorn Motor Inn in Oak Harbor Tuesday after testing showed methamphetamine contamination in a room and hallways. The motel is the fourth business in the Oak Harbor area that have been shut down and posted with “unfit for use” orders…

“A candidate for Orlando City Council has been arrested and charged with trafficking in prescription drugs.” http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1332120.html

“A Lexington city employee is in jail for trafficking heroin and police say a 19 year old was conspiring with him to sell drugs out of the home.”