Drug News

W.Va. Drug Deaths on the Rise The Associated Press reports that drugs now kill more people in West Virginia than even car wrecks. http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/WVa_Drug_Deaths_on_the_Rise_113865289.html?ref=289

The DEA reports that meth seizures have risen steadily the past three years and are again at 2006 levels. The DEA cites two problems that have contributed to the increases. First, users and dealers have gotten around tough regulations on the over-the-counter drug pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in homemade meth. The drug is kept behind…

OxyContin, a prescription opiod medication used for severe pain, has quickly become one of the most widely abused street drugs. Every year, OxyContin addiction, comparable to a heroin addiction, spreads further and further into the communities around the United States. Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/01/p775976/narconon-graduate-speaks-out-about-his-oxycontin-addiction#ixzz1B1Bph0Q2

Slashed Prevention Funding and Drastic Reductions in Federal Media Campaign Add Pressure on Parents NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future study (MTF) – the largest survey on teen drug abuse tracking over 46,000 8th, 10th and 12th graders – found a huge falloff in teens’ recalled exposure…

Herbert Levine, the former superintendent of Salem schools, knows firsthand what drug abuse can do to a family. Levine nearly lost his son Joel to an OxyContin addiction. Now retired, Levine teaches drug prevention strategies and has helped found three recovery schools. Levine’s experience with his son — who has been sober seven years and…

Drug-sniffing dogs found $94,000 worth of heroin and cocaine onboard Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas in Baltimore. This, only weeks after three crew members were busted onshore with drugs worth an estimated $65,000. http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/01/12/another-huge-drug-find-on-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship/

The Colorado Attorney General’s office and the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force have arrested 9 people for allegedly selling pot in the Northern Front Range. Authorities are accusing the group of using state medical marijuana rules as a cover for their illicit operation. http://breakingnewsdir.com/officials-say-illegal-pot-ring-used-medical-marijuana-as-a-cover-142857.html

“They think it’s just for recreational use, but they’re playing with fire,” Warren said. “They think they are in control, but then it takes over control of you. It takes over your life.” He said it’s misconception that a person can’t die from snorting heroin. “If you inject it or snort it, you’re still putting…

The movement toward the passage of medical marijuana laws nationwide has had an impact on teenage use and teenage perceptions of marijuana. In fact, data shows that in almost every state that has passed a medical marijuana law, youth have increased the frequency of marijuana use in the past 30 days while their perceptions of…

Synthetic cocaine could become the next fad drug to be banned in the city of Huntington. Huntington City Council will vote on the second reading of an ordinance Monday, Dec. 27, that bans the sale and possession of the drug, which is marketed and sold as bath salts and has been found recently in Tri-State…