Drug News

“Colombian guerrillas have entered into “an unholy alliance” with Islamic extremists who are helping the Marxist rebels smuggle cocaine through Africa on its way to European consumers, a U.S. official told Reuters.” http://www.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6034L920100104

“A promising new program aims to prevent teenagers from trying methamphetamine by showing them how the drug might alter their appearance for the worse within a few years.” http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Drugs/face2face-computer-program-shows-kids-faces-crystal-meth/story?id=9491314

“RJ says 12-15 of his friends were hooked on Roxy’s. This prescription drug had taken over the lives. He was devastated to see what it was doing to them.” http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=121866&catid=8

“Drug trafficking among the youth and foreigners in South Korea has hiked last year, local media reported Friday.” http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/08/content_12775562.htm

“ANYONE considering taking, buying or using drugs in Indonesia take note – new drug laws are in place. And they are even harsher than the previous ones under which Schapelle Corby was sentenced to 20 years in jail and three of the Bali Nine were sentenced to death.” http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/tough-new-drug-penalties-in-indonesia/story-e6frf7l6-1225817473756

“Street outreach workers in the report say the rise of marijuana use is due to the large influx of medical marijuana dispensaries coinciding with a diminishing stigma about smoking pot. “It is alarming for us. I think there are major consequences and significant health impacts for any drug that is used or misused and abused,”…

“Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, health officials said on Thursday. The drugs may have killed as many as six people and infected 12 in total.” http://www.huliq.com/3257/90217/anthrax-contaminated-drugs-kill-heroin-addicts-scotland

“Almost 5 percent of aging Baby Boomers in the United States are abusing drugs, a new government report shows. That’s about 4.3 million adults over the age of 50 who are smoking marijuana, abusing prescription medication and engaging in other illicit drug activity — a number that far exceeds that of their parents’ generation.” http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/634785.html

“Troops found more than 5,300 pounds of processed opium, more than 1,000 pounds of wet opium paste, approximately 50 pounds of heroin, and multiple firearms with ammunition were found in the truck, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said.” http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/afghanistan.drugs.seized/