Drug News

“Township officials today announced the arrests of four Edison High School custodians accused of using their prescription drug plans to obtain the narcotic pain killer OxyContin — both for abuse and resale.” http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/12/four_edison_high_custodians_ar.html

“FAIRBANKS — A Fort Wainwright woman has been accused of giving a prescription drug to her daughter so the teen could sell it at her high school.” http://newsminer.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Woman+accused+of+giving+daughter+drugs+to+sell+at+Fairbanks+school%20&id=5253086&instance=home_most_popular

“The case — the first of its kind — portrays northwest Africa as a new danger zone. Three men are accused of being Al Qaeda associates and conspiring to smuggle cocaine.” http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-al-qaeda-cocaine19-2009dec19,0,1837370.story?track=rss

“For two years, the center of Mexico’s bloody drug war has been this gritty city of 1.5 million people across the river from El Paso, Texas. Two of Mexico’s most powerful gangs are battling for control of the city, a gateway for drugs going to the U.S. as well as a growing local drug market.”…

“MEXICO CITY — Gunmen mowed down the family of a Mexican marine just hours after the military honored him as a national hero for losing his life during a raid that took down powerful drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva.” http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMi5B2USfJStXxfqgWWr2xjRYpOgD9COGH200

“New York’s top court today upheld random drug testing of New York City police officers through hair samples, a method considered much more effective than urine tests. “To ensure sobriety by the department for its own safety and to instill confidence in the community, we wanted to be able to use hair testing,” he said.”…

“Highlighting the broad powers of the New York City police commissioner to set policy, the state’s highest court on Thursday ruled that using human hair samples is acceptable for random drug tests for officers.” http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/court-upholds-police-commissioners-authority-on-discipline/

“Dr. Gabriella Gobbi, a psychiatric researcher from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has completed a study that suggests smoking pot on a daily basis can cause depression and anxiety.” http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/12/18/marijuana-tough-on-teenage-brain/10288.html

“The effects of daily cannabis use on teenage brains is worse than originally thought and the long-term effects appear to be irreversible, new research from McGill University suggests.” http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/health/79569512.html

“The state’s new “Prescription Drug Take Back” pilot program has proven overwhelmingly popular with North Dakota residents. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem launched the program in conjunction with his Prescription Drug Abuse summit held last week.” http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/100850/group/home/