Drug News

“A 59-year-old woman and her three sons are among nine people accused of running marijuana from New York to a Pennsylvania university campus, Pennsylvania authorities said Monday.” http://www.lohud.com/article/2009911100322

By Luis Andres Henao “As members of the Escobar family, we have to accept responsibility for what happened and ask for forgiveness for everything Colombia suffered because of my father’s crimes,” Marroquin told Reuters.Marroquin, 32, said he decided to throw off the veil of anonymity in an effort to bring reconciliation to his homeland, where…

By John M. Annese “Ms. Katz is accused of providing the other members of the group with the stolen prescription forms — she worked at a doctor’s office on Richmond Avenue in Bulls Head, and swiped the sheets while working there, said William J. Smith, Donovan’s spokesman. In January and February of 2009, the four…

Reported by: Antonio Castelan “Drug cartels are using the media strategy to impact the public,” says Octavio Rodriguez. As a lecturer at the University of San Diego, he has followed the drug cartels for many years. He sees the cartels amping up their ways of murder. “This is propaganda to make people fear them and…

“According to the Evansville Police Department, patrol officers responded Sunday evening to reports of drug use at Your Day Care, a licensed child care center operating within Engel’s home. When the officers arrived, they observed a man smoking meth inside the home, police said. A news release alleges three grams of methamphetamine packaged for sale,…

By Gin A. Ando The News Record “The drug ecstasy’s lesser-known physical harm is being scrutinized by University of Cincinnati researchers on two fronts with the help of a grant worth more than $400,000.” http://www.newsrecord.org/sections/news/ecstasy-might-be-linked-to-mental-deficits-1.2041757

Reporter: Erin Logan “It’s ruining lives and even affecting complete strangers who happen to live close by. Realtors say one too many beautiful Michiana homes won’t sell even years later if meth was produced there. “ http://www.wndu.com/hometop/headlines/67102212.html

“More than 300 arrests related to prescription drug trafficking have been made here in Kentucky.After years of investigation, and a major bust Tuesday, police believe they have slowed the traffic in the so called pill pipeline between Kentucky and Florida.The investigation focuses on the flow of prescription pills, primarily Oxycontin, Methadone and Hydrocodone between South…

“During 1999–2006, the number of poisoning deaths in the United States nearly doubled, from approximately 20,000 to 37,000, largely because of overdose deaths involving prescription opioid painkillers “ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5842a1.htm

By Michael Holden “LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Drug problems among workers in London’s financial district have rocketed in the last year because of stresses caused by the recession, according to the founder of a rehabilitation center.Don Serratt, chief executive of Life Works, said they had seen about a 25 percent increase in the number of…