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Heroin: The new (old) drug of choice
It’s cheaper and easier to obtain than alcohol or prescription drugs, and for a mere $5 anyone can get hooked on the highly addictive drug.
Heroin once again is becoming the drug of choice for teens and adults alike.
Mexico’s Drug Wars Rage Out of Control
With more than 2,000 people killed since the new year, 2010 is shaping up to overtake the record 6,500 drug-related murders last year, which exceeded the toll of more than 5,000 in 2008. The killings have happened despite an offensive against the cartels involving tens of thousands of soldiers and federal police launched in December 2006 by the president, Felipe Calderón.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/23/mexico-drug-wars-cartels
More teens engage in risky behavior
The latest survey of Hawaii high school students shows that more kids are trying alcohol before age 13 and using over-the-counter drugs to get high than two years ago, although meth use remains low.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009 found that 22 percent of high school students said they had used marijuana in the last 30 days, compared to 16 percent and 17 percent in the previous two surveys.
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20100321_More_teens_engage_in_risky_behavior.html?page=1&c=y
Ecstasy use rising at high school
The use of ecstasy, a party drug school administrators never used to see on campuses, is on the rise at Gilroy’s high schools.
Seven students were cited by police this semester for selling, possessing or being under the influence of ecstasy. Although marijuana use has always been an issue, the presence of ecstasy – a drug that is commonly associated with dance parties or raves – on campus is new, administrators said. The drug typically comes in pill form and induces feelings of euphoria, intimacy and heightened awareness. After effects include depression, anxiety, headaches and fatigue. Overdose can result in organ failure, coma and death.
www.gilroydispatch.com/…/264141-ecstasy-use-rising-at-high-schools
Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last July
“Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 season, SI.com has learned.”
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/03/17/washington/index.html?hpt=T2#ixzz0iShNAo2z
