A new White House study found a 400 percent jump in prescription drug abuse between 1998 and 2008. Experts blame a lack of monitoring programs as well as Americans’ increasing unwillingness to bear even small pains. The report underscores the need for regulation amid a culture that has become increasingly reliant on ever-more-powerful and addictive … Read more
Prescription drug overdoses have replaced car accidents as the leading cause of injury-related death for 35- 54-year-olds in Washington, according to a report from the state Department of Health. https://www.seattlepi.com/local/423387_death14.html
Students involved in extracurricular activities and subject to in-school random drug testing reported less substance use than their peers in high schools that didn’t have drug-testing programs, according a federal evaluation of 4,700 students spread across seven states. The study was funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education, and … Read more
Researchers report that they’ve discovered tiny molecules that appear to forestall cocaine addiction in rats and may have the same effect in humans. https://health.msn.com/health-topics/addiction/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100261065
Adderall is considered a schedule-two, controlled-substance drug under the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s five level list, with engaging in the buying or selling of schedule-one drugs considered as the highest offense. Other drugs categorized as schedule-two include cocaine, morphine and methamphetamine. It’s a habit that has become increasingly common on college campuses across the nation. … Read more
The last remaining fugitive capo of Colombia’s Norte del Valle drug cartel has been captured in Venezuela and will be extradited to the United States, President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday. https://www.cnn.com/2011/11/28/world/americas/colombia-drug-arrest/index.html
Methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin may be America’s most addictive and destructive drugs, but marijuana is the most dangerous illegal drug in our nation. The reasons for this conclusion are many. First is that marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in America. Almost 2 million persons began using marijuana last year in the United … Read more
Push to test employees in safety-sensitive positions still making its way through the Canadian system. Dan Scott, of Seveny Scott Lawyers in Edmonton, who has acted for labor unions, says he believes big oil companies will continue to bring in new drug testing policies, even if they could face sanctions from human-rights tribunals. The reason, … Read more
Fifteen suspected drug gang members were killed in a shootout with Mexican soldiers on Tuesday in western Mexico in the latest fatal clash between warring cartels and federal forces. https://www.reuters.com/places/mexico