A researcher at Oregon State University has used a new method of combining multiple sources of data to identify counties in Oregon with high numbers of methamphetamine-related problems per capita, giving officials a new tool in fighting the illegal drug.

Barney Frank, the House Representative, (D-Mass.) is leading an effort to pass a congressional resolution that would allow marijuana users possession of up to 3 and a half ounces of pot without being arrested. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)
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More than 12,000 tablets of OxyContin, worth close to half a million dollars on the street, were acquired through a scam using fake prescriptions by fifty-six government employees. A total of 62 people were arrested
The Miami, Florida employees included 27 school bus drivers, 2 corrections officers, a police officer and a felony court clerk.
It is [...]

 In the “No Real Surprise” Category, the United States has the highest levels of cocaine and cannabis use. This news accoding to a survey of 17 countries.
My question is how do you survey a country?
“OK, next! Ireland-How much did you drink last week?” “Are you sure it was just a few beers?”
The results were based [...]

In the past month alone more than 650,000 underage drinkers were given alcohol by their parents or guardians, says survey. According to a nationwide report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (SAMHSA), more than 40 percent of the nation’s estimated 10.8 million underage drinkers (persons aged 12 to 20 who drank in [...]