Archive for August, 2009
- Cocaine Ruled as Factor in Billy Mays’ Death
An autopsy revealed that cocaine was a contributing factor in the death of TV pitchman Billy Mays, who died June 28, 2009, at the age of 50.
- Drug Arrests Spiking in Mississippi
Drug arrests increased sharply in Mississippi from June 2008 to June 2009, according to the head of the state Bureau of Narcotics (MBN). This could be caused by an increase in methamphetamine labs and prescription drug abuse.
- Heroin Use Runs Rampant in UK Jails
Tony has spent 11 of the past 16 years in prison, and for 10 of those years he was addicted to heroin. The 31-year-old started using in jail, and said that drugs were part of the scene from his first days in a young offender’s institute. “Time became irrelevant,” Tony told the BBC. “It you had enough heroin your sentence would fly by.”
- Ketamine Abuse Surging Among Youth in Hong Kong
Ketamine, manufactured as an anesthetic for humans and animals, has become the top drug of choice among young people in Hong Kong. According to Sally Wong, the Commissioner for Narcotics, the number of people under 21 taking drugs has risen 57 percent in the last four years.
