Cocaine Deaths A study of 146 deaths from cocaine use in NSW from the records of the Coroners Office showed- 89% of the cocaine death victims were not in any treatment program. The number of cocaine deaths increased substantially between 1998 and 2001 with the… Read More »Cocaine Deaths
Divorce Increases Cocaine Use New research by the University of Chicago indicates that parental divorce leads to increased illicit drug use by their children. The study of data collected between 1988 and 1992 by the US Department of Education showed that there was a strong… Read More »Divorce Increases Cocaine Use
Drug Culture Can be Changed A recent study has found that life skills training early intervention programs can be cost effective in turning off youths from using ICE (methamphetamines). The skills training program aimed at parents and schools were assessed to return ten times the… Read More »Drug Culture Can be Changed
Speed use Higher than Heroin The number of people in New South Wales dependent on methamphetamine, such as speed far exceeds dependent heroin users. The reason for this is that the number of dependent speed users has increased. This increase in speed dependency has placed… Read More »Speed use Higher than Heroin
Brain Tissue Damage from Drugs A University of California study has shown a massive destruction of brain tissue by using the illicit drug methamphetamine known as ‘Meth’. The use of Meth causes severe inflammation of brain tissue making the brain 10 per cent larger than… Read More »Brain Tissue Damage from Drugs
Increase in Use of Speed International organised criminals that control heroin production have switched their major source of Australian income to the drug speed. This business decision has brought about a herion drought in Australia and an increase in imported speed. This decision by these… Read More »Increase in Use of Speed
Methampetamine PCMS SUBMITS RESOLUTIONS TO IMS HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTION Introduced by: Polk County Medical Society Subject: Michael E. Abrams, M.D. WHEREAS, Michael E. Abrams, M.D., passed away on January 4, 1999; a member of the Polk County Medical Society and the Iowa Medical Society… Read More »Methampetamine
Danger From New Ice A new highly addictive drug “Ice” is being pushed in Melbourne. This new drug is a potent form of amphetamine and is the latest “in” drug for the party scene with grave consequences for the health of users. Police believe the… Read More »Danger From New Ice
Amphetamines by Post The latest report of the Australian Crime Commission discloses that 95 per cent of amphetamine type stimulants are detected through the postal stream. Main amphetamine type stimulants include speed, ICE, MDMA, methamphetamines and ecstasy. Use of amphetamine type stimulants can lead to… Read More »Amphetamines by Post
The Ice Epidemic The use of the club drug ICE is now at epidemic levels and is more dangerous than HEROIN. Using ICE for the first time led to the death of a young Queenslander. ICE is highly addictive and is cheap and easy to… Read More »The Ice Epidemic
