Read more drug use stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3880/drug-use.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:53:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74090/boomers-enjoy-new-whatever-tude-on-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAging baby boomers are not only boosting the ranks of older pot smokers, they're enjoying a kind of neo Age of Aquarius of relaxed attitudes toward one of their favorite habits. The number of marijuana smokers in the 50-59 age group has doubled over the past decade, according to statistics....http://www.newser.com/story/74090/boomers-enjoy-new-whatever-tude-on-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 1:47:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67274/baby-boomers-still-mad-for-the-reefer-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome Americans haven't let go of one part of the 1960s: getting high on illicit drugs. The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled from 2002-2007, from 5.1% to 9.4%, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported...http://www.newser.com/story/67274/baby-boomers-still-mad-for-the-reefer-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 13:08:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63176/lets-lock-up-casual-drug-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe head of the UN drug and crime office recommended last week that casual drug use be decriminalized and said users "need medical help, not criminal prosecution." We should certainly help addicts, but casual users of marijuana and cocaine belong in jail, George Monbiot of the Guardian writes. They abet...http://www.newser.com/story/63176/lets-lock-up-casual-drug-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63073/15-of-teens-expect-to-die-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeenagers who engage in risky behavior may do so because they believe they’re going to die young anyway, and may create a self-fulfilling prophecy with that belief, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . A study that tracked 20,000 kids in grades 7 through 12 found that 15% thought they would...http://www.newser.com/story/63073/15-of-teens-expect-to-die-young.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 4:42:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58685/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to-just-not-in-vietnam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVietnam is considering a measure aimed at eliminating drugs and prostitution that might seem strange to Westerners: banning dancing. The edict would only apply to karaoke bars, reports GlobalPost, and it has a surprising amount of support from people who agree that dancing in such venues is usually a cover...http://www.newser.com/story/58685/you-can-dance-if-you-want-to-just-not-in-vietnam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 20:19:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56593/army-may-not-want-you-so-bad-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRising unemployment and safer conditions in Iraq have boosted interest in joining the Army, allowing recruiters to raise acceptance standards. The Washington Post reports that felons and recent drug users need not apply, and the pool of applicants also is better educated. For the first time since 2004, the Army...http://www.newser.com/story/56593/army-may-not-want-you-so-bad-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 19 Apr 2009 10:14:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50280/study-links-cannabis-to-testicular-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCannabis use has been linked to a significant increase in the risk of developing testicular cancer, the Independent reports. Those who light up have a 70% higher risk of getting nonseminoma cancer—found in younger men—and the odds worsen with frequency and duration of use, the research has found....http://www.newser.com/story/50280/study-links-cannabis-to-testicular-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Feb 2009 5:45:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49899/do-vast-lungs-equal-a-monster-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Phelps' lungs—those that secured him enough Olympic gold to start a mint—are made for a stupendous high, reports Slate. They hold twice the smoke of an average human's, speeding up his THC absorption. But at his size (6-foot-4 and 195 pounds), Phelps needs a lot more weed...http://www.newser.com/story/49899/do-vast-lungs-equal-a-monster-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 13:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46542/another-kind-of-white-powder-hits-ski-slopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the lodges of Austria's winter resorts, mulled wine has given way to more stimulating après-ski treats: cocaine and ecstasy. Austrian police report a 60% rise in drug-related arrests in ski areas and say that bartenders and ski instructors are turning into part-time dealers during the season. "It would be...http://www.newser.com/story/46542/another-kind-of-white-powder-hits-ski-slopes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 8:26:38 CST