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Well, this is good news: the largest tobacco company in the United States, Altria Group Inc., reported that its fourth-quarter earnings went up 27 percent, even though shipments of cigarettes dropped seven percent in the same time period. …
"Improving the ""well-being and psychological health"" of military families got top billing when The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced via email its participation in a new federal effort to provide better support to American service personnel and their loved ones. " …
"Marin Institute is distributing a model statute that states can use to craft their own legislation to limit ’alcopops’ -- the sweetly-flavored malt beverages that contain up to 12 percent alcohol." …
Community coalitions ’working to prevent and reduce substance abuse among youth’ may be eligible to apply for competitive grants from The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). …
Anyone working in homeless services is at risk of burnout. Learn some of the best ways to support your staff at all levels in this free webinar for direct service workers, case managers, team leaders and supervisors, on Jan. 27. …
Hazelden, the Minnesota-based addiction treatment center, has created what may be the first in-patient program in the nation specifically designed for attorneys. …
There’s always room for fine-tuning regulatory systems. But when it comes to alcohol, the free market isn’t cheaper. …
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for $45.9 million in state and tribal youth suicide prevention grants, and $5.5 million in campus suicide prevention grants. …
You’d think recent advances in health reform would have made it easier to get mental health and substance abuse treatment. Think again. Paul Christopher, M.D., follows the case of an adult man desperately needing care for alcohol withdrawal -- but red tape is keeping the man from getting the hospital bed that his insurance is supposed to cover. …
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