SAMHSA Announces Grant Awards For Substance Abuse Prevention
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced it is awarding 46 grants totaling $22.5 million for substance abuse prevention efforts.
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R.J. Reynolds Says It Won’t Stop Using Colorado as Test Market for Dissolvable Tobacco
Tobacco manufacturer R.J. Reynolds refused a request this week from the Colorado Board of Health to stop using the state as a test market for new dissolvable tobacco products.
Massachusetts Considers Changes to Sentences for Some Non-Violent Drug Offenders
Massachusetts legislators are considering abolishing mandatory minimum sentences for some non-violent drug offenders, the Associated Press reports. The move would be part of a plan to reduce overcrowding in prisons and relieve budget pressures.
Global Smoke-Free Worksite Challenge Issued at Clinton Global Initiative
A coalition of health-care related organizations and companies issued a challenge this week for employers worldwide to ban smoking. The Global Smoke-Free Worksite Challenge was announced at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
Tobacco Industry Asks for Temporary Injunction to Block New Graphic Cigarette Ads
Tobacco manufacturers this week asked a federal judge to impose a temporary injunction to block the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that cigarette packs carry graphic images of the consequences of smoking, including diseased lungs and rotting teeth.
Arizona Doctors Fear Sales Spike in “Bath Salts” Ahead of DEA Ban
Doctors in Arizona say they are concerned there will be a spike in sales of “bath salts” this month, as stores try to unload the synthetic drugs at cut-rate prices before a Drug Enforcement Administration ban takes effect next month.
California Needle Exchange Program Operates Illegally
A needle exchange program in Fresno, California, is continuing to run after county supervisors decided not to legalize the operation.
WHO Backs Taxes on Tobacco and Alcohol and Smoke-Free Laws
Taxes on tobacco and alcohol, as well as smoke-free laws, are among the recommendations made by the World Health Organization this week to reduce deaths from noninfectious diseases.
Department of Transportation Proposes Rule to Ban Electronic Cigarettes on Planes
The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a rule that would ban smoking electronic cigarettes on all domestic and international commercial flights.
Move to Outlaw Grain Alcohol Gains Momentum in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse has said it supports a ban on 190-proof grain alcohol in the state, following the death of a 22-year-old resident who drowned in his family’s swimming pool after drinking punch that included 190-proof grain alcohol.
