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Gun-owners can now legally carry their weapons into Arizona bars. The only catch: they can’t drink. The Associated Press reported Sept. 29 that a new law allows concealed weapons in establishments that serve alcohol, if bar or restaurant owners agree. …
The California Department of Corrections is cutting $250 million in funding for prison-based rehabilitation programs, including those that provide addiction-treatment and academic services, the Associated Press reported Sept. 18. The cuts, which will directly impact contractors who provide addiction-related services …
The ABC, CBS and Fox affiliates in New York have rejected ads seeking public support for a medical-marijuana bill, the New York Daily News reported Sept. 17. The ads from the Marijuana Policy Project call on voters to urge lawmakers …
The anti-overdose drug naloxone should be made more available in the U.K. in order to stop preventable deaths among addicts, according to the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD). The Guardian reported Sept. 13 that the panel …
Donor support for faith-based institutions is usually rock-solid, but in the current economic crisis even churches are scrambling to deal with a decline in giving, the Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 11. The Bent Tree Bible Fellowship Church outside of …
Opiate-replacement therapy (ORT) such as methadone and buprenorphine are available in only about half of all federal and state prison systems, and just 23 states provide referrals to addiction treatment upon release from prison, according to new research. Medical News …
A new study from the American Heart Association finds that smoking as few as three cigarettes daily raises the risk of cardiovascular disease by 65 percent, WVNS-TV reported Sept. 1. Secondhand-smoke exposure raises the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease …
An ongoing evaluation of the Communities That Care prevention model found that communities that implemented the program had significantly lower rates of binge drinking than similar areas nearby, according to researchers at the University of Washington. Eighth-graders exposed to Communities …
About 30 percent of college students have smoked tobacco from a hookah, or water pipe, and some college athletes are more likely than non-athletes to smoke a hookah despite the fact that athletes are typically less likely to smoke cigarettes. …
Teen drinking and drug use is usually viewed as impulsive and immature behavior, but a new study finds that the brains of teens who engage in risky activities actually have brains that are more ’adult-like’ than those of their more …
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