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Join Together News Roundup for June 30, 2010

By | July 1, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Other & Research

A tea that can ferment in the bottle could face regulation as an alcoholic beverage ... Peru may be out of the World Cup, but the Andean nation is tops in another category: it now produces more coca than any other country on Earth ... The cannabis-based drug Sativex has been approved for use in the U.K. to treat MS symptoms ... Cigarette butts are the biggest source of trash on Texas roadways, with an estimated 400 million tossed by drivers annually ... …

Feds Set to Spend $12 Million Annually on Ignition-Interlock Devices

June 29, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Drugs, Healthcare, Legislation, Other, Research & Treatment

The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 includes $12 million in funding for development of alcohol-detection devices that could be installed in all cars, the New York Times reported June 25.The government and the U.S. auto industry have been working …

Being a Strict Parent Doesn’t Protect Against Youth Drinking, Study Says

June 28, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Drugs, Healthcare, Legislation, Mental Health, Other, Parenting, Research & Youth

Parents who insist on accountability from their kids but lack warmth in their relationships  may be setting themselves up for alcohol-related heartache as they raise their children, the Los Angeles Times reported June 24. Not surprisingly, kids who viewed their …

New Resource Guide for Recovery Groups

By | June 24, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Addiction, Drugs, Healthcare, Other, Research & Treatment

Faces and Voices of Recovery has published a new guide to "mutual-aid" resources that can help support addiction-recovery organizations. "This one-stop resource is for people in or seeking recovery from addiction, their families and friends and for addiction treatment service providers and other allied service professionals," according to the group. …

Beer Back on the Shelves at Walgreen

June 10, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs, Other, Research, Tobacco & Treatment

Looking for a boost in sales and market share, the Walgreen chain of drug stores has ended a 15-year ban on sales of beer and wine — a segment of business that once netted the company 10 percent of its …

Industry Dodges $250 Million in Taxes on Loose Tobacco

June 9, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Drugs, Marketing And Media, Research & Tobacco

Rebranding loose cigarette tobacco as pipe tobacco allowed manufacturers to avoid an estimated $250 million in federal taxes last year, the Associated Press reported June 5. A loophole in the children’s health insurance bill passed last year allowed tobacco companies …

Medical Marijuana Question Will Appear on Arizona Ballot

June 4, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Alcohol, Drugs, Other, Research & Treatment

A measure that would ask Arizona voters to legalize medical use of marijuana this week become the first initiative to qualify for the November 2010 ballot, the Arizona Republic reported June 2. The Arizona Secretary of State’s office validated the …

VA Says Docs Can’t Prescribe Medical Marijuana

May 25, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Drugs, Healthcare, Legislation, Mental Health, Other, Parenting, Research, Treatment & Youth

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors are forbidden from recommending medical marijuana for patients even in states that allow medical use of the drug, NPR reported May 19. Some evidence suggests that marijuana can relieve the symptoms of Post Traumatic …

France Struggles to Cope with Youth Binge Drinking

May 20, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Addiction, Alcohol, Drugs, Marketing And Media, Other, Recovery, Research & Treatment

The alcohol-related death of a young attendee at a viral public-drinking party has left France to confront its growing problem with binge drinking, the Guardian reported May 14. A 21-year-old attending a “giant aperitif” party in Nantes fell off a …

New Study on Oral Cancer Features Tobacco Carcinogen

May 17, 2010 | Leave a comment | Filed in Drugs, Legal, Marketing And Media, Other, Parenting, Research & Youth

Lab mice developed mutations in their oral tissue and tumors after having the tobacco carcinogen dibenzo(a,l)pyrene injected in their mouths, according to a study that researchers say is an improvement upon previous research that used synthetic carcinogens. UPI reported May …