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The Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now (ACTION) Campaign has successfully met its goal to enroll 1000 substance abuse treatment providers, announced Campaign Director Kim Johnson. The ACTION Campaign promotes the national adoption of proven practices for enhancing client access …
An annual study of newly arrested offenders finds that up to 87 percent of men accused of crimes tested positive for the presence of illicit drugs, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The 2008 Arrestee Drug …
Senate lawmakers are looking at raising the federal tax on beer and soft drinks as part of a funding package for national healthcare reform, which could cost the nation up to $1.5 trillion over 10 years, the Associated Press reported …
Female smokers get sicker at a younger age than their male counterparts, according to a new study that looked at the lung damage caused by smoking. Reuters reported May 18 that the study, led by researcher Inga-Cecilie Soerheim of Brigham …
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected without comment a challenge to California’s Proposition 215 filed by a pair of counties, the San Francisco Chronicle reported May 19. The high court rejected a case filed by San Diego and San Bernadino …
An annual government study of marijuana potency found that the average THC content in street samples of the drug topped 10 percent for the first time last year, CNN reported May 14. The average THC level in marijuana has been …
The risk of suicide rises sharply among teens who drink when they are feeling depressed, a new study finds. Reuters reported May 8 that suicide risk increased 68 percent among students in grades 7-12 who drank when they felt depressed …
It’s not often that teenagers, parents, prevention specialists, liquor retailers, and law-enforcement officials come together over the issue of underage drinking, but more than 2,000 community volunteers in Illinois recently rallied around a campaign to discourage adults from buying alcohol …
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are teaming up to launch a new education program on methadone safety. The program, ”Follow Directions: How to Use Methadone Safely,” is meant to educate …
The U.S. military is planning to send 20,000 troops into Afghanistan’s main opium-growing region in order to choke off the drug money used to fund the Taliban insurgency, the New York Times reported April 29. Commanders expect heavy fighting in …
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