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Drug tests that use hair samples turn up positive for cocaine and methamphetamine far more frequently than urine-based drug tests, USA Today reported Nov. 20. Cocaine, for example, was detected in three out of every 1,000 urine tests that job applicants and …
Students living in co-ed dorms are 2.5 times likelier than those living in single-sex dorms to say they binge-drink on a weekly basis, Reuters reported Nov. 24. Researchers surveyed more than 500 students at five universities across the country on …
Adults over age 60 who have alcohol problems tend to drink more than their younger counterparts, probably because they have developed greater tolerance for alcohol, according to researchers at Ohio State University. Science Daily reported Nov. 21 that a study …
Nurses, doctors, dentists and other health professionals in California who are in treatment for alcohol and other drug problems will now be subject to stricter oversight and could be immediately removed from practice should they relapse, the Los Angeles Times …
Programs that seek to better integrate behavioral healthcare and primary healthcare systems will receive a total of $25.9 million in grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The four-year grants primarily are focused on the needs …
Children have long been able to drink in bars in Wisconsin if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian over age 21, but lawmakers are now looking to curtail the practice, the Chicago Tribune reported Aug. 26. Citing Wisconsin’s …
The U.S. military says that major drug traffickers who work with the Taliban will be targeted as focus shifts in Afghanistan to cutting off drug infrastructure and the flow of cash to Islamic militants, Reuters reported Aug. 10. Pentagon officials say …
Convenience stores in south Florida report that sales of cigarettes have declined as much as 30 percent since a new state tobacco tax went into effect, the Fort Myers News-Press reported Aug. 5. The tax has bumped the price of …
Some medical professionals and regular citizens say that the issue of personal responsibility to lead healthy lives has been missing from the national debate over healthcare reform, MSNBC reported Aug. 10. “I just had to go take care of man …
Voters in Oakland, Calif., recently voted to impose a business tax on marijuana sales, and other cities in California have considered similar taxes in order to address serious budget shortfalls. The Oakland Tribune reported July 26 that other communities with …
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