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Adolescent males who play team sports are less likely to smoke cigarettes or be depressed but are more likely to drink alcohol and get into fights, whereas sports participation generally reduces risky behavior among girls, Bloomberg reported Nov. 9. Male …
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to mark up a bill that calls for a comprehensive review of U.S. crime and drug-control policy, but the measure could get a rough reception from a leading Republican lawmaker who would like …
The U.S. Sentencing Commission has been directed by Congress to conduct a review of mandatory-minimum sentencing and issue recommendations about alternative sentences, the Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 12. A provision in the defense reauthorization bill recently signed into law …
About 20 percent of adults in the U.S. were regular smokers last year, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is concerned that the numbers of adult smokers failed to decline significantly after a decade of near-steady …
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) continues to increase federal grants to fund housing for homeless veterans, the Boston Globe reported Nov. 8. The housing programs often provide treatment for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and other …
Methadone was involved in 64 percent of fatal overdoses on prescription opiate drugs in the state of Washington, more than double the rate of overdoses on oxycodone or hydrocodone, according to a new report from state and federal health officials. …
A firm that makes nicotine gum and other smoking-cessation products could soon become part of the Reynolds American, Inc., tobacco company, the Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 9. Reynolds is discussing the acquisition of the Swedish company Niconovum AB, which …
Switching to so-called light cigarettes won’t improve your health or help you quit smoking, experts say. Reuters reported Nov. 3 that researchers led by Hilary Tindle of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that smokers who switched from …
Editor’s Note, November 12, 2009: Due to the overwhelming number of requests, this offer is no longer available. Complimentary copies of the DVD “Drugs: True Stories” are available from Words Can Work®, the producers of the acclaimed DVD Alcohol: True …
Three more juvenile drug courts will implement the Reclaiming Futures intervention and treatment model thanks to new grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency …
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