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Long-term heavy drinkers were 1.6 times more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than nondrinkers, according to researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Reuters reported May 14 that researcher Mirjam M. Heinen and colleagues drew their conclusions from more than …
Fifty-two percent of U.S. voters are in favor of the federal government legalizing marijuana, according to a new Zogby poll, Salem-News reported May 6. Commissioned by the conservative O’Leary Report, the poll sampled 3,937 voters about their perspectives on legalization. The …
The first budget plan submitted to Congress by President Barack Obama includes an overall increase in funding for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) but calls for elimination of the Department of Education’s Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities …
Parents are increasingly aware of the threat that prescription drug abuse poses to their children, according to findings in the latest Partnership for a Drug-Free America (PDFA)/MetLife Foundation Parents Attitude Tracking Study (PATS). The 2008 study of about 1,000 parents of …
Criminal penalties for crack cocaine sales and possession should be lowered so that they are the same as those for offenses involving the powdered form of the drug, a high-ranking member of the U.S. Justice Department told Congress this week. …
California’s comprehensive approach to tobacco education and cessation activities has contributed to a steep decline in cigarette use in the state and has prevented an estimated one million smoking-related deaths, the Los Angeles Times reported April 9. Data released on …
The recent Suboxone-related deaths of two Milwaukee-area residents has drawn negative attention to federal rules that allow patients to use the buprenorphine-based drug at home, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported April 2. Some local officials blame wider availability of the …
New ads from the New York City Department of Health try to convince smokers to quit for the sake of their children. But some observers say the ads — which feature a crying child lost in a train station — …
Addiction treatment centers are seeing an influx of financial executives as the economic downturn takes a toll on personal and professional lives, Reuters reported March 24. “We absolutely do see more people coming in naming either a job loss or …
At least two of Mexico’s three leading drug cartels may be negotiating a truce as they try to fend off a government crackdown, Fox News reported March 12. Experts say the Sinaloa and Gulf cartels may be seeking an alliance …
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