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Five community-based programs that seek to prevent addiction and HIV/AIDS in at-risk, traditionally underserved populations have been awarded a total of $8.2 million in grants by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grants, awarded for up …
Powerful opiate-based painkillers carry too many risks to be used to treat arthritis pain, researchers are warning patients. Reuters reported Oct. 7 that researcher Eveline Nuensch of the University of Bern in Switzerland and colleagues compared opiate-based drugs to a …
The National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) has cited smoking-prevention programs as one of the most cost-effective ways for employers to cut their healthcare costs. The NBCH’s eValue8 healthcare performance-evaluation tool found that 80 percent of health plans “are adopting …
College students should stop playing beer pong and sharing drink cups in order to prevent the spread of the H1N1 (swine) flu this fall, a New York school advises. The Associated Press reported Oct. 13 that health officials at Rensselaer …
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $14.7 million in grants under its Residential Treatment of Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) with Substance Abuse Problems program. The three-year grants will support residential addiction treatment programs for …
Six cooperative agreements totaling $11 million have been inked between the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and medical schools to train medical residents on screening, brief intervention and treatment (SBIRT) for addiction disorders. The five-year SBIRT Medical …
Women who smoke tobacco during pregnancy increase the risk of having children who develop psychotic problems, according to researchers in the U.K., and the expectant mothers who smoked the most faced the greatest risk. HealthDay News reported Oct. 1 that …
A new study suggests that the nutrition of children in developing countries who live with a smoker may be impacted negatively because a large amount of the family’s income is spent on cigarettes, the Voice of America reported Sept. 15. Steven …
The leading maker of clove cigarettes has gone to court in a bid to prevent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from imposing a ban on cigars flavored with cloves, fruit, or other flavorings, the Wall Street Journal reported …
A new poll finds strong public support for including addiction coverage in national healthcare reform, and advocates are calling on the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to incorporate the core provisions of the Wellstone addiction and mental health parity …
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