| TITLE | DATE |
|---|---|
| Georgia Launches Youth Meth Campaign The new Georgia Meth Project will use graphic ads and images to warn teens about the dangers of methamphetamine use. | 03/19/2010 |
| Study: Smoking Hurts Brain More than Drinking Researchers who studied mental function in women concluded that those with a past history of smoking may suffer cognitive impairment, whereas those who drank too much in the past did not seem to suffer long-term mental problems. | 03/19/2010 |
| Illinois Senate Votes to Tag Tobacco Wraps as Drug Paraphernalia The Illinois Senate has voted 45-0 to include sheets or tubes of cigarette wraps -- sometimes called \"blunt wraps\" -- in the definition of drug paraphernalia. | 03/19/2010 |
| After 14-Year Delay, FDA Issues Regulations to Prevent Tobacco Sales to Youth Regulations banning tobacco sales to minors, sales of cigarettes in less than 20-pack size, sample giveaways, and tobacco sponsorship of sports, music and other events have been released in final form by the FDA. | 03/19/2010 |
| Michigan Medical Marijuana User Fired by Wal-Mart A Wal-Mart employee injured on the job was fired after testing positive for marijuana use, even though he was legally allowed to use the drug medically in Michigan. | 03/18/2010 |
| Flaccid Stop-Smoking Message on Cigarette Packs Repel Some Egyptians A public-service campaign that warns smokers of the danger of impotency with the image of a droopy cigarette has been condemned in conservative Egypt. | 03/18/2010 |
| FAS Declines Among Alaska Natives A federally funded treatment and prevention program is being credited with a 32-percent decline in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cases among Native Americans in Alaska. | 03/18/2010 |
| Researcher Suggests Making Cessation More Like Smoking In a finding sure to be embraced by proponents of e-cigarettes, researchers at Duke University Medical Center say that smokers may respond better to cessation products that mimic the act of smoking. | 03/18/2010 |
| Slate: U.S. Gov\'t. Poisoned Drinkers During Prohibition Aiming to discourage illegal drinking during Prohibition, the U.S. government spiked industrial alcohol with deadly poisons that may have killed 10,000 or more Americans. | 03/18/2010 |
| Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families Programs that provide addiction-related services to adolescents and their families in communities with unmet needs may apply for the 2010 Family Centered Substance Abuse Treatment Grants for Adolescents and their Families, administered by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). | 03/18/2010 |
| $17.8 Million to Expand Drug Court Services to Children in Families Affected by Meth A dozen grants will be awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support services for a very specific population: children affected by methamphetamine in families served by family treatment drug courts. | 03/18/2010 |
| Recovery Act Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Now Available National public or private nonprofit groups may apply for a share of $10 million in cooperative agreements to help communities fight smoking and obesity and promote physical activity and good nutrition. | 03/18/2010 |
| 2010 Family Drug Court Program Grants The U.S. Department of Justice\'s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will make grants of up to $500,000 to support Family Drug Court programs. | 03/18/2010 |
| Australian State Considers Lowering BAC to .02 Percent Drivers in Norway and Sweden caught behind the wheel with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) higher than .02 percent can face drunk-driving charges, and now the Australian state of Queensland is considering a similar standard. | 03/17/2010 |
| Arterial Damage Reversed When Smokers Quit Smokers get a variety of benefits when they quit, including improved arterial health and better levels of good cholesterol, even though they tend to gain some weight, researchers say. | 03/17/2010 |
| Needle Exchanges Reduce Sharing, But Impact on HIV Transmission Unclear, Researchers Say A new research review finds strong evidence that needle-exchange programs reduce the sharing and reuse of dirty needles among drug addicts, but less-than-compelling data about the programs\' effectiveness in reducing the spread of HIV. | 03/17/2010 |
| Camel Ads Affect Teen Girls\' Cigarette Preferences: Study A new study finds that a marketing campaign for Camel No. 9 cigarettes has a major impact on the brand preference expressed by girls ages 12-16. | 03/17/2010 |
| Liver Disease Higher Among Overweight Drinkers, Study Finds The combination of obesity and alcohol use can increase the risk of cirrhosis of the liver, according to researchers in the U.K. | 03/16/2010 |
| Senate Unanimously Approves Bill Banning Cigarette Shipments by Mail The U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver cigarettes under a bill approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate last week. | 03/16/2010 |
| N.H. Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization Bill The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted 214-137 in favor of decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, but the bill still faces a veto threat from Gov. John Lynch. | 03/16/2010 |