| TITLE | DATE |
|---|---|
| E-Cigarettes Deliver Little or No Nicotine, Study Finds A small study conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University concluded that e-cigarettes failed to deliver on their promise of providing a dose of vaporized nicotine with every puff. | 02/09/2010 |
| Mexican Drug Cartels Running Treatment Centers Drug cartels in Mexico have taken over some addiction treatment programs and are using them to recruit addicts into their operations, sometimes under threat of death. | 02/09/2010 |
| Decriminalization, Legalization on Table in N.H. Lawmakers in New Hampshire are considering bills that could decriminalize or even legalize marijuana possession. | 02/09/2010 |
| Tobacco Companies Want Ruling on Conduct Nullified A 2006 Florida Supreme Court ruling that the tobacco industry sold defective products, covered up evidence about the health risks of smoking and lied to the public is being challenged in federal court. | 02/09/2010 |
| \'Spice\' Use Lands Marines in Hot Water A pair of Marines stationed at Camp Johnson in Jacksonville, N.C., could be discharged from the Corps for using the legal herbal drug \'Spice,\' which is said to provide a high similar to that of marijuana. | 02/08/2010 |
| Neb. Alcohol Industry Opposes Beer Tax to Fund Treatment A proposal to use beer-tax revenues to fund an alcohol detoxification program in the notorious town of Whiteclay, Neb., is being opposed by alcohol industry lobbyists. | 02/08/2010 |
| FDA Concerned About Appeal of Smokeless Tobacco Products to Kids The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is \"concerned that children and adolescents may find dissolvable tobacco products particularly appealing, given the brightly colored packaging, candy-like appearance and easily concealable size of many of these products.\" | 02/08/2010 |
| Marijuana Decriminalization Considered in R.I. A state Senate leader and the group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) are pressing state lawmakers to decriminalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island. | 02/08/2010 |
| 3 Million Uninsured Workers Need Addiction Treatment, SAMHSA Estimates About 16 percent of all U.S. workers without health insurance needed addiction treatment within the past year, but only 12.6 percent were able to access services at a specialty addiction-treatment center, a new survey finds. | 02/05/2010 |
| More Americans Drinking at Home, Industry Group Says Liquor sales are holding steady despite the recession, but industry data indicates that more Americans are drinking at home rather than going out to bars and restaurants. | 02/05/2010 |
| Long-Term Nicotine Patch Use Improves Quit Rate, But Effects Don\'t Last Smokers who wore nicotine patches for six months were twice as likely to quit as those who unknowingly received placebos after wearing real patches for two months, according to a new study. | 02/05/2010 |
| Obama Proposes Increased Funding for Treatment and Prevention, but \'Balance\' Proves Elusiv.. The Obama administration\'s first stab at crafting its own national drug-control budget priorities adds new funding for addiction treatment and prevention, but does little to close the huge gap between spending on drug supply- and demand-reduction efforts despite promises of a \"balanced\" strategy. | 02/05/2010 |
| Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced in Md. Legislature Maryland lawmakers have introduced legislation seeking to legalize medical use of marijuana. | 02/05/2010 |
| SBI Trauma Center Training for New England This free New England regional training on March 2 is for trauma surgeons and nurses, social workers, trauma care providers, injury prevention specialists and trauma center administrators. Sponsored by Boston Medical Center Department of Surgery Trauma Service and Boston University School of Public .. | 02/04/2010 |
| Ban on \'Synthetic Marijuana\' Approved in Kansas The Kansas state House and Senate have voted in favor of a measure that would criminalize possession of a product called K2 or Spice, which some have characterized as a form of synthetic marijuana. | 02/04/2010 |
| W.Va. Bill Would Use Beer Tax Revenues to Pay for Addiction Programs A Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates wants to raise the start\'s beer tax from 1 cent per bottle to 2 cents and use the expected $10 million in proceeds to pay for addiction treatment and prevention. | 02/04/2010 |
| FDA Seeks Overturn of E-Cigarettes Ruling The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking a stay of a judge\'s ruling that the agency lacks authority to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). | 02/04/2010 |
| Colo. Senate Votes to Tighten Controls on Medical Marijuana The Colorado Senate has voted 34-1 in favor of a bill that would require residents to have an established relationship with a doctor in order to obtain a recommendation to use marijuana for medical reasons. | 02/04/2010 |
| Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets 35560128 | 02/04/2010 |
| Ecstasy Especially Deadly for Young Users, Study Finds Ecstasy is a stimulant like various classes of amphetamines, but the popular club drug is more likely to kill young and otherwise healthy users. | 02/03/2010 |