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- School-Based Interventions Can Reduce Teen Substance Use
published on September 01, 2010 06:30:22 pm
New research from the United Kingdom shows that personality-based interventions -- delivered by mental-health specialists or teachers given brief training -- can substantially reduce drug and alcohol use in teens. - Wall Street Traders Bullish on Marijuana, Prescription Drugs
published on September 01, 2010 12:47:08 pm
In the high-flying '80s and '90s Wall Street employees were known as big cocaine users, but in these more sedate times investment professionals are turning to marijuana and prescription drugs to ease their stress. - Calif. Toughens Law on Adults Who Let Kids Drink
published on August 31, 2010 01:56:12 pm
California passed new legislation that holds adults legally accountable if they permit minors to drink in their homes. - CDC: Smoking in Movies Down, Further Restrictions Needed
published on August 31, 2010 11:45:40 am
Depictions of smoking in U.S. films decreased by half between 2005 and 2009, but more than 50 percent of PG-13 movies still show characters lighting up, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. - NIDA to Launch National Drug Facts Week
published on August 27, 2010 04:54:46 pm
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced it is launching National Drug Facts Week, a new national awareness week designed to bring together teens and scientific experts to discuss the facts about drug abuse. - ER Visits for Synthetic Marijuana on the Rise
published on August 27, 2010 01:53:28 pm
An herb-and-chemical compound sold legally in the U.S. as incense is sending many of those who smoke it for its marijuana-like high to the hospital. - CASA Report Warns Parents about Nexus of Drugs and Gangs in Schools; Students Less Concerned
published on August 27, 2010 01:43:13 pm
American students are essentially split over the question of whether their school is 'drug free,' but students still cite drugs as a major problem facing people their age, according to a new survey of 12- to 17-year-olds from the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. - Drinking Regular Beer May Increase Psoriasis Risk in Women
published on August 24, 2010 06:19:09 pm
Women who drink five or more regular beers a week could nearly double their risk for psoriasis, a new study finds. - Mass. Approves Online Tracking of Prescription Painkillers
published on August 24, 2010 04:21:12 pm
Massachusetts health officials approved a plan on Aug. 11 that will allow doctors and pharmacists to track narcotics prescriptions online -- a major step toward reducing “doctor shopping” in patients addicted to prescription drugs, officials said. - Amphetamine Misuse Linked to Artery Damage in Young Adults
published on August 24, 2010 03:27:03 pm
Young adults who misuse amphetamines have a three-fold risk for tears in the aorta -- the body's largest artery -- compared with nonusers.