New Intervention Network Launched
Friday October 31, 2003
Addiction Intervention Resources has launched a new national network of trained intervention specialists, counselors and consultants to help families and businesses handle addiction-related crisis.
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'Dog-on-a-Chip' Could Replace Drug-Sniffing Canines
Wednesday October 29, 2003
Police dogs across the country could soon be out of work, replaced by an electronic "dog-on-a-chip" that sniffs out cocaine and other narcotics, which was developed by scientists at Georgia ... Read More
Alcohol Industry Fee Proposed for Youth Programs
Wednesday October 29, 2003
Blaming the alcohol industry for targeting youth with advertisements that promote underaged drinking, a California legislator has proposed a bill that would require alcohol producers to pay a fee for ... Read More
New Ecstasy Type Drug Hits Britain
Tuesday October 28, 2003
Police in the United Kingdom have been alerted to a new type of designer drug -- similar to Ecstasy but with more hallucinogenic properties -- that has been showing up ... Read More
Workshops Planned for Faith-Based Groups
Tuesday October 28, 2003
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will hold a series of conferences, workshops and technical assistance meetings to help remove unnecessary barriers that may prevent these organizations from ... Read More
Does the .08 BAC Standard Work?
Monday October 27, 2003
The National Highway Transportaion Safety Administration completed three studies of the effects of lowering the illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit from .10 percent to .08 percent.
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New Zealand's Only Residential Treatment Center Closes
Monday October 27, 2003
Due to a decision by the Ministry of Health to fund only outpatient services for the treatment of alcoholics and addicts, New Zealand's only remaining drug and alcohol rehabilitation center ... Read More
Recovering As a Family
Sunday October 26, 2003
Alcoholism and addiction is a family disease, writes Mike K. "This time we are recovering as a family. They understand better, as do I, that we need to recover ... Read More
SAMe and Liver Disease
Sunday October 26, 2003
The supplement SAMe which proved disappointing as a treatment for arthritis and depression as it was originally promoted, may now offer some hope for those who suffer from chronic liver ... Read More
Heavy Drinking Linked to Surgical Infections
Friday October 24, 2003
A Spanish study has found that surgery patients who are heavy drinkers run a much greater risk of developing infection after surgical procedures that those who do not drink.
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Alcohol Consumption Connected to Education, Income
Friday October 24, 2003
A study by the Norwegian Institute for National Health has linked greater alcohol consumption to higher education and higher income. People who have more education and more money drink more ... Read More
Substance Abuse Treatment Expanded for HIV Patients
Friday October 24, 2003
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will administer $157 million in 115 grants over five years to fund substance abuse prevention and treatment services for people with or ... Read More
Smithers Center Wins Legal Battle
Thursday October 23, 2003
In a victory for the abstinence-base alcoholism treatment approach, the Smithers Foundation won a court settlement this week that will return control of The Smithers Alcoholism Treatment Center back to ... Read More
Shape of Beverage Glass Affects How Much People Drink
Thursday October 23, 2003
Drinkers will pour more into short wide glasses than into tall slender glasses, but perceive the opposite to be true, according to study of teens, adults and bartenders.
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National Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31
Wednesday October 22, 2003
During the week of October 23-31, 2003, millions of young people and adults celebrate a healthy, drug-free lifestyle by wearing or displaying a red ribbon during National Red Ribbon Week.
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New Drivers Kit - Steer Clear of Pot
Wednesday October 22, 2003
Approximately one in six high school seniors in the U.S. report driving under the influence of marijuana and more than half of the teens who drove after using the drug ... Read More
Princess Diana Foresaw Her Death?
Tuesday October 21, 2003
The cause of the automobile crashed that killed Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed Aug. 31, 1997, which was officially blamed on the alcohol and drug use of driver Henri Paul ... Read More
Drinking and the Female Brain
Monday October 20, 2003
Women who binge drink experience more brain damage and sooner than males who drink the same amount and may experience even more severe long-term effects than men, according to two ... Read More
Young Female Drinkers - You're a Target!
Sunday October 19, 2003
The rise in alcohol consumption among young women, especially in the United Kingdom, is prompting the alcohol industry to come up with new ways to attract female drinkers worldwide with ... Read More
Grants To Fight Ecstasy, Club Drugs at Local Level
Sunday October 19, 2003
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is funding 12 local programs aimed at preventing use of Ecstasy and other club drugs with Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act of 2000 grants.
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Chat Room Celebrates 6th Anniversary
Saturday October 18, 2003
Today, October 18, 2003 marks the Sixth Anniversary of our first recovery chat room, Room 1, which has been open and active 24 hours a day almost from the very ... Read More
Repeated Detox Can Impair Cognitive Function
Thursday October 16, 2003
A study of the cognitive function of chronic drinkers has found that the number of detoxifications that alcohol dependent patients experience contributes significantly to frontal-lobe impairments.
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Adult Alcoholism, ADHD Connected
Thursday October 16, 2003
Adults with ADHD have a significantly higher risk for alcohol dependence and genetic factors contribute very little to the connection, according to a published study.
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Adolescent Binge Drinking Produces Tolerance
Thursday October 16, 2003
A study of adolescent rodents revealed that a binge pattern of alcohol consumption can significantly hamper normal growth and alter brain function as well as lead to alcohol problems later ... Read More
Alcohol's Drug Properties Reinforce Its Effects
Wednesday October 15, 2003
A Binghamton University study has found that alcohol's reinforcing properties during rodent infancy are due to its pharmacological effects and smell and taste are not as important for youngsters.
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Grants to Provide Treatment for Women
Wednesday October 15, 2003
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced grants of $8.9 million over three years to provide quality residential substance abuse treatment services for pregnant women and mothers with ... Read More
Marijuana May Impair Male Fertility
Tuesday October 14, 2003
Men who smoke marijuana frequently have significantly less seminal fluid, a lower total sperm count and their sperm behave abnormally, all of which may affect fertility adversely.
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Heavy Alcohol Consumption Linked to Colorectal Cancer
Monday October 13, 2003
Stony Brook University researchers report that people who drink at least 9 glasses of alcoholic beverages made with distilled spirits per week for more than 10 years are much more ... Read More
Few Treatment Programs Designed for Elders
Monday October 13, 2003
Fewer than one in five existing substance abuse programs in the United States offers services specifically designed for older adults, according to a University of Iowa investigation.
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Don't Blame it On Alcohol
Saturday October 11, 2003
Research shows that drinkers can "sober up" quickly with the right motivation and conclude that being intoxicated is no defense if someone commits a crime.
"I was out of control" is ... Read More
Teen Drinking - Not Just a Phase
Saturday October 11, 2003
Teens who show symptoms of drinking problems are more likely to develop serious drinking problems, other substance abuse, and mental disorders in early adulthood, according to a study from the ... Read More
'Population-Level Prevention' Curbs College Drinking
Thursday October 9, 2003
A study of students required to take an online alcohol prevention program demonstrates that a newly developed strategy - Population-Level Prevention - effectively moderates high-risk drinking.
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Correcting Misperceptions Can Curb Student Drinking
Wednesday October 8, 2003
A unique new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes that correcting widespread misperceptions about how much other students drink helps to reduce drinking, especially heavy consumption.
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Grants to Help Meth, Inhalant Abuse Programs
Wednesday October 8, 2003
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded grants to begin funding 12 methamphetamine and inhalant prevention programs sites in 11 states.
More: Methamphetamine FAQs | Inhalant FAQs
Canadian Court Makes Pot Possession Illegal Again
Tuesday October 7, 2003
A three-judge appeals court in Canada has plugged a loophole that had made the country's marijuana possession laws virtually unenforceable since January, while at the same time removing restrictions on ... Read More
Georgia’s Implied Consent Law Struck Down
Tuesday October 7, 2003
A new Georgia law that required any motorists involved in serious accidents to submit to drug testing or automatically lose their driver's license for a year has been struck down ... Read More
Court Lets Stand 'Crack Mom' Conviction
Monday October 6, 2003
The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand the homicide conviction of a South Carolina woman who was found guilty of killing her unborn child by continuing to smoke crack cocaine ... Read More
Adolescent Treatment Programs Funded
Monday October 6, 2003
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced 22 awards totaling $16.2 million over three years to increase the effectiveness of alcohol and drug abuse treatment for adolescents. The programs ... Read More
Barroom Brawler's Baby Born Drunk
Sunday October 5, 2003
A New York woman who went into labor during a barroom fight and gave birth to a baby whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit for drunken driving ... Read More
DUI Crackdown Drastically Reduces Deaths
Sunday October 5, 2003
A crackdown against drunken driving on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana has resulted in a huge reduction in highway deaths related to alcohol -- with only one-tenth of the ... Read More
College Alcohol Policies Work If Strictly Enforced
Saturday October 4, 2003
A study by Harvard researchers of alcohol policies adopted in Massachusetts after the highly publicized deaths of two students in 1997 show that they do cut down on college drinking ... Read More
Drug Policy Office Fine Tuned by U.S. House Bill
Saturday October 4, 2003
The U.S. House of Representatives last week voted to extend the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for five more years, but fine tuned some of the areas ... Read More
Only 21 Percent Get Treatment for Alcohol Only
Friday October 3, 2003
Nearly half of all 1.1 million people receiving treatment for drug or alcohol addiction were in treatment for both drug and alcohol abuse according to the 2002 National Survey of ... Read More
Penatal Cocaine Exposure Study Funded
Friday October 3, 2003
During the next five years, Case Western Reserve University psychologist Lynn Singer, Ph.D., and her research collaborators will track one of the largest groups of cocaine-exposed children in the nation ... Read More
Grants to Help Improve Treatment Access
Thursday October 2, 2003
The Department of Health and Human Services has launched 13 cooperative agreements totaling $7.7 million over 3 years to improve client access to substance abuse treatment and retention in treatment.
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New Jersey Fails to Make DUI Deadline
Thursday October 2, 2003
New Jersey will lose $7.2 million in federal highway funds this year alone because state legislators failed to pass a low to lower the legal blood alcohol standard for drunken ... Read More
Effects of Alcohol Can Predict Binge Drinking
Wednesday October 1, 2003
How drinkers respond to the first drink of the day -- whether it effects them as a sedative or as a stimulant -- is a good indicator if they will ... Read More
Craving Research: Implications for Treatment
Wednesday October 1, 2003
Many researchers and clinicians consider craving an important contributor to the development of alcoholism. Reducing craving is a key in finding treatment methods that work, but the difficulty lies in ... Read More