'Population-Level Prevention' Curbs College Drinking
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. Grants to Help Meth, Inhalant Abuse Programs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded grants to begin funding 12 methamphetamine and inhalant prevention programs sites in 11 states. Court Lets Stand 'Crack Mom' Conviction
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 while she was pregnant. Adolescent Treatment Programs Funded
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. Only 21 Percent Get Treatment for Alcohol Only
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 Substance Abuse Treatment Services. Grants to Help Improve Treatment Access
SAMSHA launches 13 cooperative agreements totaling $7.7 million over 3 years to improve client access to substance abuse treatment and retention in treatment. How Effective Are Current EAPs?
While more than 80 million Americans now have access to Employee Assistance Programs, little current scientific research exists to determine how well these employer-paid benefits are serving workers with alcohol problems. Anti-Drug Ads Are Working
The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study reports that the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign affects teen attitudes on drug use by making teens less likely to try or use drugs. Treatment Coverage Falls Short
Employer-based health insurance plans often don't provide the treatment for alcoholism and other drug addictions that is mandated by state law, a new analysis has found. Synthetic Drug Abuse Soaring UN Warns
The first-ever United Nations global survey on ecstasy and amphetamines reveals a striking picture of increase in production, trafficking and abuse of synthetic drugs worldwide.
Youth Anti-Drug Programs Funded
Governors' offices in 14 states and territories will receive State Incentive Grants to reduce illegal drug, alcohol and tobacco use among children, youth, and young adults. Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise For Cocaine Treatment
A preliminary clinical trial funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests a drug used to treat epilepsy may offer a potentially effective treatment for cocaine addiction. Judy L's Story
I was blessed with Alateen fellowship at a recent Al-Anon area conference and they have encouraged me to act on my concerns for my children's future by hugging them, loving them, and sharing recovery with them today. Childhood Abuse Linked to Alcoholism
New research on seven Native American tribes suggests that tribe members who were abused or sent away to school as children are more likely to have problems with alcohol later in life. NIDA Drug Prevention Guide Re-Released
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has released its newly updated publication Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, Second Edition. Cigarettes, Marijuana Linked for Teens
Teens who smoke cigarettes are 14 times likelier than their counterparts who have never smoked to try marijuana, six times likelier to be able to buy marijuana in an hour or less and 18 times likelier to say most of their friends smoke marijuana. Cheap Prices Encourage Binge Drinking
A study by the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study found a strong association between the presence of these promotions and higher rates of heavy drinking on college campuses. Domestic Violence Varies by Ethnicity
Black and Hispanic couples are two to three times more likely to report male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence than white couples, according to research at the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health. Tall Paul's Story
What I have come to believe is that it doesn't matter how old you are, how much you drank or used, the color of your skin, what you believe or don't believe, you can practice these principles of life. Drug Injection Facility Sees Potential Problems
Health Canada guidelines and possible police surveillance may end up scaring away the very people North America's first sanctioned safer injecting facility is intended to help. Alcohol Compounds Its Damage to the Brain
A compounded set of lesions caused to the brain by drinking alcohol may work together to disadvantage both types of functions according to research at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Heart Risk Greater for Women Drinkers
Some female alcoholics experience more severe cardiovascular effects from heavy alcohol drinking than those observed in male alcoholics and these effects are noted at an earlier stage of drinking and at a lower consumption level than those noted in men. Chronic Drinking Increases Stress Harmone
Researchers find that long-term chronic drinking produces an increase in cortisol both during intoxication and withdrawal which can have health implications for sleep disruption, cognitive deficits, diabetes, and mood disturbances. Household Survey - 22 Million Substance Abusers
In 2002 an estimated 22 million Americans suffered from substance dependence or abuse due to drugs, alcohol or both, according to the newest results of the Household Survey released by SAMSHA. Office-Based Addiction Therapy Successful
Buprenorphine therapy allows physicians to treat patients for addiction in their offices in the same manner that other people are treated for other chronic illnesses. | 