We curate a digest of the latest news in our field for advocates, policymakers, community coalitions and all who work toward shaping policies and practices to effectively prevent substance use and treat addiction.
SAMHSA administrator Pamela Hyde reopened the long-running discussion on use of addiction and mental health language in an article in the March/April 2010 issue of SAMHSA News, where she asked readers to submit their suggestions and feedback on certain terms commonly used to describe addiction and mental illness.
Controversy over alcohol content has led retailers to pull kombucha tea from store shelves ... A new generation of cigarette vending machine may be coming to some New York City bars ... Violent drinkers can benefit from a combination of therapy and antidepressants, a study finds ... A new animal study offers insights into possible gene therapy for cocaine ...
The RAND Corp. has published a detailed analysis of the possible ramifications of marijuana legalization in California, as proposed under the Proposition 19 ballot initiative. The findings are certain to annoy both supporters and opponents of legalization -- usually a sign that the authors did a pretty good job.
High-school drug testing has some short-term benefits but little effect on long-term drug use, a new study finds ... Music can make you high ... A lawsuit in New York City has delayed a Massachusetts antismoking campaign ... New Jersey hospitals want to be the sole distributors of medical marijuana under a new state law ...
The Marin Institute is pleased as punch over Sen. Charles Schumer’s call for a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the marketing of alcoholic energy drinks.
More than one in 10 emergency-room visits are due to addiction or mental-health problems ... Marijuana prices would drop an estimated 80% if the drug is legalized in California, RAND says ... A majority of Californians now oppose the marijuana-legalization Proposition 19, according to the Field Poll ... A Florida jury has ordered Philip Morris to pay $21 million to a sick smoker in the latest verdict against the industry ...
Progress in the war on teen smoking has slowed to a crawl, and the government will miss a key target for smoking cessation, a CDC report says ... The head of California’s NAACP chapter is under fire for supporting a marijuana legalization ballot initiative ... San Francisco has drawn up the first regulations on marijuana-infused foods ... Alcoholic energy drinks are being marketed to kids, Sen. Charles Schumer says ...
Funding for tobacco prevention programs has dried up and -- perhaps not coincidentally -- progress against smoking in the U.S. has stalled, Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., and Kenneth E. Warner, Ph.D. wrote in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial that called for renewed attention to countermarketing efforts and other interventions.
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