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The Latest News from Our Field

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.

Pentagon Land Once Used to Grow Hemp

Drinking a Big Problem for British Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

Future of Prevention Funding Lies in Broad, Public-Health Approach

Fueled in part by national healthcare reform, a quiet revolution is taking place in how the federal government conceives of prevention and funds preventive services, and the upshot could mean more money for programs that take a public-health approach to addiction and mental health problems and less for standalone programs that focus solely on alcohol and other drugs.

Insurers Bear Brunt of Rising Costs of Cancer Care

Minorities More Likely to Be Searched by NYPD

Graphic Tobacco Warnings Could Soon Appear in Mass. Stores

Insurers Seek to Limit Scope of Federal Parity Regulations

New Feature: Obama Drug Strategy Stresses Evidence-Based Prevention

President Obama said he is "committed to restoring balance in our efforts to combat the drug problems that plague our communities" in unveiling his 2010 National Drug Control Strategy.

Risk to Pets Another Reason to Quit Smoking, Say Advocates

Mobilizing Moms for Marijuana Reform

Law Allows Reimbursement for Restaurant Smoking Rooms

Obama Drug Strategy Stresses Evidence-Based Prevention

Kids Confuse Camel Orbs with Candy

Supreme Court Nominee’s Background Includes Work on Tobacco Regulation

Heart Patients Who Kept Drinking Moderately Saw Health Benefits

Bud Light to Replace Coors Light as NFL Beer Sponsor

Supreme Court Nominee's Background Includes Work on Tobacco Regulation

Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, has a track record that includes working on such contentious issues as tobacco regulation, abortion and gun control as a domestic-policy staffer in the Clinton White House.

Calif. Governor Vetoes Smoking Ban for Parks and Beaches

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited smoking at all state parks and beaches, saying the measure represented unwarranted government intrusion.

Rare Childhood Leukemia Tied to Drinking During Pregnancy

Psychiatric Problems More Prevalent Among Children Whose Mothers Smoked During Pregnancy

Laura Bush’s Drinking Ultimatum to George a Myth, Book Says

Laura Bush's Drinking Ultimatum to George a Myth, Book Says

Former first lady Laura Bush never challenged husband George W. Bush to choose between "Jim Beam or me," but her new book does offer new details on the ex-president's drinking problems and his decision to stop using alcohol after a raucous 40th birthday celebration.

Ferrari Denies Charge of Stealth Tobacco Marketing

The red, white, and black barcode on Ferrari Formula One racecars and uniforms is subliminal tobacco advertising, some European health professionals charge, but Ferrari rejected the claim.

Univ. of Central Florida Develops Alcohol-Abuse Recovery Video Game

Army Opiate Treatment Utilization Up 500 Percent

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