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.
After passing the House, the South Carolina Senate voted 41-1 to raise the cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack. At seven cents per pack, S. Carolina currently has the lowest cigarette tax in the nation.
Nonprofits working to meet the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs of children may apply for grants from the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation.
Programs that can build the capacity to implement best practices in drug courts can apply for training and technical assistance grants from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
Current recipients of Safe Schools/Health Students grants may apply for funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to expand their mentoring initiatives.
The application deadline is fast approaching for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention Practices in Schools grants.
Mothers who don't want their kids to smoke should kick the habit themselves, suggests research that finds the adolescent smoking rate three times higher for children who live with mothers who smoke.
Groups that improve health outcomes for at-risk populations and communities in Florida may apply for funding via the 2010 Sapphire Awards, funded by the Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
About one in four U.S. women who have had an abortion sometime in their lives reported having alcohol or other drug problems, compared to 7 percent of women who had not had abortions, according to researchers from the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Young, non-daily smokers experience symptoms of nicotine addiction but often fail to make the connection between cigarettes and the signs of growing dependence, a new study finds.
Emotional issues and psychological stress often spark misuse of prescription painkillers among women, whereas men are more likely to cite social and behavioral problems, according to researchers who investigated the underlying causes of opioid painkiller addictions.
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