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.
A measure that would have raised the alcohol tax in West Virginia and used the revenues to pay for addiction treatment and prevention programs has been killed.
Few doctors still believe that pain is God's will and that treating it could be a sin, but morality and legality still play a major role in prescribing pain medication.
Up to 15 Drug-Free Communities Mentoring Grants will be awarded to community anti-drug coalitions that assist the development of other groups and coalition leaders.
Institutions of higher education (e.g. colleges and universities) may apply for funding to support and disseminate their alcohol and other drug prevention programs that could be considered models for other schools.
Addicted individuals in Kentucky coal country will be able to get treatment vouchers and a shot at treatment rather than prison thanks to a donation from a local coal company.
The Connecticut Health Foundation will select up to 20 fellows to "foster, support, and promote a generation of leaders committed to reducing racial and ethnic health disparities" in the state.
Researchers who accept money from the tobacco industry will no longer be able to get their work published in PLoS Medicine, a journal produced by the Public Library of Science (PLoS).
A bill that would cut sentences for drug offenses and put more money into addiction treatment programs has support from both sides of the aisle in the Colorado statehouse.
Niche tobacco company Star Scientific is seeking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval to sell its wintergreen-flavored, dissolvable tobacco lozenges as 'modified risk' products.
Youths who call for help when underage drinkers get sick from drinking will get leniency -- but not a free pass -- from the courts under legislation approved by a Utah Senate panel.
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