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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.

Attempts to intervene in Michael Jackson's apparent long-term addiction to prescription drugs were thwarted by "enablers" around him and the singer's own denial.
A combination of the plaintiff's behavior and employment-law technicalities has sunk a lawsuit against a Massachusetts company that fired an employee for smoking.
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has put a hold on a State Department plan to endorse Mexico's human-rights record, putting in jeopardy U.S. antidrug aid to its southern neighbor.
A survey of more than 12,000 U.S. high-school seniors found that 12.3 percent said they had used opioid-based prescription drugs for non-medical purposes, with 8 percent saying they had done so within the past year.
People who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to researchers.