Archive for the ‘Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs’ Category
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
To coincide with Drug Action Week 2008, the Australian Medical Association today launched a brochure about the short and long-term effects of cannabis use. Take a closer look: Cannabis and your health 2008 is the AMA's assessment of new evidence that has emerged about the nature and effect of cannabis ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Survey reveals that 650,000 underage drinkers in the past month were given alcohol by their parents or guardiansMore than 40 percent of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage current drinkers (persons aged 12 to 20 who drank in the past 30 days) were provided free alcohol by adults 21 or ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
State policies have a significant impact on the services performed by substance abuse treatment programs, and could play a key role in efforts to expand the use of research-based "comprehensive" treatment approaches, reports a study in the June issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (JSAT)."The states are uniquely ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced a measure he wrote to reduce drunk driving crashes and make our nation's roads safer is now law. The measure will require states to change their laws so repeat drunk drivers will have ignition interlocks installed on their cars and trucks. These devices ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) expressed disappointment that the Report from the Inquiry into the Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill from the Senate Community Affairs Committee (SCAC) recommended the Bill not be passed. "The Committee expressed particular concern about the loophole that allows alcohol to be advertised on daytime TV via ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
"Binge drinking" is a useful term that indicates an excessive, unhealthy and dangerous level of drinking. "Binge" drinkers aim to get drunk, often as quickly as possible. It is disappointing to see the term misused in the current debate over the new National Health and Medical Research Centre (NHMRC) Guidelines ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs are more likely to die in early adulthood, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers published in the current issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study, the first in a sample of U.S. adolescents, found that substance abuse disorders (SUDs) ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
A new, updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008 provides information on thousands of alcohol and drug treatment programs located in all 50 states, ...
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Misuse and Addictions Week, an awareness week supported by the home office runs from June 23-30th. During this week treatment agencies have an open door policy allowing addiction-treatment providers, referrers and commissioeinrs along with the general public to learn what services are available to them to help curb addiction. ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
The UK Youth Alcohol Action plan was released in June - targeting alcohol use by underage drinkers. The report cites encouraging evidence: 11 to 15-year-olds drinking regularly has fallen (from 28% in 2001 to 21% in 2007). However, weekly unit consumption, increased from 5 units in 1990 and has remained ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Alcohol is one of the most abused substances in the Australian community. Alcohol providers are targeting young people in particular in advertising and media, and through providing an increasing array of attractive ready-to-drink mixed drinks. A major culture change is required to assist Australians in cutting down alcohol abuse and ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is pleased to inform you that a special issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence features studies focusing on the long-term impact of the Good Behavior Game (GBG). The GBG is a classroom management strategy designed to reduce aggressive/disruptive classroom behavior. This intervention is ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety warned advertising executives for the main Irish alcohol brands of the need for full compliance with the revised Codes on Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship. Speaking at ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
New clinician-level performance measures for treating patients with known substance use disorders were approved at the AMA-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® (Consortium) meeting in the nation's capital. The new measures are the first Consortium measures in this topic area, and are ready for use by physicians and other health ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
This measure looks at first-, second- and third-degree relatives instead of just one parent, usually paternal. Not all university students will "mature out" of their heavy-drinking habits. A new study examines the density of college students' family history of alcoholism. This type of measure - looking at first-, second- and ...
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