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A University of Minnesota study found a level of underage binge drinking in the military that the study’s lead author called “dangerous to both the drinkers and those around them” [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Anti-drug zealots created the “gateway” theory from thin air. And it’s easily refuted: most marijuana users just don’t use other drugs [Alternet, USA]
The national media have invented a drug-related rise of border violence that officials and local journalists say just isn’t happening [Alternet, USA]
Substance abuse, addiction and its consequences cost U.S. governmental bodies nearly $500 billion in 2005 with only a fraction of state and federal dollars spent on prevention and treatment [CNN, USA]
This report provides key findings of the RAND Europe study which assesses how the global market for illicit drugs has developed from 1998 to 2007 and describes worldwide drug policies implemented during that period to address the problem [RAND, USA]
Government spending related to smoking and the abuse of alcohol and illegal drugs reached $468 billion in 2005, accounting for more than one-tenth of combined federal, state and local expenditures for all purposes, according to a new study [New York Times, USA]
Report found that of $373.9 billion in federal and state spending, 95.6 percent ($357.4 billion) went to shovel up the consequences and human wreckage of substance abuse and addiction; only 1.9 percent went to prevention and treatment, 0.4 percent to research, 1.4 percent to taxation and regulation, and 0.7 percent to interdiction [287 page pdf} [The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, USA]
A Serbian Orthodox priest was removed as head of a church-backed drug rehabilitation center Wednesday, after a video broadcast on national television showed him beating a patient with a shovel [Washington Post, USA]
Contains 200 ethical case studies which are accompanied by a brief analysis and discussion of the ethical and legal issues in the situation. This is an essential read for anyone working in the field and will help them heighten their ethical sensitivity and sharpen their ethical decision making [Chestnut Health Systems, USA]
The Mexican drug cartels battling viciously to expand and survive have a powerful financial incentive: Across the border to the north is a market for illegal drugs unsurpassed for its wealth, diversity and voraciousness [Washington Post, USA]
A simple question: Has meth use in the United States truly reached “epidemic” levels, as is commonly stated by health authorities and drug experts? [Addiction Inbox, USA]
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals has launched Here to Help, an unique patient support program designed to improve outcomes for people in opioid dependence treatment with Suboxone [Counselor, USA]
Watch the six parts [TheSecondRoad, USA]
Find supporters and community you can relate to, share stories, thoughts and feelings, reach life-changing goals- large and tiny, one minute or one year at a time- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week [Thesecondroad, USA]
Melissa Shore started The Second Road website in 2006 and Ginger Bauler currently serves as manager for this online community for people in recovery from addictions [The Afflicted & Affected, USA]
Video {after advert} [ABC News, USA]
If we’re serious about real drug reform, let’s create a space where users can take their drugs in a sterile, safe environment {Alternet, USA]
A new national report provides both encouraging and discouraging news about the use of substances by pregnant women and new mothers [SAMHSA, USA]
To examine the prevalence of any alcohol use and binge drinking among pregnant women and nonpregnant women of childbearing age in the United States and to characterize the women with these alcohol use behaviors, CDC analyzed 1991–2005 data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys [Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, USA]
In an effort to recast substance abuse as more of a public health problem than a crime, the nation’s newly appointed drug czar has called for an end to talk of a “war on drugs.” [Washington Post, USA]
