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note!
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NCADD's Weekly Addiction News &
Policy Update will not publish for the holiday season beginning Friday,
December 19 through Monday, January 5. We will resume sending our updates on
Friday, January 9th. Thank you for your loyal support and Happy Holidays!
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To Stop Teen
Drinking Parties, Fine The Parents
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 When
it comes to teenage drinking, the typical venue is a party - where some teens
play drinking games and binge. It may surprise you to learn that the majority
of parents are aware that alcohol is flowing at these events. Please click here to continue
reading. |
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Why Colleges Haven't
Stopped Binge Drinking
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Despite
decades of research, hundreds of campus task forces and millions invested in
bold experiments, college drinking in the United States remains as much of a
problem as ever.
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'60 Minutes' Shows
Insurers Deny Mental Health Treatment Despite ACA Rules
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Despite
more comprehensive health insurance under the Affordable Care Act that
includes mandatory coverage for mental health services, the noted TV
newsmagazine 60 Minutes Sunday shined a light on the issue of patients denied
treatment by doctors who never even saw them.
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Depression
In Teens Looks Almost Nothing Like Depression In Adults
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According to the National
Institute of Mental Health, a depressed
teen will experience the same symptoms of depression as adults (profound
feelings of unhappiness, loss of interest in pleasurable activities,
relentless fatigue, etc.), but those symptoms manifest themselves in ways
that can be difficult to distinguish from normal teenage behavior.
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Survey: Teen marijuana
use declines even as states legalize
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Marijuana
use among teens declined this year even as two states, Colorado and
Washington, legalized the drug for recreational use, a national survey
released Tuesday found. Click
here to read more.
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Powdered Alcohol?
Not So Fast, Lawmakers Say
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Powdered alcohol hasn't
even arrived in stores yet, but states already are
moving to ban the product touted by its inventor as an easy way to mix a
drink on the go.
Click here to read more. |
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Congress Ends
Medical Marijuana Prohibition With Spending Bill Provision
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Congress passed a
federal spending measure over the weekend
that includes a provision that will end the federal government's medical
marijuana ban. The measure precludes the Department of Justice and the
DEA from preventing states from passing laws that authorize medical marijuana
use, distribution, possession or cultivation. The L.A. Times reports that the
prospective law would prohibit federal drug agents from raiding retail
outlets in the 32 states and District of Columbia where the drug is legal for
medicinal use. President Obama is expected to sign the spending bill this
week, making it a law.Click
here to read the rest of this story.
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Nearly 50% Of
Physicians Say They're Less Likely To Prescribe Opioids Compared To A
Year Ago
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New research from the
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 90% of primary
care physicians
consider prescription drug abuse a moderate or big problem in their
respective communities. Nearly 50% of these physicians say they're less
likely now to prescribe patients opioids to treat pain compared to a year
ago.
Please click here to read more. |
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5 things to know:
Alcohol calorie labels on menus
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Want
to know how many calories are in that alcoholic drink you're about to order?
You might be able to find out just by reading the menu.
Five things to know
about the Food and Drug Administration's new menu labeling rules, which will
require chain restaurants with 20 or more outlets to list the amount of
calories in alcoholic drinks, along with other foods and beverages, on menus
by next November.
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Health Officials
Raise Concerns Over "Palcohol"
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Though
it is still not on store shelves, powdered alcohol continues to make
headlines.
Please click here to read the rest of this story. |
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Colorado Funds
Medical Marijuana Research, a First
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Colorado will spend more
than $8 million researching marijuana's medical potential - a new frontier
because government-funded marijuana research traditionally focuses on the
drug's negative health effects. Click
here to continue reading.
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Federal Agency
Efforts to Advance
Media Literacy in
Substance Abuse Prevention
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This
article describes and reflects upon efforts to generate greater support for
media literacy and critical thinking within the strategies
and programs of the Federal government in the early1990s to about 2005 primarily among agencies with an interest in youth substance abuse prevention. Beginning with their personal reflections on discovering media literacy, the authors describe the wide range of initiatives that occurred under their leadership in bringing media literacy into the 1996 National Drug Control Strategy. Additionally, some of the inherent challenges and obstacles that impacted the ability to expand these efforts are described. The authors each served as Associate Director of the White House Drug Policy Office and Director of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign. Click here to DOWNLOAD a PDF of the article. |
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College Students
Say 'Curiosity' Leads Them to Fake Pot
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Curiosity
is the main reason why college students try synthetic marijuana, a new survey
finds.
Of more than 330
students in undergraduate and graduate health programs at a public
university, 17 percent said they used fake pot at least once in their
lifetime, and 3 percent reported recent use, University of Cincinnati
researchers found. Click
here to continue reading.
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