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DEA needs to ban 250
chemicals used to make synthetic marijuana, Schumer says
Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal Drug Enforcement
Agency needs to speed up its fight against synthetic marijuana. The Democrat
says Sunday that he's urging the agency to use its existing authority to ban
more than 250 chemicals used in the synthetic drugs. More
of this story here.
PCMA: How Congress Can
Fight Prescription Drug Fraud and Abuse
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President
and CEO Mark Merritt today outlined policy solutions that could reduce
prescription fraud and abuse in Medicare Part D at a Capitol Hill briefing,
"Prescription Opioid Abuse: Fighting Back on Many Fronts," sponsored
by the Alliance for Health Reform and PCMA. More
of this story here.
Colleges help vulnerable
students caught in ‘Red Zone’
Add training programs to keep the first weeks of college
safer
College administrators call it the Red Zone: The weeks
between Labor Day and Thanksgiving when college students are believed to be
most at risk of sexual assault. It is also a period when students are more
prone to accidental injury and alcohol poisoning, experts say. More
of this story here.
When men drink, their
smiles get more ‘contagious’
When bros share brews, they also start sharing smiles,
according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Science. That
could explain why men are much more likely to drink in excess than women are --
they just have more fun. More
of this story here.
Researchers Identify Brain
Changes in Alcohol-Related Sleep Disturbances
Chronic alcohol exposure can lead to disruptions in the
sleep cycle.
Drinking too much can make you “pass out” or ease into sleep
faster, but we all know the truth: Drunk sleep is the worst. More
of this story here.
Instagram has a drug
problem
Instagram has ushered in a golden age for the drug trade.
You read that correctly: Thousands of accounts — perhaps
many more — are currently selling marijuana, prescription pills, ecstasy, and
other narcotics in the Internet equivalent of an open-air drug market. It
operates like the notorious Silk Road (a marketplace for anonymous, and often
illicit, trade) — except it’s a thousand times more user-friendly, and it hasn’t
been shut down. More
of this story here.
Is Drug Addiction Genetic?
In the new Vanity Fair cover story, Robert Downey Jr. talks
about his struggles with drugs and his concern that he may have passed on an
addictive personality to his son (his oldest child, Indio, was arrested for
cocaine possession this summer and recently entered a guilty plea). More
of this story here.
Tobacco Use and Mental
Illness: A Wake-Up Call for Psychiatrists
Tobacco use results in numerous consequences for individuals
with mental illnesses and other substance use disorders, yet it is not
adequately addressed by behavioral health professionals, including
psychiatrists. More of
this story here.
When transit agencies run
short on cash, should they sell alcohol ads to get it?
The public transit agency in Atlanta is running a pilot
program this year to test one potential source of new revenue for the
cash-strapped system: ads inside train stations and on buses and trains for
alcohol. More
of this story here.
An alcohol treatment that
lets people drink
Earlier this year, Jane decided she was drinking too much.
She would have a couple of brandies at noon and up to three glasses of wine at
night. Her drinking wasn't causing problems with her husband. But Jane, 69, was
disappointed with herself and worried about her health. More
of this story here.
Public Feels More Negative
Toward People with Drug Addiction Than Those with Mental Illness
People are significantly more likely to have negative
attitudes toward those suffering from drug addiction than those with mental
illness, and don’t support insurance, housing, and employment policies that
benefit those dependent on drugs, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health research suggests. More
of this story here.
Catholic Colleges Are
Working to Address Binge Drinking on Campus
Binge drinking is a problem on college and university
campuses around the country, and a recent Arlington Catholic Herald article
discusses what some Catholic colleges are doing to remedy the situation.
Two of the campuses featured in the article—Christendom College and The
Catholic University of America—are also recommended in The Newman Guide, which
includes a section describing campus policies for promoting the virtue of
sobriety. More
of this story here.
What Happens to Patients
When Mental Health Clinics Close?
It's hard to find definitive answers, but experts shared
three common scenarios. More
of this story here.
Banning Frats?
Wesleyan University announced that its fraternities would
have to go coeducational amid a push from students and faculty members who say
that fraternities encourage sexism and mistreatment of women. Clemson
University suspended all fraternity activity following a member's fatal plunge
from a bridge. More
of this story here.
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