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.

Join Together News Roundup for May 19, 2010

One of Congress’ big backers of tough drug penalties is out of a job thanks to a classic Capitol Hill sex scandal ... Doctors should be screening all kids for signs of alcohol use, according to the American Academy of Pediatricians ...

All Kids Should Be Screened for Alcohol, Pediatricians Say

Rep. Souder, Backer of Harsh Drug Laws, Resigns from Congress

Liquor Wholesalers, Allies in Congress Want to Ban Wine Shipments

Analysts Say FDA Menthol Probe Threatens Tobacco Profits

New Feature: Future of Prevention Funding Lies in Broad, Public-Health Approach

Fueled in part by national healthcare reform, a quiet revolution is taking place in how the federal government conceives of prevention and funds preventive services, and the upshot could mean more money for programs that take a public-health approach to addiction and mental health problems and less for standalone programs that focus solely on alcohol and other drugs.

More Americans Admitted for Opiate, Marijuana Treatment, SAMHSA Reports

Kerlikowske Says Drug War Has ’Not Been Successful’

Veto Override Clears S.C. Tobacco Tax Hike

Head of Addiction Treatment Providers’ Group Fired

Kerlikowske Says Drug War Has 'Not Been Successful'

The War on Drugs, declared by President Nixon in 1970 and continued for the past four decades, has "not been successful," said Obama administration drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, echoing a common trope of the drug-policy reform movement.

Head of Addiction Treatment Providers' Group Fired

Ronald J. Hunsicker, the longtime president and CEO of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), has been fired by the group's board of directors.

Nearly One in Four Young Men Smoked Hookah, Canadian Study Finds

New Study on Oral Cancer Features Tobacco Carcinogen

Justice System Struggles with Cases Involving FASD

Pentagon Land Once Used to Grow Hemp

Drinking a Big Problem for British Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

Future of Prevention Funding Lies in Broad, Public-Health Approach

Insurers Bear Brunt of Rising Costs of Cancer Care

Minorities More Likely to Be Searched by NYPD

Graphic Tobacco Warnings Could Soon Appear in Mass. Stores

Insurers Seek to Limit Scope of Federal Parity Regulations

New Feature: Obama Drug Strategy Stresses Evidence-Based Prevention

President Obama said he is "committed to restoring balance in our efforts to combat the drug problems that plague our communities" in unveiling his 2010 National Drug Control Strategy.

Risk to Pets Another Reason to Quit Smoking, Say Advocates

Mobilizing Moms for Marijuana Reform

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