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.
Mothers who don't want their kids to smoke should kick the habit themselves, suggests research that finds the adolescent smoking rate three times higher for children who live with mothers who smoke.
Groups that improve health outcomes for at-risk populations and communities in Florida may apply for funding via the 2010 Sapphire Awards, funded by the Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
About one in four U.S. women who have had an abortion sometime in their lives reported having alcohol or other drug problems, compared to 7 percent of women who had not had abortions, according to researchers from the University of Manitoba in Canada.
Young, non-daily smokers experience symptoms of nicotine addiction but often fail to make the connection between cigarettes and the signs of growing dependence, a new study finds.
Emotional issues and psychological stress often spark misuse of prescription painkillers among women, whereas men are more likely to cite social and behavioral problems, according to researchers who investigated the underlying causes of opioid painkiller addictions.
Researchers who looked at drug courts in 12 countries issued a ringing endorsement of their effects on crime and costs to society, saying the concept of offering addiction treatment to drug offenders rather than prison has succeeded in countries from Belgium to Suriname.
As more smokeless-tobacco products hit the market, scientists are calculating -- and in some cases, revising -- estimates of how dangerous these products are, both in and of themselves and in relation to smoking.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research identifies structures at the cellular level that appear to explain a link between heavy alcohol use and cancer.
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