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.
A group of public health researchers is urging health authorities to examine whether certain new smokeless tobacco products should be regulated further in order to keep them out of children's hands.
Americans’ general support for medical uses of marijuana does not extend to their embracing of initiatives to legalize the drug outright, according to an Associated Press-CNBC poll.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffers have questioned whether a proposed new drug that would add the B vitamin niacin to oxycodone in order to combat abuse would be effective and safe.
Budget crises are leading prisons nationwide to eliminate addiction treatment programs, according to the head of the Association of State Correctional Administrators.
Young people will make smarter choices about using and dealing drugs if they have better alternative opportunities, first lady Michelle Obama said during her visit to Mexico last week.
Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds has agreed to pay the Canadian government about $324 million to settle a long-running case involving cigarette smuggling.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has agreed to fund a midstage clinical trial of a cocaine-addiction drug called vigabatrin, produced by Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.
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