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.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will award a total of $125 million to states in supplemental funding for the Healthy Communities program, focusing on three priority areas: tobacco control, behavioral risk factor surveillance systems, and diabetes control and prevention. The money comes from the federal Recovery Act of 2008.

The Latest News from Our Field

Secondhand Smoke a Killer, Institute of Medicine Report Says

Asset Forfeiture Case Goes Before Supreme Court

California Likely to Vote on Marijuana Legalization in 2010

Doctors Say Opiate Painkillers Too Risky for Arthritis Patients

Obama Orders End to Prosecution of Medical-Marijuana Patients

Reformed New York Drug Laws Take Effect

Encouraging Text Messages Help Smokers Quit

Cut Smoking to Prevent Stillbirths, Infant Deaths: Experts

$43 Million in Treatment Funding for Homeless Awarded

Grants Will Promote Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Systems

Adult Drug Treatment Courts Funded

State Recovery Act Grants for Tobacco Control, Other Priorities

Smoking Cessation Cuts Healthcare Costs, Study Says

U.K. Researchers: Safer to Let Kids Drink in Moderation than Enforce Abstinence

Treatment Referrals Most Likely to Come from Criminal-Justice System

New Advice to Parents: Tell the Truth About Your Past Drug Use

Report: Treatment Cuts Recidivism Nearly in Half

U.S. Does Poor Job Preventing Premature Deaths

L.A.: D.A. Says Most Medical Marijuana Outlets Illegal, Prepares Crackdown

Flavored Cigarettes Banned North of Border, Too

Oregon Partnership Launches Campaign Aimed at Old Navy Stores

Clove Cigarettes: Dangerously Smooth

Bounce Beer Pong to Prevent Flu, School Says

Study: More than 30 Million U.S. Workers Lighting Up

Washington Medical Marijuana Law Causing Confusion