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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.

Faces & Voices of Recovery and the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) are partnering for the 34th Marine Corps Marathon to raise public awareness and celebrate and honor recovery in all its diversity.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has voted 15-8 to approve a bill giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) power to regulate tobacco products.
A pair of new studies from the Justice Policy Institute conclude that states can cut prison costs and improve long-term economic productivity by investing in addiction treatment for offenders and improving parole and probation practices.
New research shows that smokers are more likely to remember factual, understated public-service announcements (PSAs) than splashy messages designed to grab attention with flashy images, loud music or other techniques.
Female smokers get sicker at a younger age than their male counterparts, according to a new study that looked at the lung damage caused by smoking.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected without comment a challenge to California's Proposition 215 filed by a pair of counties.