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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Black Adults’ Alcohol Use And Binge Drinking Levels Are Below The National Average

The current alcohol use rate for blacks aged 18 and older is significantly lower than the national adult average (44.3 percent versus 55.2 percent) according to a new study based on a national survey.

Anti-Drinking Ads Can Increase Alcohol Use

Public service advertising campaigns that use guilt or shame to warn against alcohol abuse can actually have the reverse effect, spurring increased drinking among target audiences, according to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business…

Anti-Drinking Ads Can Increase Alcohol Use

Public service advertising campaigns that use guilt or shame to warn against alcohol abuse can actually have the reverse effect, spurring increased drinking among target audiences, according to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business…

Figures Highlight The Human Cost Of Alcohol Misuse, UK

Commenting on new figures published last thuesday which show a sharp increase in chronic liver disease (CLD) mortality rates in Scotland, Dr Brian Keighley, Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: “These figures highlight the true human cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland.

Figures Highlight The Human Cost Of Alcohol Misuse, UK

Commenting on new figures published last thuesday which show a sharp increase in chronic liver disease (CLD) mortality rates in Scotland, Dr Brian Keighley, Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: “These figures highlight the true human cost of alcohol misuse in Scotland. Today’s figures show a shocking rise in the death toll caused by a drinking culture that is out of control…

More Than $1.1 Million In Grants Available For Community-Based Drug Prevention Coalitions

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the availability of more than $1.1 million for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program (DFC Mentoring) grants…

More Than $1.1 Million In Grants Available For Community-Based Drug Prevention Coalitions

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the availability of more than $1.1 million for new Drug Free Communities Support Mentoring program (DFC Mentoring) grants…

Opioid substitution therapy in Tajikistan: Another perpetual pilot?

Abstract: Background: Opioid substitution therapy (OST) continues to face strong resistance in the former Soviet Central Asian republics. OST was discontinued by the Uzbek government in 2009

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners And The National Institute On Drug Abuse Plan To Initiate U.S. Phase II(b) Clinical Trial For Cocaine Addiction

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc.

A Pandora’s box full of smart drugs | Ann Robinson

“We should think very carefully before we start routinely taking drugs such as Modafinil to boost cognitive functionHere’s a thoroughly modern ethical dilemma to chew over. You go for a job interview but are pipped to the post by another person who seems wholly underwhelming and is less well qualified. The feedback is that she [...]