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GP’s ‘trust’ of care home accused Monday, 8 February 2010, 9:37 pm
A Somerset doctor told a court that he had trusted a care home manageress on trial for murdering two elderly women.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
Profile: Dr Conrad Murray Monday, 8 February 2010, 7:50 pm
Just how much is known about the doctor at the centre of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death?
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
Neb. Alcohol Industry Opposes Beer Tax to Fund Treatment Monday, 8 February 2010, 6:36 pm
A proposal to use beer-tax revenues to fund an alcohol detoxification program in the notorious town of Whiteclay, Neb., is being opposed by alcohol industry lobbyists.
Source: Alcohol News |
FDA Concerned About Appeal of Smokeless Tobacco Products to Kids Monday, 8 February 2010, 6:35 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is “concerned that children and adolescents may find dissolvable tobacco products particularly appealing, given the brightly colored packaging, candy-like appearance and easily concealable size of many of these products.”
Source: Tobacco News |
Brothers on heroin’s family harm Monday, 8 February 2010, 3:15 pm
Two brothers from Gwynedd speak of the devastating effect their heroin addiction has had on their whole family.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
Should drug addicts be paid to get sterilised? Monday, 8 February 2010, 11:33 am
Paying drug addicts to be sterilised is exploitative and wrong, say critics of just such a scheme that runs in the US.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
From a Calcutta brothel to a New York university Sunday, 7 February 2010, 2:20 am
Avijit Halder – the son of a Calcutta sex worker – starts a film making course in the US as part of a dramatic transformation in his life.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
3 Million Uninsured Workers Need Addiction Treatment, SAMHSA Estimates Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:59 am
About 16 percent of all U.S. workers without health insurance needed addiction treatment within the past year, but only 12.6 percent were able to access services at a specialty addiction-treatment center, a new survey finds.
Source: Alcohol News |
More Americans Drinking at Home, Industry Group Says Saturday, 6 February 2010, 12:03 am
Liquor sales are holding steady despite the recession, but industry data indicates that more Americans are drinking at home rather than going out to bars and restaurants.
Source: Alcohol News |
Long-Term Nicotine Patch Use Improves Quit Rate, But Effects Don’t Last Friday, 5 February 2010, 11:58 pm
Smokers who wore nicotine patches for six months were twice as likely to quit as those who unknowingly received placebos after wearing real patches for two months, according to a new study.
Source: Tobacco News |
BBC to produce Boy George drama Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:30 pm
Gavin and Stacey star Mathew Horne is to star in a BBC Two drama about flamboyant former Culture Club singer Boy George.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
German link to anthrax outbreak Friday, 5 February 2010, 3:11 pm
The death of a drug user in Germany is linked to the anthrax contamination that has killed nine Scottish heroin addicts.
Source: BBC News and Sport Search: addiction |
SBI Trauma Center Training for New England Thursday, 4 February 2010, 10:20 pm
This free New England regional training on March 2 is for trauma surgeons and nurses, social workers, trauma care providers, injury prevention specialists and trauma center administrators. Sponsored by Boston Medical Center Department of Surgery Trauma Service and Boston University School of Public Health BNI-ART Institute, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Source: Alcohol News |
W. Va. Bill Would Use Beer Tax Revenues to Pay for Addiction Programs Thursday, 4 February 2010, 9:28 pm
A Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates wants to raise the start’s beer tax from 1 cent per bottle to 2 cents and use the expected $10 million in proceeds to pay for addiction treatment and prevention.
Source: Alcohol News |
FDA Seeks Overturn of E-Cigarettes Ruling Thursday, 4 February 2010, 9:27 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking a stay of a judge’s ruling that the agency lacks authority to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).
Source: Tobacco News |
Smoking Laws Credited as NYC Life Expectancy Hits Historic High Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:40 pm
New York City residents now live longer than ever, and experts say that the city’s tough laws on smoking deserve some of the credit.
Source: Tobacco News |
Study Says Drinking with Your Kids Doesn’t Prevent Abuse Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:21 pm
Dutch teens who were allowed to drink alcohol at home drank more outside the home than their peers and — along with other teens who drank — were at increased risk of developing alcohol problems.
Source: Alcohol News |
Smoking Raises Risk of Alzheimer’s, Study Finds in Refuting Industry-Affiliated Research Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:15 pm
Smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
Source: Tobacco News |
Peer Influence, Other Social Factors Can Affect Drinking Among Older Adults Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 9:14 pm
As with underage drinking, social factors can help predict excessive drinking among older adults, according to new research from Rudolf H. Moos of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto, Calif.
Source: Alcohol News |
Reynolds Wins Camel Ad Case in Ohio Monday, 1 February 2010, 8:50 pm
Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds was not responsible for the fact that an ad for its Camel cigarettes was placed around a pullout section in Rolling Stone magazine that included cartoons, an Ohio appeals court has ruled.
Source: Tobacco News |
