Archive for December 2011

  •  In a recent community survey, conducted by the Marathon County Health Department, in partnership with St. Norbert’s Strategic Research Institute and the Marathon County AOD Partnership Council, a majority of those surveyed (64%) viewed prescription medication abuse and misuse as a concern…

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  • New research by scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse indicates that, just like MDMA (Ecstasy), the active compounds in “bath salts” — mephedrone and methylone — bind to monoamine transporters on the surface of some neurons. This, in…

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  • (from Join Together) Alcoholic popsicles will be sold in Arizona starting this week, myfoxphoenix.com reports. The new product, Snobar, has an alcohol content of up to 14 percent. The popsicles have some substance abuse prevention experts concerned. Former Phoenix policeman…

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  • As French device comes to U.S., officials warn of children possibly abusing it.   ABCnews Coverage

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  • ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Among the more important findings from this year’s Monitoring the Future survey of U.S. secondary school students are the following: Marijuana use among teens rose in 2011 for the fourth straight year—a sharp contrast to the considerable…

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  • (from Join Together) A new government program aims to protect young children from accidental drug overdoses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the “Up and Away and Out of Sight” program, to teach parents how to keep…

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  • (from Join Together) Government experts are urging people to learn the facts about drinking and driving, to prevent the surge of alcohol-related car accidents that occur every holiday season. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), last year…

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  • (from CADCA.org) The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a policy brief “Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Pediatricians” that is in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s recommendation to ensure that…

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  • (from faceproject.org) Attorneys General from 35 states and the City Attorney of San Francisco have joined forces in calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to place new limits on the amount of alcohol that can be sold in a…

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  • Aspirus Community Tobacco Cessation Class January 2012

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