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November 5, 2011

MANAGEMENT ANALYST 3 (08916) 
Opening Date/Time: Wed. 11/02/11 12:00 AM Pacific Time 
Closing Date/Time: Wed. 11/09/11 5:00 PM Pacific Time 
Salary: $3,385.00 - $4,406.00 Monthly 

Duties: 

This is project employment.  The funding for this project is expected to last until September 30, 2012.  When the funding runs out, this position will be eliminated.

This is a technical position and will provide data...

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November 5, 2011

By ADAI News, News from the University of Washington Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute

The Healing ...

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October 17, 2011

By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer

The toll of excessive drinking works out to about $2 per drink, in terms of medical expenses and other costs to society, according to a new federal research.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study calculated societal costs from binge and heavy drinking beyond what consumers pay at the bar or liquor store. It's the first such federal estimate in more than a dozen years.

The study looked at costs that included - among...

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October 17, 2011

By Join Together Staff

A growing number of states are requiring drug testing for recipients of welfare, food stamps, unemployment and other benefits.

Legislators in three dozen states have proposed drug testing this year for people who receive welfare benefits, The New York Times reports. Such laws have passed in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and other states. In Florida, people who receive welfare benefits must pay for their own drug tests.

The American Civil Liberties...

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October 17, 2011

A new publication released by CADCA in cooperation with the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) describes evidence-based community prevention strategies that have been shown to decrease the consequences associated with alcohol outlet density.

"Strategizer 55 - Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density: An Action Guide" provides public health departments, community coalitions and other organizations with information and tools for community action designed to regulate and...

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October 17, 2011

Forty percent of U. S. youth report seeing pictures of kids getting drunk, passed out, or using drugs on Facebook, MySpace, or other social networking sites, according to data from a 2011 survey by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

Of these youth, approximately 90% had first seen such pictures at age 15 or younger.

Thirty-six percent of respondents said their first exposure was at age 12 or 13 and 42% reported that they first saw...

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October 14, 2011

In an effort to implement meaningful sentencing alternatives for alcohol related offenses and low-degree criminal offenders, the 22nd Judicial Circuit of McHenry County, in conjunction with the McHenry County Department of Probation and Court Services, has implemented the use of the 3rd Millennium Online Classrooms.

During the last decade, courts have been diverting underage drinking, petty theft, marijuana possession, and other misdemeanor cases to diversion programs, thus allowing...

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October 14, 2011

By Join Together Staff

The Employee Assistance Research Foundation (EARF) has issued a call for grant proposals, which will focus on workplace-related outcomes of employee assistance programs (EAP). The proposals are due by November 30.

The EARF will choose several research grants of up to $40,000 for research projects of up to one year. The grants are intended to be used as seed money to pursue larger research projects.

Those interested in applying should submit a brief...

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October 14, 2011

By Join Together Staff

The growing popularity of synthetic drugs such as "bath salts" is spurring an increase in makeshift drug labs in towns across the country.

Making drugs in at-home labs can translate into big profits, according to the Minneapolis StarTribune. The article notes industry experts estimate there are hundreds of home-grown synthetic drug labs around the country. There have been numerous reports of synthetic marijuana and other substances showing up in...

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October 14, 2011

Violence affects young people of color and those living in low-income areas more than other groups, and a new fact sheet from the Prevention Institute - "Links Between Violence and Health Equity" - makes the case that violence is a key health equity issue.

In addition to serious injury and premature death, violence creates a climate where people do not feel safe, which in turn discourages economic development and investment in communities. A major determinant of trauma and...

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October 14, 2011

By Join Together Staff

Movies that depict smoking make less money than smoke-free films, a new study concludes.

Researchers reviewed 1,232 movies released in the United States that were among the top 10 profitable films for at least a week between 2002 and 2010. After taking into account factors such as total budget and film rating, they found films with smoking made 13 percent less in ticket sales than movies without smoking. The study appears online in the journal Tobacco...

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October 14, 2011

By Join Together Staff

Parents and officials are protesting the appearance of candy shaped like marijuana leaves in stores around the country. The candy, labeled 'Pothead Ring Pots," and "Pothead Lollipops," are made by Kalan LP, a novelty supply company based in Landsdowne, Pennsylvania.

The candy is being sold in 1,000 stores nationwide, according to the Associated Press. Andrew Kalan, president of the company, says the candy promotes the legalization of...

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October 7, 2011

By Join Together Staff

College students who post photos to Facebook showing themselves getting drunk are at higher risk of alcohol dependence and abuse, compared with their classmates with no references to drinking on their pages.

The findings, from a new study of students at two universities, suggest schools might be able to use Facebook to determine which students should be assessed for alcohol-related problems, the researchers say. They acknowledge this raises privacy and...

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October 7, 2011

By Join Together Staff

Medicare has been slow to react to the prescription drug abuse problem sweeping the nation, according to a new report. Congressional investigators say 170,000 Medicare beneficiaries received prescriptions from five or more health care providers in 2008, for 14 types of frequently abused medications.

According to The New York Times, the report will be...

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