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Here’s a website that provides a visually useful database and clickable map of public health laws. The featured data bases are state medical marijuana laws and Naloxone overdose prevention laws. The Public Health Law Research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation developed it. Here’s the link:
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read moreThe Clearinghouse and ADAI Library staff will be attending theSubstance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists Conference...
read moreBy Gabrielle Karol, FOXBusiness
Weedmaps, the self-proclaimed “Yelp for marijuana,” is eyeing a major ad campaign in New York to...
read moreResearchers in France who looked at almost 2,000 patients with medical problems related to cannabis use identified 35 serious instances of cardiovascular complications.
Twenty heart attacks were recorded, as well as 10 cases involving arteries in the limbs, and three affecting blood vessels in the...
read moreAs Washington and Colorado go where no state or nation has gone before concerns remain about kids getting their hands on pot.
There’s one thing the Obama administration is most concerned when it comes to legalized recreational marijuana: make sure kids are not part of this grand pot experiment...
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The approval of labels for a powdered alcohol product called “Palcohol” was a mistake, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) said Monday. Palcohol gained widespread publicity in recent days after it was reported the government agency approved the labels. ... |
Helping Clinicians Address Suicidal Behavior
The Quick Guide for Clinicians focuses on tools, techniques, and concerns related to suicidality in behavioral health settings. The guide provides information on suicide risk factors and warning signs, and it includes information on core...
read moreResearchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes – and found that young adults who used cannabis just once or twice a week showed significant abnormalities in two important brain structures.
For a 5-minute FOX News piece on this recently released research, go to: www.foxnews.com/health/...
read moreThis training opportunity may be of interest to you or your coalition if you are considering using social norms as part of your prevention efforts.
For complete details, visit: www.montanainstitute.com/montana-summer-institute/
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read moreThe U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has released “...
read moreFirst naloxone treatment specifically designed to be given by family members or caregivers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an opioid overdose. Evzio...
read moreBy Jordan Schrader, The News Tribune
State Rep. Chris Hurst says just the threat of a state crackdown on liquor theft has pushed many stores to rethink how they handle booze.
He figures grocers will be under...
read moreSee the attachment for a news story on liquor theft law.