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May 2, 2013
The Report to Congress on the Prevention and Reduction of Underage Drinking includes a comprehensive review of state policies and programs that can serve as an invaluable resource for coalitions, state agencies, researchers, and the general public. The report:
- Provides an overview of...
April 29, 2013
by CHRIS INGALLS / KING 5 News
Some of the biggest retail food and drug stores in the Puget Sound region top a list of offenders when it comes to the sale of hard liquor to minors.
The KING 5 Investigators obtained data compiled by the Washington State Liquor Control Board (LCB) since a new law went into effect last June that privatized liquor sales in the state.
The records show that...
April 29, 2013
From KIRO-TV
Police arrested three adults on April 24 for selling marijuana to school-age children.
Police said that they received complaints about middle and high school students buying marijuana and marijuana-laced brownies from a residence in the 6700 block of 15th Avenue Northwest earlier this month.
Narcotics detectives launched an investigation and detectives observed students from Ballard High School and Whitman Middle School...
April 20, 2013
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) has announced its Pass It Forward Video Challenge – a SAMHSA sponsored competition to prevent prescription drug abuse and support youth in recovery.
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By Join Together Staff
An analysis of deaths related to underage alcohol use finds 68 percent are not traffic-related, USA Today reports. The study, by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), found 32 percent of these deaths are traffic-related, 30 percent are homicides, 14 percent are suicides, 9...
read more April 6, 2013
"Time Machine" - a poem by Austin Mansell
read more April 6, 2013
The Department of Health’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) has created new education videos for healthcare providers and law enforcement. The videos are designed to help the two groups:
· Understand the prescription drug abuse problem
· Learn about the program’s history, purpose, goals, and basic operations
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read more April 6, 2013
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. (NASADAD) and its component group, the National Prevention Network (NPN), are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the 2013 National Exemplary Awards for Innovative Substance Abuse Prevention Programs, Practices, and Policies.
Since its inception over two decades ago, this Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (...
read more April 6, 2013
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) is pleased to announce the launch of an enhanced version of Locating and Understanding Data for Suicide Prevention. This one-hour online course introduces a number of readily-accessible online data sources that suicide prevention practitioners can use to help understand the suicide problem in their state or community. The course also explains some key concepts that will help practitioners select the sources and data that will be the most...
read more April 5, 2013
The Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center (UDETC) has received a number of the 2013 Checking Guide Educational Guides and would like to offer you a complimentary copy as a resource in preventing underage access to alcohol. Published annually since 1971, the I.D. Checking Guide shows all valid driver's licenses and ID cards issued in the U.S. and Canada, along with more than 30 immigration and federal employment documents. The Guide can...
read more April 5, 2013
A drug testing company says it’s seeing a big spike in children using marijuana following the passage of Amendment 64.
The drug testing company, Conspire, says it’s now being called on a weekly basis to test students in one Colorado school district instead of monthly. It’s not just more students, but it appears they’re using pot more often...
read more April 5, 2013
Why are rates of schizophrenia and autism higher in males? New evidence implicates an enzyme expressed in the placenta that helps protect the developing fetal brain from adverse effects of maternal stress early in pregnancy. NIMH grantee Tracy Bale, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania discussed her research into how maternal stress might differentially affect the developing male brain during an interview at the 2011 Society for Neuroscience meeting.
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The Washington State Department of Health Office of Healthy Communities is asking for feedback regarding the Washington State Plan for Healthy Communities, a plan for preventing chronic disease over the life course.
The plan integrates several priority areas, including:
- Healthy Starts
- Tobacco and Substance Free Living
- Active Living and Safe Environments
- Healthy Eating...
March 27, 2013
