The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, December 19, to announce the results of its 2012 Monitoring the Future survey. The survey, funded by NIDA -- part of the National Institutes of Health -- tracks annual drug abuse trends of 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students, including attitudes and perceived risk of specific drugs of abuse. The 2012 MTF survey will include use of “bath salts” among students for the first time.
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December 15, 2012
December 15, 2012
California Roadside Survey Finds Twice as Many Weekend Nighttime Drivers Test Positive for Other Drugs as for Alcohol; Marijuana as Likely as Alcohol
Drugs that may affect driving were detected in one of every seven weekend nighttime drivers in California, according to data...
read more December 14, 2012
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington, employers in those states must determine how to handle employees who fail a...
read more December 14, 2012
December 14, 2012
By The Bellingham Herald
Now that marijuana's legal in Washington, parents are faced with a tough job: selling their kids on the concept of "no."
No, marijuana's not legal for anyone...
read more December 10, 2012
Teenage girls who experience dating violence are more likely to binge drink compared with their peers who aren’t in abusive relationships, a new study finds. Teen boys who report dating violence are more likely to use marijuana as young adults compared with boys with healthy dating relationships.
The study...
read more December 10, 2012
Dozens of people gathered near Seattle’s Space Needle on Thursday to smoke marijuana, as Washington became the first state to legalize recreational use of the drug.
On Wednesday, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes issued a warning that smoking the drug in public is still illegal. He said violators face citations...
read more December 10, 2012
Federal officials are weighing their options for legal action against Washington and Colorado’s new marijuana laws. Such action could undermine the laws, which legalize the recreational use of the drug.
Officials in the White House and Justice Department have been holding meetings to discuss the government’s...
read more December 10, 2012
December 10, 2012
U.S. report: Montana, Oregon in top tier for underage drinking
A survey by the U.S. government on drug use and health shows that from 2008 through 2010, both Oregon and Montana ranked in the top quintile nationally in self-reported underage use of alcohol as a percent of state...
read more December 10, 2012
December 10, 2012
Please see attached funding opportunity through John Snow, Inc.
If you would like to submit a proposal for the Prevention of Violence and Trauma of Women and Girls Request for Proposals (RFP) funding opportunity, please complete the forms in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) and e-mail to John...
read more December 10, 2012
By The Spokesman Review
Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won’t be able to light up.
Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and they get millions of dollars in funding from the federal government, which still considers pot illegal.
With the money comes a requirement for a drug-free campus, and the threat of expulsion for students using pot in the dorms.
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read more December 7, 2012
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to expand its ability to treat Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) by adding five diagnosable illnesses which are secondary to TBI.
“We must always decide Veterans’ disability claims based on the best science available, and we will,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki said. “Veterans who endure health problems deserve timely decisions based on solid evidence that ensure they receive benefits...
read more November 28, 2012
