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26 May Weekly Roundup – 5/26/2015

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Students at Waukesha West High School in Wisconsin unveil a series of prevention PSAs. Addiction published global stats on addictive behaviors. The International Business Times reports on the black market marijuana trade in Colorado. Scientists have engineered a yeast capable of “brewing” opiates. The National Conference of State Legislatures...

18 May Weekly Roundup – 5/18/15

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The Oregon Senate is considering a bill that would raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco to 21. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use: Economics and Public Health Policy. A Plymouth University research study shows that offenders enrolled in alcohol treatment...

15 May Video: Dangers of Flakka

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Fox News San Antonio reports on the dangers of the new designer drug flakka, with assistance from PRC Program Director Gyna Juarez. http://www.foxsanantonio.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/warning-new-designer-drug-flakka-12847.shtml#.VVX9MPlVhHx...

11 May Weekly Roundup: 5/11/15

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The Atlantic explores the false promise of Colorado’s education funding through marijuana tax revenues. A study finds that college students who post about drinking on Facebook tend to binge drink more often. Published text from the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on...

04 May Weekly Roundup, 5/4/15

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The Addiction Technology Transfer Center released the third in their series of marijuana lit videos: Marijuana’s Effects on Pregnancy and Newborns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that expanding Naloxone use could reduce drug overdose deaths The Breaking Addiction Act of 2015 was introduced to...

27 Apr Weekly Roundup 4/20-4/26

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Project SAM’s Kevin Sabet released a statement on CNN’s “Weed 3” Special. The Huffington Post publicized an American Journal of Medicine article calling for medically appropriate language when referring to persons with substance abuse disorders. New York Governor Mario Cuomo issued a health alert after a spike...

20 Apr Weekly Roundup 4/13-4/19

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The Centers for Disease Control launched a Prescription Drug Overdose website to educate health providers, policy makers, and the public on the Rx drug epidemic. The National Safety Council released a report on The Psychological and Physical Side Effects of Pain Medications, which examines side...

15 Apr Annual Stakeholders’ Meeting

Posted at 15:19h in News

The PRC Region 8 will release its long-awaited Regional Needs Assessment (RNA) on Thursday, July 9th, 2015 at 10:00 am. The PRC team will present the RNA with a discussion of the data and methodology to their partners in Region 8. All are invited! RNA...

13 Apr Weekly Roundup 4/13/2015

Posted at 19:48h in News

Weekly Roundup for the week of April 6-12 Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco in the News SAMHSA and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) released their report: Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Brief Guide, based on advice of a panel of...

06 Feb Hookah Smoking on the Rise

Posted at 14:33h in News

Science Daily and the Society of Toxicology report that hookah smoking dangers is on the rise despite known adverse health effects. Hookah smokers inhale more smoke, carcinogen, tar, and nicotine than cigarette smokers. Additionally, hookah smokers are at greater risk for inhaling secondhand smoke and the vapors...