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Announcements and press releases from the field, plus your letters and commentary.
Campaign Sounds Alarm about Misuse of Prescription Drugs Among Teens
The National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching a new toolkit, "Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen Prescription Drug Abuse." 11/12/2009
Teens Who Eat Infrequent Family Dinners Likelier to Drink, Smoke, Use Drugs
Compared to teens who have frequent family dinners, those who have infrequent family dinners are twice as likely to use tobacco or marijuana; more than one and a half times likelier to use alcohol; and twice as likely to try drugs in the future, according to The Importance of Family Dinners V, a new report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. 09/23/2009
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AMA Says Marijuana Has Medical Uses, Calls for More Research
Marijuana (cannabis) has been shown through limited research to have proven medical uses, the American Medical Association said in a new policy statement that also urges the federal government to consider moving the drug out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in order to facilitate clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medications. MORE FEATURES >
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