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Announcements and press releases from the field, plus your letters and commentary.
Tobacco Cessation Podcasts for Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians released four new podcasts as part of their Ask and Act tobacco cessation program, designed to help family physicians screen their patients for tobacco use and help them quit. 08/15/2008
NIATx Change Leader Academy The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) Change Leader Academy is designed for dedicated individuals with little experience in leading change. 08/14/2008
CSPI: Pressure Grows to Expel Beer Advertising from NCAA Basketball When the executive committee and Division I board of directors of the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet for their annual gatherings in Indianapolis on August 7, it is likely they will have to take a hard look at the organization's policies on advertising alcoholic beverages during the "March Madness" national championship basketball tournament, according to Center for Science in the Public Interest. 08/06/2008
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Massachusetts Enacts Full Parity for Addiction Treatment Capping years of effort by addiction policy advocates and their allies at the statehouse, Massachusetts has enacted legislation requiring health insurers to provide unlimited coverage for medically necessary treatment of substance use disorders. MORE FEATURES >

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