|
May 8, 2008
This Week In Coalitions Online...
|
|
|
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) this week named Frances M. Harding, a longtime substance abuse prevention expert, as director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
Young people who lived in towns with regulations that banned smoking in restaurants were 40 percent less likely to become regular smokers than those in communities with no regulations or weak ones, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. The Massachusetts study demonstrates that environmental strategies, such as laws that ban smoking, can be effective in addressing alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
When the Missoula Forum for Children and Youth noticed local nightclub posters throughout Missoula, Mont. reading, "Get Drunk or Die Trying," they were outraged—but outrage soon led to action. Before long, the posters, which had a picture of a youth passed out from too much drinking, were removed and club owners created a new rule to prevent anything like that from ever happening.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
If your coalition has implemented innovative strategies to prevent over-the-counter cough and cold medicine abuse in your community, then CADCA would like to honor you at our next National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
Would you like to get the message out about your organization, product or service to the substance abuse prevention field? Would your organization benefit from prime, direct exposure to community leaders from around the country? If the answer to these questions is yes, than exhibit your service or product at CADCA´s 2008 Mid-Year Training Institute. This one-of-a-kind event will be held July 28–July 31 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, California. The focus for the four days is on training and networking in a relaxed resort setting, a perfect opportunity for exhibitors to meet and discuss products and services to over 600 attendees.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
The British government has announced that they will raise the classification of marijuana from a class C drug to a class B drug, with a maximum five year jail term for users, reported Reuters.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
A new study led by scientists at Duke University Medical Center shows a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood. The study was funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
Resources to raise awareness about meth use among American Indian and Native Alaskan communities are now available free of charge through the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
CADCA Calendar
|
|
|
|
CADCA Calendar
|
|
