Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs NewsTop national news about alcohol, drug and tobacco problems.U.K. Experiments with Voucher Incentives for Addiction Treatment Patients- June 13, 2008 The U.K.'s National Treatment Agency has launched a pilot program to see whether offering vouchers for things like gym memberships and paying utility bills helps keep individuals with addictions in treatment.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... New Report Finds Highest-Ever Levels of THC in U.S. Marijuana- June 13, 2008 Levels of THC -- the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana -- have reached the highest-ever amounts since scientific analysis of the drug began in the late 1970s, according to the latest analysis from the University of Mississippi's Potency Monitoring Project.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Prison Population Boom Has More States Considering Alternatives- June 12, 2008 The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that a record 7.2 million Americans were incarcerated in 2006, costing taxpayers an estimated $45 billion and pushing states to consider less-costly alternatives ranging from private prisons to diversion to addiction treatment programs.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Belgian Brewer Wants to Buy Anheuser-Busch- June 12, 2008 Belgium-based multinational brewer InBev SA has offered to purchase Anheuser-Busch for $46 billion, an offer that may appeal to company stockholders despite objections from lawmakers and others about the largest brewer in the U.S. falling under foreign control.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Drop in U.S. Smoking Countered by Rise in Other Tobacco Use- June 12, 2008 Cigarette sales in the U.S. fell 18 percent between 2000 and 2007, but sales of non-cigarette tobacco products increased during the same period, offsetting about 30 percent of the decline in cigarette purchases.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Utah Officials Consider Overhaul of Alcohol Laws- June 12, 2008 Utah's unusual system for regulating alcohol use, including a ban on serving drinks outside of private clubs, could soon be a thing of the past.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Early Drinking and Adult Alcohol Dependence Increases Among Americans- June 11, 2008 A study of individuals born between 1934 and 1983 found that more Americans began drinking alcohol at an early age over the decades, especially women, and that those who did drink at a younger age were more likely to be alcohol-dependent as adults.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Study: Brain Injections Prevent Relapse in Alcoholic Rats- June 11, 2008 Researchers have been able to prevent alcoholic rats from relapsing by injecting a protein called glial cell-derived neurotropic factor (GNDF) into their brains.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Impulsivity May Trigger Addiction, Researchers Say- June 11, 2008 British researchers who studied rats say that impulsivity seems to trigger addiction -- and not the other way around.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Crack Offenders Returning Home After Sentence Reductions- June 11, 2008 More than 7,000 crack-cocaine offenders have been released from prison since the U.S. Sentencing Commission began reducing their prison sentences in March.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... |