Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs NewsTop national news about alcohol, drug and tobacco problems.Beer Pong Game for Nintendo Wii- May 21, 2008 A Las Vegas company has announced a version of the popular drinking game Beer Pong for the Nintendo Wii gaming system.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Mich. Students Suspended Over Alcohol-Related T-Shirts- May 21, 2008 A group of Michigan high-school seniors who wore T-shirts referring to themselves as the "Class of .08" has received one-day suspensions for violating school rules.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Need Forced Fla. City to End Ban on Hiring Smokers- May 21, 2008 A Florida city that was one of the first municipalities to prohibit hiring of smokers dropped its ban five years ago because it was hampering the city's ability to hire police officers.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... CADCA's 2008 Mid-Year Training Institute- May 20, 2008 More than 600 drug abuse prevention leaders from across the country will convene in Palm Springs, Calif., on July 28-31, 2008, for Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA's) 2008 Mid-Year Training Institute.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... U.N. Reports on Spread of 'Yaba'- May 20, 2008 A tablet version of methamphetamine called "yaba" has become the most popular form of the drug in East Asia.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... First Addiction Award Made at High School Science Fair- May 20, 2008 The National Institute on Drug Abuse and cosponsor Scholastic recently presented the first Addiction Science award at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world's largest high-school science fair.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Florida County Says No to Hiring Smokers, Citing Costs- May 20, 2008 The Sarasota County, Fla., government will not hire anyone who is a current smoker, pointing to federal data showing that smokers cost employers $3,400 annually in lost productivity and medical expenses.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Turkey Broadens Ban on Public Smoking- May 20, 2008 Turkey is known as one of the smokiest countries in Europe -- to "smoke like a Turk" is a common idiom -- but a new law has extended a ban on public smoking to most indoor places.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Vending Machine Would Verify Age by Counting Wrinkles- May 19, 2008 A new cigarette vending machine under development in Japan would use face-recognition technology to spot underage buyers by their lack of wrinkles and sagging skin.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Alcohol the Only Mind-Altering Drug in Absinthe- May 19, 2008 An analysis of sealed, 100-year-old bottles of the infamous spirit absinthe found that the drink, while containing a potent amount of alcohol, has no other ingredients that could explain its reputation for causing hallucinations.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... |