Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs NewsTop national news about alcohol, drug and tobacco problems.On Border, Drug Fight Overshadowed as Attention Shifts to Immigrants- June 11, 2008 Drugs and guns continue to flow over the U.S.-Mexico border as more resources have been directed toward halting illegal immigration.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Middle-Aged Smokers Fare Poorly on Memory, Reasoning Tests- June 10, 2008 Smokers seem to suffer a mental decline in middle age, performing more poorly on tests of memory, reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency than nonsmokers.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... U.S. Crime Rates Drop After Two Years of Increases- June 10, 2008 The FBI reported this week that violent and property crimes in the U.S. declined last year after rising the previous two years.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Supreme Court Again Will Review Oregon Tobacco Case- June 10, 2008 An Oregon case pitting sick smokers against Philip Morris will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... California Takes Hard Look at Medical Marijuana Abuses- June 10, 2008 Medical-marijuana advocates and critics in California have at least one thing in common: they agree that the system for distributing the drug to medical users is flawed and rife with abuse.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Most Binge Drinking Takes Place in Public, Involves Beer- June 10, 2008 About half of all binge drinking takes place in public and in large groups, increasing the risk of injury, according to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Military Prescribes Antidepressants to Growing Army of Soldiers- June 10, 2008 The U.S. military says that 12 percent of combat personnel in Iraq and 17 percent serving in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills to battle the mental strain of extended tours of duty and the horrors of war.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Students Get the 'Dirt' on Drugs- June 10, 2008 A Boston based actor and comedian who performs an irreverent one-man show on drugs and making good choices has become a hit with young audiences.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Mexicans Have Little Faith in Drug War- June 10, 2008 Mexican President Felipe Calderon has staked vast treasure, military resources and his own reputation on a battle against the country's drug cartels, but few Mexicans believe he can win.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... Majority of Canadians Want Insite to Stay Open- June 10, 2008 A new survey finds that 55 percent of Canadians approve of the Insite safe-injection facility for heroin addicts and similar numbers believe it should stay open, even as Canada's conservative government moves to close the program.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol,+Tobacco++and+Othe... |