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Army Limits Painkiller Prescriptions Aug 02, 2011
The Army is limiting how many painkillers a soldier can get at one time. Soliders caught violating the restriction face disciplinary action.
The Associated Press reports the number of soldiers referred for opiate abuse treatment has been growing steadily for at least a decade -- a time when increasing... |
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Drug Deaths Spike in Florida Jul 08, 2011
Fatal prescription drug overdoses jumped by 61 percent in Florida from 2003 to 2009, and claimed 16,650 lives, Sun Sentinel reports. ... |
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Marijuana Use Up in College Athletics Jun 23, 2011
Here’s fresh evidence of marijuana’s spread through our communities:
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Underage Drinking Epidemic Jun 13, 2011
Youths tend to drink differently than adults, according to Parade.
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Alcohol Sales Grew During Recession Jun 09, 2011
The old adage -- that the booze industry survives in a recession because people drink even when they're broke -- appears to be true, CNNMoney reports. ... |
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Florida Requires Drug Screening for Welfare Applicants Jun 03, 2011
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a requirement that adults who are applying for welfare assistance undergo drug screening. ... |
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Want to prevent drunk driving? May 25, 2011
Help us design a small sticker to be placed on beer packages that will remind drinkers not to drink and drive.
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Binge drinking may harm learning, memory May 18, 2011
College students: think twice about binge drinking.
Binge drinking appears to hamper young adults... |
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A.A. Not So Anonymous Anymore May 10, 2011
Anonymity isn’t as big a part of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) as it once was, The New York Times reports.
The newspaper points out that when A.... |
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Teens Who Drink With Adult Supervision Have More Problems May 02, 2011
Think twice the next time you have a drink with your teen son or daughter.
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Painkillers Hurting Communities Across US Apr 21, 2011
Overdoses aren’t just a problem in Florida.
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Preparing For the Prom Apr 15, 2011
Prom season is around the corner. Take a minute and read this essay. It will open your eyes about the modern realities of attending a prom. ... |
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Bad Behavior Can Spread Fast Among Teens Apr 13, 2011
Behavior can be contagious among teenagers. Good behavior by peers can spread through the group. But bad behavior can also be modeled.
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Hookah Smoking More Harmful Than Cigarette Smoking Apr 07, 2011
Do you know youths who smoke tobacco through a hookah because they think it’s safer than cigarette smoking?
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Smoking Youths Often Try Pot Later Mar 28, 2011 Teenagers who begin smoking at an early age are much more likely to start using marijuana by the time they're 17, HealthDay reports.
Data from a Finnish-American birth cohort study found that by the time teenagers were 17, about 15 percent of girls and 12 percent of boys had used marijuana or other illicit... |
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National Day to Discuss Drugs With Kids Mar 22, 2011 PowerTalk 21, a national day for parents to talk with their children about alcohol and underage drinking, is set for April 21.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is offering a list of conversation starters, as well as a free parent handbook.
Parents can sign up and receive a... |
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Learning From Celebrity Drug Abuse Mar 18, 2011 |
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Smoking Alters the Teen Brain Mar 11, 2011 Most smokers pick up the habit as teens, and now a new study shows it may alter the still-developing part of the brain responsible for decision making, The Orange County Register reports.
University of California Los Angeles researchers studied the prefrontal cortex, which continues to mature into early adulthood... |
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New Hotline to Report Pill Mills Mar 07, 2011 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has established a hotline in Florida for tips about so-called "pill mills."
Following last month's raids of unscrupulous pain management clinics in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, the DEA established the toll-free line so the public can report prescription drug... |
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Recovery Forum on March 5 in Boca Raton Mar 01, 2011 Come share your experiences about recovery at a statewide community forum from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center, 5150 Town Center Circle in Boca Raton, Fla.
Every day, Floridians face obstacles and barriers that prevent or make their chances to achieve long-term recovery... |
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Goodbye “Mr. Nice Guy” Feb 28, 2011 Synthetic marijuana is illegal to use and sell as of March 1.
Once published in the Federal Register, products with brand names like “Mr. Nice Guy,” “Spice,” “Black Mamba” and “K2” will be classified as illegal substances, the Sun Sentinel reports.
“It will be a Schedule I harmful substance with no medical... |
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Many Kids Who Drink Get Liquor From Home Feb 21, 2011 Some 709,000 youngsters aged 12 to 14 in the U.S. are drinking beer, liquor and other alcoholic beverages, according to a new study in HealthDay.
And the surprise is that many of these underage drinkers aren't just getting a friend to buy a six pack for them or smuggling alcohol out of the family liquor cabinet... |
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Binge Drinking Declines with Creative Ideas Feb 20, 2011 Binge Drinking Declines with Creative Ideas
Reports of binge drinking in college have long made headlines. Yet as more schools offer increasingly creative alternatives to shots and beer pong, they see noticeable declines in drinking, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Surveys at Purdue University, for... |
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And the Winners Are? Feb 11, 2011 Our partners at Palm Beach County schools developed the Alcohol Prevention Poster Contest through Project SMART, which addresses issues of underage drinking in the school system.
About 500 entries were submitted from Palm Beach County students, and 3000 people participated in the online voting.
The... |
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Exposure to Anti-Drug messages among teens dropping dramatically Jan 26, 2011 Exposure to anti-drug messages among teens is dropping dramatically as drug use goes up.
According to Partnership at Drugfree.org, the largest survey on teen drug abuse -- tracking more than 46,000 youths in 8th, 10th and 12th graders -- found a big falloff in teens’ recalled exposure to drug abuse prevention... |
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Local campaign to educated youths on underage drinking Jan 26, 2011 We are creating a local campaign to educate college-aged youths about the dangers of binge drinking -- which can cause injuries, accidents, alcohol poisoning and even death.
Although youths often feel invincible, we hope proper education will help many understand the serious consequences of this dangerous... |
