If you thought that prescription drug abuse would just go away quietly, think again.  This time, prescription drug abuse is making its rounds by targeting students too.  According to a recent article published in the Miami Herald, four middle school students are recovering after suspected prescription drug abuse put them in the hospital.  The article goes on [...]

Day-Long Conference to Deter Drug Use Among Minors?
According to a recent news article posted on the Wiltonvillager.com, [http://wiltonvillager.com/story/475621 ], Harvard Medical School Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Edward Khantzian and Cambridge Health Alliance Director of Addictions Treatment Dr. Mark Albanese will be discussing treatment strategies for drug abuse among youth as part of a day-long [...]

Testing the Lungs With First Round of Smoking Trials
In a recent article published by the Washington Business Journal [http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/09/28/daily38.html ], Nabi Biopharmaceuticals has received $10 million in federal stimulus funding to start running its first late-stage human clinical trials on a smoking cessation vaccine.  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awareded its largest grant [...]

When the word “Party” Used to Be Safe…
When I was growing up (which wasn’t that long ago at all), and I told my parents that I was invited to a party, they weren’t worried.  They knew that all of my friends were good kids who came from “good, wholesome homes”.  Failing that, they also knew [...]

Drug Counselors in High Demand
According to a recent article published in The Saratogian, [http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/09/29/news/doc4ac1713fe50ae236874958.txt ], New York State has obtained $500,000 in federal stimulus dollars to train people in the ever-rapidly-growing field of substance abuse and behavioral counseling.  While this is a good thing, it also points out the fact that the reason for this [...]

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Starts at Home
If a child becomes addicted to drugs at 13 years old, who or what do you blame?  Do you blame the television and media for displaying too many harsh graphics or commercials?  Do you blame the teachers at school for not living up to their job description of [...]