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Hearst Television’s Kathleen Keefe Elected to Board of Directors of The Partnership at Drugfree.org 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
The Partnership at Drugfree.org, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use disorders, announced the election of Kathleen Kee...
Hispanic Teen Drug Use Higher Than Other Groups 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
New research from the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) shows that Hispanic teens are using drugs at alarmingly higher levels when compared to teens from other ethnic groups. It confir...
Full Report and Key Findings: 2012 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study, sponsored by MetLife Foundation: Hispanic Teen Drug Use 20 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
The Partnership at Drugfree.org released new research from the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), a nationally projectable survey that tracks teen drug and alcohol use and parent attit...
New Survey: Hispanic Teen Drug Use Significantly Higher Than Other Ethnic Groups, Substance Abuse Becoming Normalized Behavior Among Latino Youth 20 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
~Increase in Hispanic Teens Who Have Misused or Abused a Prescription Medicine At Least Once In Their Lifetime~ The Partnership at Drugfree.org today released new research from the latest Partnership...
Commentary: Just Blowin’ Smoke 16 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Watching the Country Music Awards Music Festival broadcast this week from Nashville reminded me that no matter how far we’ve come in changing social norms around tobacco – it remains a marathon, not a...
Smoking Cessation Program Effective for Patients Hospitalized for Mental Illness: Study 16 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Smoking cessation programs can be successful in patients hospitalized for mental illness, a new study concludes. Researchers at Stanford University found psychiatric patients in a quit-smoking program...
Alcohol Abuse Important Risk Factor in Early-Onset Dementia, Researchers Find 16 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
A study of risk factors for early-onset dementia finds alcohol abuse tops the list, HealthDay reports. In contrast, the influence of hereditary factors is small, according to the researchers. They de...
Washington State’s “Hempfest” Makes Changes, Now That Marijuana is Legal There 16 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
“Hempfest,” Washington state’s annual marijuana festival, will be making some changes this year, now that recreational use of the drug is legal there, according to the Associated Press. Up to 85,000 ...
California Bill Would Reduce Penalties for Minor Drug Offenses 16 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
As the federal government takes steps to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for minor drug offenses, California legislators are considering making similar changes. A bill under consideration by the s...
Changing Chemistry in Synthetic Drugs Poses Challenges for Law Enforcement 15 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
Law enforcement officials and prosecutors are finding it difficult to win convictions against makers of synthetic drugs, who are constantly changing the chemistry of the products to stay one step ahea...
