Alcohol & Drug Abuse News

Medindia's Press Release’ section provides the latest press release on Alcohol & Drug Abuse from across the world for the global audience. This page links to 1110 Alcohol & Drug Abuse press releases.

National Report Ranks Missouri 49th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 Missouri ranks 49th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: ...

Pathological Gambling May Be Successfully Treated With Medications for Substance Addiction

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 10 Pathological gambling can be successfully treated with medications that decrease urges and increase inhibitions, according to researchers at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). ...

National Report Ranks Georgia 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 Georgia ranks 50th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: ...

National Report Ranks Maine 6th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 Maine ranks 6th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. (Logo: ...

New Report: States Cut Funding for Tobacco Prevention Programs Despite Receiving Record Amounts of Tobacco Revenue

WASHINGTON , Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The states are collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15 percent in the ...

National Report: Wisconsin Drops from 24th to 33rd in Funding Programs To Protect Kids from Tobacco

State Urged to Reverse 55% Cut in Funding WASHINGTON , Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wisconsin has cut state funding for tobacco prevention programs by 55 percent in the past year, dropping from 24th to 33rd in the nation in ...

National Report Ranks West Virginia 21st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

WASHINGTON , Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- West Virginia ranks 21st in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public ...

National Report: Washington Falls from 14th to 19th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco After Cutting Tobacco Prevention Funding by 42%

State Urged to Increase Cigarette Tax and Restore Funding for Tobacco Prevention WASHINGTON , Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After years of being a national leader in fighting tobacco, Washington has cut funding for its ...

PGA Tour's Suspension of Doug Barron For Doping Is 'Dopey,' Says Pharmaceutical Company CEO

DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 8 Slate Pharmaceuticals -- A pharmaceutical company CEO is criticizing the PGA Tour's one year suspension, under its "Anti-Doping" policy, of golfer Doug Barron, the 40-year-old, 14-year PGA Tour veteran from Memphis, ...

Waismann Method Offers Safe and Alternative Treatment for Dependency to Ambien

Leader in Opiate and Ambien Detoxification Shares Insight into the Effects of Ambien Misuse and Withdrawal BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , Dec. 8 -- The Waismann Method , a pioneering medical opiate detoxification procedure, offers one of the ...