RSS http://www.mcrud.org/home.aspx RSS http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification mojoPortal Feed Manager module Where There’s Smoke – There’s Fire Diane Canova of Legacy asks, to safeguard youth, shouldn’t many of the same restrictions applied to cigarettes extend to cigars?

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/tobacco/where-there’s-smoke-–-there’s-fire Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:54:01 GMT Study: Alcohol in Movies May Lead to Underage Drinking Watching movies with scenes that feature alcohol consumption doubles the likelihood that teens will start drinking alcohol, according to a new study.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/alcohol/study-alcohol-in-movies-may-lead-to-underage-drinking Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:53:01 GMT Anthrax-Killing Foam Proving Effective in Meth Lab Decontamination A decontamination foam, previously used to clean up federal office buildings and mailrooms during anthrax attacks more than a decade ago, is now being used to decontaminate illegal methamphetamine labs.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/anthrax-killing-foam-proving-effective-in-meth-lab-decontamination Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:52:45 GMT Oklahoma Drug Testing Bill Moves Forward to House A legislative panel in Oklahoma approved a bill requiring drug testing of welfare recipients.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/oklahoma-drug-testing-bill-moves-forward-to-house Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:52:31 GMT Pseudoephedrine Prescription Requirement Advocated by Prosecutors To reduce the number of methamphetamine labs in the state, Oklahoma prosecutors are asking lawmakers to make the tablet form of pseudoephedrine a prescription.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/pseudoephedrine-prescription-requirement-advocated-by-prosecutors Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:52:13 GMT Clearing The Smoke on Medical Marijuana, Part II In the second half of a two-part series, Kevin Sabet, PhD, Policy Consultant and Assistant Professor, University of Florida, focuses on the issues brought up by the governors in their rescheduling petition.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/clearing-the-smoke-on-medical-marijuana-part-ii Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:38:10 GMT National Guard Soldiers at Risk of Developing Alcohol-Related Problems National Guard soldiers who do not have a history of alcohol abuse have a significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems while they are deployed and afterwards, a new study suggests.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/alcohol/national-guard-soldiers-at-risk-of-developing-alcohol-related-problems Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:37:54 GMT Opioid Overdose Antidote Could Have Prevented Many Deaths: CDC Widely distributing the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, and training people in how to use it, could save many lives, suggests a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/opioid-overdose-antidote-could-have-prevented-many-deaths-cdc Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:37:38 GMT Arrest of College Football Players for Selling Drugs Points to Growing Problem, Expert Says The arrest of four football players on the Texas Christian University team this week on suspicion of selling marijuana points to an increasing problem in college athletics, says the Vice President of the National Center for Drug Free Sports.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/arrest-of-college-football-players-for-selling-drugs-points-to-growing-problem-expert-says Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:37:16 GMT Rise in Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths in Florida Linked to Illicit Drug Use An increase in ectopic pregnancy deaths in Florida appears to be associated with illicit drug use and delays in seeking health care, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

]]> http://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/rise-in-ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-in-florida-linked-to-illicit-drug-use Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:37:01 GMT