Alcohol & Other Drugs of Abuse In the News
last modified
2008-08-21
August 2008
- Notice to Readers: National Drunk Driving Crackdown August 15-September 1, 2008 MMWR Weekly August 8, 2008
March 2008
- April is Alcohol Awareness Month and April 5th is National Alcohol Screening Day SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, March 31, 2008
January 2008
- New Study Reveals More Than 3 Million Adolescents and Young Adults Have Used Non-Prescription Cough and Cold Medicines to Get High at Least Once in Their Lifetimes SAMHSA, January 10, 2008
October 2007
- Drug-Impaired Driving by Youth Remains Serious Problem NIH News, October 29, 2007
July 2007
- National Drug-Free Work Week 2007 scheduled for October 14-20 DOL, July 19, 2007
April 2007
- Use of Niacin in Attempts to Defeat Urine Drug Testing—Five States, January-September 2006 MMWR Weekly, April 20, 2007
March 2007
- The NSDUH Report: Use of Marijuana and Blunts among Adolescents, 2005 SAMHSA, March 8, 2007
- March 18-24 is National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week National Inhalant Prevention Coalition, March 5, 2007
- SAMHSA Launches Searchable Database of Evidence-Based Practices in Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders SAMHSA, March 1, 2007
February 2007
- HBO and Partners Launch Groundbreaking ADDICTION Campaign AddictionAction.org, February 22, 2007