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  <title><![CDATA[Study Finds Link Between Mood Disorders, Self-Medication]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:06:42 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Insite Could Save Canada $20 Million in Decade]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:52:33 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Heavy Drinkers Lie to Doctors about Alcohol Use]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:36:56 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Hawaii Police Say Medical Marijuana Law Provided a Front for Traffickers]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:14:09 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Indiana Legislators to Pursue Statewide Smoke-Free Law]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:08:01 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Drug Violence Jumps the Mexican Border to the U.S.]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:02:18 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Some Anesthesiologists Subjected to Drug Tests]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:51:48 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol Must Be Part of Conversation on Sexual Health, Researchers Say]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:21:59 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Smokers at Higher Risk of Developing PMS]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:09:01 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.K. Study Shows Addiction Treatment Cuts Crime]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:50 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol and Cigarettes Combined Pose Greater Cancer Risk]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:50:34 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Broad Coalition Opposes Changes to Ohio Indoor-Smoking Law]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:05:58 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low]]></title> 
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:03:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Tax Increases Result in Lower Alcohol-Related Mortality]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new study has concluded that increased taxation on alcohol results in fewer deaths caused by or related to the effects of drinking.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:20:53 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Mass. Smoking Ban Credited with Decrease in Heart Attacks]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts smoking ban in restaurants, bars, and other workplaces has led to almost 600 fewer coronary deaths, according to a new report from the state Department of Public Health and the Harvard School of Public Health.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:21:48 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Anheuser-Busch, InBev Merger Approved]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Anheuser-Busch's merger with Belgian rival InBev NB is now official: company shareholders voted this week to approve the plan to combine the companies and create the world's largest brewing firm.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:15:28 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Gene May Be Predictor of Cocaine Addiction Risk]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered that cocaine addicts are 25 percent more likely to have a particular gene variant than non-addicts -- a fact that could be useful in screening individuals for possible addiction risk.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:02 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol License Lost Over Incriminating Facebook Photos]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Kennesaw, Ga., restaurant had its license to serve alcohol revoked after photos of minors drinking in the restaurant surfaced on the social-networking site Facebook.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:11:42 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Canadian Doctors Show Support for Safe-Injection Site]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A survey conducted by the Canadian Medical Association revealed that 78 percent of Canadian doctors agree that "harm-reduction strategies, including safe-injection sites, should be part of a publicly funded strategy to treat addiction."]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:07:05 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.N. Seeks Smoking Ban at NYC Headquarters]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The United Nations has pressed nations to adopt an international tobacco treaty that includes a ban on indoor smoking, but a smoking ban at the U.N.'s headquarters building in New York has been routinely ignored.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA['BioBeer' Hailed for Life-Extending Properties]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Rice University have brewed up a beer that contains resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant believed to prevent disease and extend life.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Longer Treatment Stays Prove Beneficial]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Lengthier treatment stays for addiction have better rates of success, research shows, and some traditional 28-day programs have extended their programs to up to 90 days.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:26:44 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Frequent Ecstasy Use Linked to Memory Loss]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research from Swansea University in the U.K. suggests that frequent use of ecstasy causes problems with memory.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:41:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Obese Smokers Face High Mortality Risk]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Obesity and smoking are each risk factors for early death, but new research suggests that together they pose a profound mortality risk.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:58:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Smoking Increases as Economy Worsens]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Smoking in the U.S. has increased due to stresses associated with rising unemployment rates, weakening retirement funds, and an overall, slowing economy, according to a new survey.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:29:12 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Marijuana Advocates Look to National Agenda]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Sensing momentum after the recent decriminalization success in Massachusetts, marijuana advocates are focusing on a national legalization agenda.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:55:27 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Judge Allows S.F. Cigarette Sales Ban to Continue]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[An attempt by Philip Morris to stop San Francisco from prohibiting the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at pharmacies was denied by a federal judge.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:44:27 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Calif.: Nickel a Drink to Keep the Deficit Away]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Just days after Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed raising alcohol taxes by five cents per drink to patch up the $11.2 billion deficit in the state budget, other states are being urged to follow suit. ]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:08:06 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[N.Y. Cuts Funding for Treatment Programs Aimed at Ex-Offenders]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Massive state budget cuts are leaving some New York ex-convicts without addiction treatment.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:42:46 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Nickel a Drink to Save State Budgets]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Public health advocates are calling on policymakers around the nation to follow the lead of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to help fund ailing state budgets through higher alcohol taxes.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Sun, 9 Nov 2008 22:17:03 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Coca Cultivation in Colombia Rises Despite U.S. Aid]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A U.S. plan to cut coca production by one-half in Colombia has failed to meet its goal after nearly $6 billion dollars of investment.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:41:21 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Mass. Mulls New Marijuana Bureaucracy]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[With voter approval of Question 2 in Massachusetts decriminalizing the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, government officials have begun to determine the next steps needed to implement the new law.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:38:23 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcoholics Anonymous Celebrates 73 Years of Aiding Recovery]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Bill Wilson and Bob Smith created Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) 73 years ago, but the program is stronger than ever.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:33:02 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Toenail Clippings of Smokers Can Determine Risk of Heart Disease]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research out of the University of California at San Diego suggests that measuring traces of nicotine found in women's toenails can be used to assess the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:29:26 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Says Nicotine Replacement Safe in Pregnancy]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new study out of Denmark suggests that women who use nicotine patches or gum during pregnancy do not increase the risk of stillbirth and that nicotine replacement therapy could be considered a "possible harm-reduction strategy."]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:21:49 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Infant Exposure to Cigarette Smoke the Focus of Studies]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research shows that women who smoke during pregnancy were nearly 2.5 times more likely to have babies with oral clefts.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 09:18:06 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Children of Smokers More Likely to Be Underfed, Study Finds]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Research from New York University School of Medicine suggests that children sharing homes with adult smokers are at greater risk of being underfed and undernourished.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:47:09 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.K.Council Bans Smokers from Being Foster Parents]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[London's Redbridge Council is the first local government in the country to bar smokers from becoming foster parents.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:25:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[SBI Program Reduces Heavy Alcohol Use and Illicit Drug Use, Study Says]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new report concludes that Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) programs decrease illicit-drug use rates by 67.7 percent and heavy alcohol use rates by 38.6 percent.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:25:36 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Health Consultation Increases Healthy Student Behavior]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Research out of the University of Florida's (UF) College of Health and Human Performance suggests that brief consultations with health professionals effectively encourages college students to limit their alcohol consumption, marijuana use and drunk driving.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:08:33 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Extended Suboxone Treatment Improves Outcomes in Young Adults]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new study concludes that opioid-addicted young adults who underwent 12 weeks of treatment with the anti-addiction medication Suboxone and counseling had substantially better outcomes than those receiving standard, short-term detoxification and counseling.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:55:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Beer is Preferred Beverage of U.S. Hispanics]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A new study investigating drinking patterns in the Hispanic population in the U.S. concluded that beer is their preferred alcoholic beverage. The study focused on four national groups: Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans, and South/Central Americans.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:34:00 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Smoking, Drinking Harmful to Students' GPAs, Study Concludes]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research from the University of Minnesota concludes that smoking and binge drinking can cause significant drops in undergraduate grade-point averages.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:32:09 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Parents Back Alcohol Screening During Pediatric Visits]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A multi-center study finds that parents would be receptive to alcohol screenings during children's pediatric visits.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:29:42 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Drugged Driving Law Criticized]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin law that targets drugged driving is being criticized by lawyers and defendants as being unfair and too rigidly applied.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:26:55 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Bolivia President Bans U.S. Drug Agents]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[U.S. anti-drug agents are no longer allowed to pursue cocaine traffickers in Bolivia after the country's president, Evo Morales, banned them from the country.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:02:28 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger Joins Opponents of Calif.'s Proposition 5]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined four former state governors this week in calling for voters to reject Proposition 5, a ballot initiative intended to steer more drug offenders into treatment rather than prison.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:15:56 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Mass. Police Officials Urge Rejection of Marijuana Decriminalization]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[On the eve of Election Day, Massachusetts police and law-enforcement groups say that voters should reject a ballot item that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Montana Court Says Offenders Have Right to Medical Marijuana]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Qualified patients on probation have the right to use marijuana for medical purposes under Montana state law, the state's highest court has ruled.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:28:32 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Survey Finds Strong Support for Mich. Medical Marijuana Question]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A survey released just before Election Day finds that 61 percent of Michigan voters support a statewide medical-marijuana ballot item, with 30 percent opposing the measure.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:07:45 EST</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Get Fooled Again By Proposition 5]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Proposition 5 will not help Californians find community-based alternatives to deal with their dire drug problem, but will instead make matters much worse, writes Douglas Marlowe.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:52:43 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Phillip Morris to Release "Purse Packs" Targeting Female Smokers]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Phillip Morris USA is giving its Virginia Slims cigarette packages a makeover with pink "Purse Packs" that contain smaller, easier-to-carry cigarettes.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:36:18 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol Companies Target Areas with Hispanic Children, Researchers Conclude]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Students attending schools where 20 percent of the student body is Hispanic are far more likely to be exposed to alcohol advertising than students attending schools with fewer Hispanic students, according to researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Texas.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:32:27 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Light Drinking During Pregnancy No Threat to Child Development]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[University College London (UCL) researchers suggest that "light drinking" – defined as up to two drinks a week throughout pregnancy -- will not increase a child's risk of developing behavioral or cognitive problems.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:24:19 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Next President Should Focus ONDCP on Proven Antidrug Strategies, Expert Says]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A future president McCain or Obama should adopt a national drug-control strategy that reflects research showing that prevention and treatment are more effective than international drug interdiction, according to policy researcher John Carnevale.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:07:45 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Adolescent High-Risk Behavior Linked to Methamphetamine Use]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research suggests that children and adolescents who smoke, abuse alcohol or are sexually active are at a higher risk for methamphetamine use.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:22:18 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Tobacco Use Soars in Combat Zones]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A study conducted by a U.S. Naval Reserve medical officer concluded that Marines and sailors in Iraq use tobacco at twice the rate of other Americans, with about half of smoking troops beginning tobacco use only upon reaching a combat zone.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:18:43 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol Citations Drop at San Diego Beaches After Ban Imposed]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A beach alcohol ban imposed last year, along with an education campaign, has resulted in a sharp drop in the number of alcohol citations written by San Diego police.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:11:17 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Nicotine Addiction Rate Highest in 15 Years]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research out of the Palo Alto Center for Pulmonary Disease Prevention shows that nicotine dependence in the U.S. is at its highest since 1993, with 75 percent of those seeking tobacco-dependence treatment considered highly dependent on nicotine.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:48:08 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Smoking Ban in Atlantic City Casinos Delayed]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Atlantic City Council's casino smoking ban lasted 12 days before being suspended for at least a year.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:40:49 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Researchers Use Club Drug to Study Schizophrenia ]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers in Britain used the club drug "Special K" (ketamine) in a recent study to help understand how schizophrenia affects part of the brain.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:37:08 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Prop. 5 the Right Path for California]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[California's closely watched Proposition 5 'saves lives, money and human potential' and should be approved by state voters, according to longtime addiction recovery advocate Johnny Allem. ]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:07:17 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Anti-Tobacco Ads Should Focus on Dangers or Disgust, Study Says]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Missouri suggest anti-tobacco campaigns should focus advertisements on either scaring their audience or disgusting them -- not both.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:29:02 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Chantix Faces Further FDA Scrutiny]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may issue a revision of its warning on Pfizer's controversial smoking-cessation drug Chantix.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:25:38 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[New England Drug Policy Seminar]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Sponsored by the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement, this seminar features panel discussions on drug courts and drug sentencing.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:29:07 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Sees Link Between Binge Drinking, Brittle Bones]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Loyola University's Stritch School of Medicine have found a possible explanation for why binge drinking increases the risk for developing osteoporosis.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:07:50 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Non-Alcoholics Still Face Risk of Early Death Due to Liver Damage]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at University College London were surprised to find a large number of people who drink more alcohol than average but aren't considered alcoholics had unusually high rates of liver abnormalities.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:07:33 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA['Liquid Smoking' Skirts Smoking Ban]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Smokers who can't light up at bars may be able to get their nicotine fix by drinking a new beverage dubbed 'Liquid Smoking.']]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:06:48 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Troops to Fight Afghan Drug Traffickers]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[U.S., Afghan and NATO troops will target heroin processing facilities and traffickers -- but not opium crops -- in an attempt to cut off funding for Taliban rebels in Afghanistan.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:06:30 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[WHO: Public Hearing on Reducing Harmful Alcohol Use]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[All parties with an interest in reducing the harmful use of alcohol are invited to share their views in a web-based public hearing organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Deadline for submissions has been extended to Nov. 15.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:05 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Parents Go to Dogs to Monitor Children's Drug Use]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A New Jersey company is renting drug-sniffing dogs to parents concerned about their children's possible use of illicit drugs.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:21:55 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Influential Committee Recommends Pneumonia Vaccine for Adult Smokers]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to recommend that adult smokers under 65 receive a pneumococcal vaccination to protect against bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other illnesses.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:18:06 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Giuliani 'Robocalls' Obama Soft on Crime]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The latest "robocall" sponsored by the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee features former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani criticizing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for his position on mandatory minimum sentencing.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:15:06 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke Has Stronger Effect on Children]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Children exposed to secondhand smoke have higher levels of carbon monoxide in their blood than adults, according to researchers at Tufts Medical Center who said kids who breathe secondhand smoke can be exposed to carbon monoxide levels equal to those of adult smokers.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Smoke-Free Campuses on the Rise in U.S.]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The number of smoke-free college campuses in the U.S. has grown to at least 140 in recent years.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Alcohol Restrictions Fuel Bootlegging in Alaska]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Local alcohol restrictions may be responsible for the rise of a bootleg culture in some Alaska towns.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Mexico Seeks U.S. Support as Rice Arrives for Drug Talks]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice traveled to Mexico this week to discuss the nation's escalating drug violence, and Mexican officials called on the U.S. to quickly release promised funding to pay for military equipment to fight drug cartels.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Tobacco Sales Strong in Shaky Economy]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Global stock markets may be tanking, but Philip Morris International's profits are up 20 percent and company officials are boasting that the results show the industry can weather even the most brutal economic storm.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:45:45 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[NAABT Matches 14,000 Addicted Patients with Physicians]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment's free and anonymous online matching system has connected 14,000 addicted patients with physicians certified to prescribe Suboxone for opioid addiction.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:32:57 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study: Relapse Not Caused by Cigarette Smoke Smell Alone]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A study conducted by researchers at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand concluded that the smell of cigarette smoke alone is not a trigger for relapse among individuals who recently quit smoking.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:59:01 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Study Finds Link between High Childhood IQ and Adult Alcohol Use]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[In a surprise finding, researchers in Scotland concluded that individuals with higher childhood intelligence scores could be more prone to drinking problems later in life.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[Pain Treatment Less Effective for Male Smokers, Study Finds]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Male smokers see fewer benefits from chronic pain treatment than women or nonsmokers, according to the latest study out of the Mayo Clinic.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[New Mexico AG Proposes Alcoholic Energy Drink Ban]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Alcoholic energy drinks would be banned in New Mexico under a proposal floated by state Attorney General Gary King.]]></description> 

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  <title><![CDATA[OR: Treating Our Soldiers and Veterans Seminar]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Sponsored by Oregon Partnership, this training seminar focuses on treatment of returning soldiers and veterans. ]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:40:38 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Red Wine Ingredient May Help Keep Liver Disease at Bay]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The red wine ingredient resveratrol may help decrease the risk of liver diseases like cirrhosis and fibrosis, a new study suggests.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:24:20 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[McCain, Obama Differ in Emphasis on Drug Treatment, Law Enforcement]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate John McCain favors drug policies that focus on tougher law enforcement while Barack Obama's approach is more oriented towards treatment.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:20:07 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Nearly 40 Million Tobacco Fatalities Displayed on "Death Clock"]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A group dedicated to implementing a United Nations tobacco-control treaty has tallied nearly 40 million global tobacco fatalities on its "death clock."]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:15:26 EDT</pubDate> 
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  <title><![CDATA[Kids Face Rising Risk of Accidental Opiate Overdose]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[New research suggests that the increased availability of prescription opiates like hydrocodone, oxycodone and methadone is responsible for a surge in accidental overdose deaths and injuries among children under the age of 6.]]></description> 

  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:12:20 EDT</pubDate> 
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