http://www.jointogether.org From the Boston University School of Public Health Join Together | Boston University http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/ama-says-marijuana-has.html Marijuana (cannabis) has been shown through limited research to have proven medical uses, the American Medical Association said in a new policy statement that also urges the federal government to consider moving the drug out of Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act in order to facilitate clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medications. 2009-11-20T23:10:25Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/drunk-drivers-with-kids-in.html The New York state Assembly has passed a bill that would make it a felony offense to drive while intoxicated if children under age 16 are in the vehicle. 2009-11-19T23:05:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/tolerance-of-marijuana.html Some members of the Baby Boomer generation not only remain tolerant of marijuana use but also continue to smoke the drug themselves. 2009-11-19T22:30:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/mich-employers-confused-by.html Employers in Detroit, Mich., are struggling to make sense of the state’s new medical-marijuana law. 2009-11-19T22:03:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/nyc-police-dwi-case-leads-to.html New York police may soon be able to get expedited warrants to conduct involuntary blood-alcohol tests on drunk-driving suspects. 2009-11-18T22:05:30Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/norml-affilated-cannabis-cafe.html Portland, Ore.'s new Cannabis Cafe serves food and medical marijuana to members of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) who hold state-issued medical-marijuana cards. 2009-11-18T22:04:10Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/la-finally-drafts.html More than a year and a half after it first began drafting regulations for medical-marijuana clinics, the city of Los Angeles has released proposed rules to control the dispensaries' proliferation. 2009-11-18T21:04:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/family-dinners-still-popular.html More than 60 percent of families in the U.S. said they ate family dinners together at least five nights during the past week, according to a new survey. 2009-11-17T23:14:17Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/athletes-who-use-performance.html Rutgers University researchers have found that student athletes who use legal and illicit drugs to boost their sports performance also are more likely to drink heavily and use recreational drugs like marijuana and cocaine. 2009-11-17T23:13:04Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/more-workers-seek-to-clear.html The lousy U.S. job market has made it more urgent for workers with criminal convictions to seek to have their records purged so they can compete for work. 2009-11-17T23:12:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/nm-new-medical-marijuana.html New Mexico, the first state to officially authorize marijuana growers for its medical-marijuana program, has named an additional four suppliers to meet growing demand for the drug. 2009-11-17T23:09:06Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/outlaw-alcohol-sports.html Governments should ban alcoholic-beverage firms from sponsoring sports teams and sporting events, which could instead be supported by taxes on alcohol products, according to researchers. 2009-11-16T20:30:48Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/male-athletes-smoke-less.html Adolescent males who play team sports are less likely to smoke cigarettes or be depressed but are more likely to drink alcohol and get into fights, whereas sports participation generally reduces risky behavior among girls. 2009-11-16T20:28:10Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/eying-la-free-for-all.html Communities across California are moving to control medical-marijuana clinics, fearing a repeat of the unchecked proliferation of dispensaries in the city of Los Angeles. 2009-11-16T20:26:19Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/nh-drunk-driving-victims.html Makeshift roadside memorials have sprung up nationwide at the site of fatal alcohol crashes, and now advocates in New Hampshire say a similar concept could raise public awareness about the dangers of drunk driving. 2009-11-16T20:24:50Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/senate-to-review-criminal.html The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to mark up a bill that calls for a comprehensive review of U.S. crime and drug-control policy, but the measure is expected to get a rough reception from a leading Republican lawmaker who would like to sharply limit the scope of the review. 2009-11-15T23:43:18Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/fda-threatens-ban-on.html Alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine are facing an imminent ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unless manufacturers can clearly show that the products are safe for consumers. 2009-11-13T23:49:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/congress-orders-review-of.html The U.S. Sentencing Commission has been directed by Congress to conduct a review of mandatory-minimum sentencing and issue recommendations about alternative sentences. 2009-11-13T22:51:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/residents-confront-local-drug.html Residents in Peoria, Ill., recently got the chance to confront alleged drug dealers about how they are negatively impacting the community. 2009-11-13T21:24:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/military-deploying-therapists.html The Pentagon is sending a record number of mental-health professionals into combat zones in Afghanistan to meet the needs of U.S. troops. 2009-11-12T22:16:49Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/federal-grants-help.html The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) continues to increase federal grants to fund housing for homeless veterans. 2009-11-12T22:14:35Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/expand-vets-access-to.html The U.S. military's Tricare program is coming under fire for not providing reimbursement for methadone maintenance and buprenorphine treatment -- two leading pharmacological interventions for opioid addiction. 2009-11-11T19:19:56Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/bill-allowing-federal-funding.html A bill that would lift a longstanding ban on federal funding of needle-exchange programs would also bar such programs from being established within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, or other venues frequented by children. 2009-11-11T19:10:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/fatal-overdoses-often-involve.html Methadone was involved in 64 percent of fatal overdoses on prescription opiate drugs in the state of Washington, more than double the rate of overdoses on oxycodone or hydrocodone, according to a new report from state and federal health officials. 2009-11-11T19:08:52Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/alcohol-use-hinders-in-vitro.html The odds of achieving a live birth through in-virto fertilization (IVF) fell by 26 percent if either sex partner consumed four or more alcoholic drinks weekly, according to a new study. 2009-11-10T22:52:34Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/more-states-allowing.html Beer with alcohol levels two or three times higher than your typical Budweiser or Coors are being sold in a growing number of states. 2009-11-10T21:59:29Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/mexican-traffickers-growers.html Mexican drug cartels are not only setting up marijuana grow operations in U.S. national parks and other public lands but also have infiltrated a number of Indian reservations. 2009-11-10T21:45:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/iphone-app-for-12-steppers.html A new application program for the Apple iPhone connects people in recovery with a support network of peers in the 12-step community. 2009-11-10T04:02:14Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/colo-lawmakers-look-to-rein.html Legislators in Colorado are proposing a wide range of regulations to control medical-marijuana dispensaries. 2009-11-10T03:57:52Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/metabolic-switch-may.html A study of fruit flies finds that heavy drinking may initiate a genetic process that increases alcohol tolerance but also switches the body from metabolizing alcohol to forming fat in the liver -- the underpinning of the deadly disease cirrhosis. 2009-11-10T03:55:05Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/mexicos-drug-cartels.html Drug cartels are luring an alarming number of Mexico’s youth into a lifestyle of fast money, drugs and crime. 2009-11-09T03:00:56Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/animal-study-finds-males-more.html Cocaine use during pregnancy appears to be linked to impulsive behavior among male children but not females, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. 2009-11-09T02:03:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/marijuana-legalized-in.html In a largely symbolic move, voters in the Colorado ski town of Breckenridge voted overwhelmingly to approve the legalization of marijuana possession. 2009-11-06T01:34:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/maine-voters-expand.html Voters in Maine this week decisively approved a measure that will make medical marijuana more available to residents. 2009-11-05T19:52:08Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/address-drinking-smoking-to.html About one in four premature deaths worldwide can be traced to five health factors -- alcohol use, poor childhood nutrition, unsafe sex, bad sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure -- according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 2009-11-04T22:16:34Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/uk-drug-czar-fired-for.html U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has fired his drug czar after David Nutt said that LSD and ecstasy are less dangerous drugs than alcohol or tobacco. 2009-11-04T22:11:42Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/study-shows-how-alcohol-can.html Researchers from Rush University Medical Center may have discovered how alcohol transforms regular cancer cells into a more aggressive form of the disease that can spread to other areas of the body. 2009-11-04T22:04:15Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/cheap-alcohol-appeals-to.html About 70 percent of the alcohol consumed by a group of problem drinkers in Scotland had been bought at a discount, according to a study that concluded that heavy drinkers actively seek out cheap alcohol and that setting minimum alcohol prices could cut overconsumption. 2009-11-04T03:50:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/comprehensive-addiction.html The federal government has just awarded grants to 24 locations nationwide to replicate comprehensive, long-term programs for treating addiction developed in Philadelphia and Connecticut. 2009-11-04T03:08:01Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/cut-drunk-driving-standard-to.html Quebec should cut its legal blood-alcohol limit to .05 percent as recommended by the province's transport minister in 2007, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada says. 2009-11-04T02:51:20Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/fight-heroin-with-heroin.html Less use of street drugs and less criminal activity were among the benefits of giving heroin addicts daily injections of the drug along with counseling and other services, according to a new study. 2009-11-02T19:32:14Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/medical-marijuana-providers.html A Colorado court has let stand the drug conviction of a woman who supplied marijuana to medical-marijuana dispensaries, saying the she did not qualify as a "caregiver" under state law because she did not have direct contact with patients. 2009-11-02T19:29:35Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/agassi-drug-revelation-earns.html Tennis champion Andre Agassi's admission of drug use more than a decade ago has led to confusion and condemnation among current and former tennis pros, including some who have been professed admirers of his career. 2009-11-02T19:27:45Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/federal-government-pushes.html The federal government wants to leverage interest and investment in vaccine development to get pharmaceutical companies to develop drugs that could "inoculate" people against addiction to cocaine, nicotine, and other substances. 2009-11-02T00:35:52Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/pharmacies-worry-about.html Pharmacies nationally are closely watching a Nevada case where car-crash victims and their families are suing stores that sold painkillers to a driver who had been suspected of abusing prescription drugs. 2009-10-30T22:01:07Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/leading-health-reform-bill.html Health insurers would be allowed to charge smokers higher rates under the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill, but no such provisions are in place for users of illicit drugs. 2009-10-30T21:23:23Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/new-brews-sacrifice.html U.S. brewers are promoting a new class of ultra-low calorie beers that have lower alcohol content than typical mass-marketed full-strength and light brews. 2009-10-30T20:28:00Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/former-anheuser-busch.html Francine Katz, the longtime spokesperson for brewer Anheuser-Busch, is suing the company for sexual discrimination, saying that she earned lower pay than her male colleagues and endured a "locker room" and "frat party" atmosphere during her 20 years with the company. 2009-10-29T21:50:32Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2009/alcohol-the-real-date-rape.html Women who have lost control or consciousness due to excessive drinking have fueled what British researchers have termed the "urban legend" of drinks being spiked with so-called "date-rape" drugs, according to a new study. 2009-10-29T21:48:33Z http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Alcohol+and+drug+news+from+JoinTogether.org&subsiteID=27070633&url=http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/legalization-gets-a-hearing.html The California legislature held a hearing this week on a bill that would legalize marijuana, and if that fails to pass state voters will likely have the opportunity to vote on legalization via ballot initiative next fall. 2009-10-29T21:47:16Z