Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Wyoming Launches Most Comprehensive Anti-Drug Plan in U.S.
Feature article at Join Together - "As many states cut social-services spending and raid their portion of the 1998 nationwide tobacco settlement to close budget deficits, Wyoming has passed a remarkable piece of legislation that offers a ray of hope to advocates for treatment and prevention nationwide." The article is found in the section of the Join Together web site titled Demand Treatment! - "a national initiative to increase the number of people who get quality treatment for alcohol and other drug problems. The first step to increasing treatment is to get consumers, family members, and key leaders to take steps to drive up demand."  
  

Internet Support Groups for Depression: A 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Abstract of an article in the American Journal of Psychiatry which concludes that users of online depressions upport groups "perceived considerable benefit from the group," and that such groups "warrant continued research regarding supplementation of face-to-face depression care." Full text of the article is available for a fee.