Tuesday, September 17, 2002

Arcane Laws Hinder ER Interventions for Alcohol, Other Drugs
Feature story at Join Together - "America's emergency rooms fill up each day with people who injure themselves while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, yet few are ever referred to addiction treatment or counseling. The result: hundreds of millions of dollars in added health costs arising from the leading cause of injuries."  
  

Affluent youth prone to high distress, substance abuse
Center for the Advancement of Health press release on a study by researchers at Teachers College, Columbia University which found that "affluent, suburban middle-school students may face certain pressures that make them susceptible to depression and more likely to smoke or use drugs and alcohol."  
  

Using naltrexone to treat alcoholics with a 'Mediterranean drinking pattern'
Press release on a study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research that is "among the first to examine the effectiveness and safety of naltrexone for the treatment of alcoholism among Spanish patients with a Mediterranean drinking pattern."