Friday, September 27, 2002

Cuts Threaten Addiction-Treatment Centers (Utah)
Salt Lake Tribune story- "Utahns addicted to drugs or alcohol are finding it harder to get help in the wake of recent funding cuts that have forced substance-abuse treatment centers to close or scale back their services. The problem is especially acute for low-income addicts who cannot afford to pay for residential treatment. Many centers are eliminating beds or services for such addicts while waiting lists of prospective clients grow longer, treatment providers say."  
  

Drug ecstasy could damage users' brains, research says
Toronto Globe and Mail story on research published in the journal Science which suggests that "young people who pop two or three ecstasy pills in one evening may kill a vast number of brain cells and put themselves at risk of neurological disorders later in life."