News releases listed by date, with most recent appearing first. Click a news release title for detailed information.
| 07/01/2008 Press Release - MINIMUM DRINKING AGE OF 21 SAVES LIVES |
| 05/07/2008 Press Release - SMOKE-FREE LAWS HAVE NO IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE TURNOVER |
| 02/11/2008 Press Release - IGNITION LOCKS REDUCE DWIS |
| 11/19/2007 Press Release - STATE MEDICAID DRUG POLICIES IMPEDING ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE DRUG FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE |
| 11/14/2007 Press Release - LOCAL BARS, NOT LIQUOR STORES, ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY DRINKING |
| 08/13/2007 Press Release - DISABILITY PAYMENTS MAY SPUR DRUG ABUSE |
| 07/24/2007 Press Release - IMMEDIATE LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR DWI SAVES 800 LIVES EACH YEAR |
| 07/02/2007 Press Release - MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES WITH CO-OCCURRING PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO ACCESS COMMUNITY SERVICES |
| 06/28/2007 Press Release - New Research in AJPH on Secondhand Smoke in Bars and Restaurants
Discovers Nonsmoking Workers Immediately Absorb Potent Carcinogen |
| 10/03/2006 Press Release - MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOODS GOOD FOR KIDS IN POOR COMMUNITIES |
| 10/03/2006 Press Release - REPEALING “BLUE LAWS” ON SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES INCREASED ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES AND CRASH FATALITIES, ACCORDING TO FIRST STUDY EVER ON TOPIC |
| 02/06/2006 Press Release - MANY PHYSICIANS DO NOT KNOW OR UTILIZE PROPER YOUTH DRUG TESTING PROCEDURES |
| 10/27/2005 Press Release - STUDY FINDS SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF PROVIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT |
| 08/01/2005 Press Release - STUDY REPORTS DATA ON NICOTINE PATCH AND GUM USAGE |
| 07/28/2005 Press Release - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CAN REDUCE TOTAL MEDICAL COSTS FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS |
| 06/23/2005 Press Release - LOS HISPANOS NO ESTÁN SEGUROS DE QUE CERRAR LAS VENTANILLAS PARA VENTA DE BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS HAYA RESULTADO EFICAZ |
| 06/23/2005 Press Release - HISPANICS NOT SURE CLOSING LIQUOR WINDOWS HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE |
| 06/01/2005 Press Release - METHADONE TREATMENT IN PRIMARY CARE SETTING FOUND SUCCESSFUL |
| 05/17/2005 Press Release - TEEN DRIVING DEATHS COULD BE CUT 19% BY STRICTER LICENSE RULES |
| 01/26/2005 Press Release - STUDY SHOWS CORRECTIONAL STAFF NEED TO CHANGE ATTITUDES TOWARD METHADONE
FOR INMATES WITH HEROIN PROBLEMS |
| 01/14/2005 Press Release - DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT FOR CONNECTICUT INMATES REDUCES REARREST RATES |
| 12/09/2004 Press Release - HALF OF SMOKERS INCORRECTLY BELIEVE NICOTINE CAUSES CANCER |
| 12/09/2004 Press Release - MARLBORO LIGHTS SMOKERS MISINFORMED |
| 06/24/2004 Press Release - STUDY SHOWS ANTI-TOBACCO ADS USING FEAR OF DISEASE EFFECTIVE WITH YOUTH |
| 04/29/2004 Press Release - DROP IN HEROIN PRICES HAS LED TO INCREASED CONSUMPTION AMONG ADDICTS |
| 04/19/2004 Press Release - IMPACT OF CLOSURE OF DRIVE-UP LIQUOR WINDOWS IN NEW MEXICO REMAINS UNCLEAR |
| 04/05/2004 Press Release - DRUG-TESTING KITS ON INTERNET FAIL TO PROVIDE PARENTS WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ON LIMITATIONS AND RISKS,
SAYS HARVARD STUDY |
| 04/01/2004 Press Release - BUREAUCRACY AND INSURANCE ISSUES CONTRIBUTING TO LOW ENROLLMENT IN TREATMENT AMONG NEW YORK CITY'S INJECTION DRUG USERS |
| 01/19/2004 Press Release - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IS COST EFFECTIVE AND REDUCES REINCARCERATION AMONG DRUG OFFENDERS |
| 01/15/2004 Press Release - ANTI-ANXIETY DRUGS PRESCRIBED AT RATES ABOVE RECOMMENDED LEVELS FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS |
| 10/01/2003 Press Release - NEW STUDY: ENFORCEMENT OF “BAN” ON STUDENT DRINKING IN STATEWIDE COLLEGE SYSTEM INCONSISTENT ACROSS SCHOOLS |
| 09/29/2003 Press Release - SWITCHING TO LOWER TAR CIGARETTES DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF SMOKING CESSATION |
| 04/29/2003 Press Release - FIRST SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS CIGARETTE EXCISE TAXES
FINDS MOST SUPPORT INCREASED TAXES, EVEN IF LOW-INCOME SMOKERS ARE HARDEST HIT |
| 04/08/2003 Press Release - TWO STUDIES EXAMINE HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION AMONG CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PROBLEMS |
| 11/21/2002 Press Release - TEXT-ONLY ADS FOR BEER AND CIGARETTES MAY NOT PRODUCE DESIRED EFFECT |
| 08/03/2002 Press Release - NEW STUDY QUESTIONS QUALITY OF DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS |
| 05/29/2002 Press Release - STATE FUNDS AND COMMUNITY SIZE AFFECT TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES IN MASSACHUSETTS |
| 03/13/2002 Press Release - 100,000 LIVES SAVED AS A RESULT OF FULL HEALTH COVERAGE
FOR SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENTS, STUDY FINDS |
| 01/14/2002 Press Release - STATES AND CITIES CAN TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO LOWER ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC DEATHS |
| 11/13/2001 Press Release - ALCOHOL/DRUG-USING TRAUMA VICTIMS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY AS NON-USERS TO DIE FROM INJURY LATER |
| 10/31/2001 Press Release - STUDY FINDS INCREASED CIGARETTE TAXES DETER PREGNANT WOMEN FROM SMOKING, EVEN THOSE WITH HIGH SMOKING RATES |
| 10/26/2001 Press Release - SURVEY FINDS HALF OF NATION’S PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OFFERING NO TRAINING IN TOBACCO PREVENTION |
| 10/16/2001 Press Release - STUDY FINDS "CASUAL" DRUG USE HAVING NO IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT OR LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION |
| 09/19/2001 Press Release - WORKPLACE SMOKING BANS LEAD TO HIGHER QUIT RATES IN SMOKING |
| 06/29/2001 Press Release - 23-CITY STUDY FINDS 60 PERCENT OF YOUTH ARRESTED FOR ALL CRIMES USING MARIJUANA |
| 05/14/2001 Press Release - FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITING SALE OF CIGARETTES TO MINORS LARGELY INEFFECTIVE |
| 02/28/2001 Press Release - SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING IS COST EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING SIDS DEATHS |
| 01/31/2001 Press Release - RISE IN MARIJUANA USE AMONG YOUTH MAY NOT LEAD TO A CRACK OR COCAINE EPIDEMIC |
| 08/21/2000 Press Release - MANY WELFARE MOTHERS WILL NEED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT TO IMPROVE JOB PROSPECTS |
| 07/31/2000 Press Release - PHYSICIANS CAN LEGALLY WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR STERILE NEEDLES FOR INJECTION DRUG USERS IN 48 STATES |
| 06/19/2000 Press Release - UNDERAGE COLLEGE DRINKERS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO ALCOHOL,
PAY LESS, AND CONSUME MORE PER OCCASION THAN OLDER STUDENTS |
| 06/06/2000 Press Release - POLICE CHIEFS AND ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL OFFICIALS HAVE NEW MANUAL ON COMPLIANCE CHECKS |
| 05/01/2000 Press Release - NEW STUDY FINDS FEW SCHOOLS USING EFFECTIVE ANTI-DRUG PROGRAMS |
| 02/29/2000 Press Release - TEENS EXPOSED TO ANTI-SMOKING ADS HALF AS LIKELY TO START SMOKING, REPORTS STUDY IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL |
| 02/01/2000 Press Release - RESEARCH PROJECT: HOSPITAL IS FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO DISPENSE METHADONE THROUGH A PHARMACY |
| 01/24/2000 Press Release - LOWER COPAYMENTS ENCOURAGE ALCOHOLICS
TO PARTICIPATE IN TREATMENT AFTER DETOXIFICATION |
| 10/13/1999 Press Release - STUDY FINDS STATES AND HHS NOT ENFORCING THE COUNTRY’S SOLE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND TEENS FROM TOBACCO |
| 08/09/1999 Press Release - NEW PUBLICATION EXAMINES HISTORY AND DYNAMICS OF U.S. ALCOHOL POLICY |
| 05/26/1999 Press Release - STUDY: PREVENTION NOT A SILVER BULLET FOR THE COCAINE EPIDEMIC BENEFITS EXCEED COSTS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS
BUT EFFECTS ARE FOUND TO BE MODEST, SLOW, UNCERTAIN |
| 04/28/1999 Press Release - STUDY SHOWS UNLIMITED SUBSTANCE
ABUSE CARE WILL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT
ON MANAGED CARE COSTS |
| 04/08/1999 Press Release - HIGHER CIGARETTE PRICES REDUCES SMOKING BY PREGNANT WOMEN |
| 10/26/1998 Press Release - STUDIES FIND HOMICIDE RATES MAY BE RELATED TO DENSITY OF LIQUOR STORES IN URBAN AREAS |
| 08/01/1998 Press Release - MANUAL ON ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
