Alcohol and drug news
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| 1. Critics Say Health Plans Put Lives at Risk by Requiring Prior Approval for Buprenorphine |
| A major healthcare provider recently announced that it would begin requiring preauthorization for prescriptions of the buprenorphine-based addiction medications Suboxone and Subutex, a move that has raised concern among physicians and patient-advocacy groups about erecting new barriers to treatment. |
| 2. Federal Funding Drop Blamed for Crime Increase |
| The acting director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other officials say that cuts to federal grant programs for local law enforcement has helped spark an increase in violent crime in some communities. |
| 3. Heavy Drinking Increases Blood Pressure, Other Coronary Risks |
| Men who drink more than 21 units of alcohol weekly and women who drink more than 14 units weekly are at higher risk of heart disease, heart failure and stroke, according to Irish researchers. |
| 4. Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol Use Related to Sleep Problems |
| People who are light sleepers tend to smoke more, exercise less, and use more alcohol than those who enjoy more restful nights, researchers say, and people who sleep less than six hours a night or more than nine hours are more likely to be obese. |
| 5. Heavy Marijuana Users Experience Withdrawal, Researcher Says |
| A study of heavy marijuana users found that about one-third reported resuming use of the drug to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms, according to researcher David Gorelick, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. |
| 6. Florida Woman Murdered in Undercover Drug Sting |
| A Florida woman arrested for possession of marijuana and ecstasy was pressed into service as a drug informant, then murdered during a sting operation where she was told to purchase 1,500 ecstasy pills, cocaine, and a gun from a pair of drug dealers. |
| 7. Alcohol Sales, Risk of Violence Related, Study Says |
| A new Canadian study finds that the risk of being hospitalized because of a violent assault is higher among individuals who live near alcohol outlets with rising sales. |
| 8. Hearing Focuses on Pros, Cons of Rockefeller Drug Laws |
| A recent hearing in New York City brought out both tough critics and staunch defenders of the state's harsh Rockefeller-era drug laws. |
| 9. Court Orders New Trial in S.C. Baby Drug Death Case |
| The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of a woman charged with homicide after she used cocaine during her pregnancy and gave birth to a stillborn child. |
| 10. Men More Likely to Drink for Stress Relief |
| Depressed men are more likely than women to crave alcohol and develop alcohol-related disorder, according to researchers at Yale University. |
| 11. NIDA Says Heavy Marijuana Use Linked to Coronary Risk |
| Heavy marijuana use may be related to an increase in a blood protein linked to heart disease, although researchers did not look at whether study subjects actually had heart problems. |
| 12. Supermarket Installs Face-Recognition System to Prevent Underage Purchases |
| A U.K. supermarket chain is going high-tech in order to prevent youths from illegally purchasing alcohol and tobacco. |
| 13. Top Mexican Police Official Assassinated |
| Gunmen suspected of ties with Mexican drug cartels assassinated the acting head of the country's federal police in an ambush at his home in Mexico City. |
| 14. Study: Comprehensive Treatment Helps Homeless Youth Avoid Addiction |
| Researchers say that homeless youth who attended drop-in centers that provided a comprehensive intervention program significantly reduced their addiction and mental-health problems and enjoyed increased social stability. |
| 15. Homeless Youth Need Spectrum of Services, Report Says |
| Getting homeless kids off the streets requires a broad array of services including addiction and mental-health care, work opportunities, education, and medical care -- with the latter three the most important factors -- according to researchers. |
| 16. Moderate Drinking Raises Risk of Mouth Cancer, Researchers Say |
| Drinking just two glasses of wine daily can cause a 75-percent increase in the risk of developing mouth cancer, according to Australian researchers. |
| 17. Executive Office Empties as Hazelden Struggles with Culture Change |
| Hazelden is one of the most famous addiction-treatment programs in the U.S., but its top executives have been leaving in droves despite the program's apparently good fiscal health. |
| 18. Real Problems Discussed with Virtual Doctors |
| Adolescents with addictions, sexually transmitted diseases or other embarrassing problems can now get anonymous advice from doctors who have created avitars in the role-playing game Second Life. |
| 19. ONDCP Claims Depression, Marijuana Link; Report Scorned |
| The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report last week saying that teens who use marijuana to self-medicate for depression could be hurting themselves more, that weekly marijuana use doubles the risk of depression and anxiety for teens, and that depressed teens are more than twice as likely as their peers to become dependent on marijuana. |
| 20. Addiction Related Deaths Spike in Boston |
| Deaths from alcohol and other drugs rose 32 percent in 2006 in Boston, and officials are blaming the trend on factors like greater availability of cheap heroin, the rising popularity of methamphetamine, and widespread legal and illicit use of powerful painkillers. |
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