NEO’s teen section was a positive presence at Thursday Night Markets through July and August expanding it’s reputation for youth modeling positive behavior through empowerment,opportunities to showcase their talent, socialize, build relationships, interact with adults positively, teach life skills, healthy ways of living, and provide leadership opportunities all while building character among youth and holding […]
Today, National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske released the following statement in response to survey data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showing significant declines in the non-medical use of prescription drugs: “These results are encouraging, but we cannot afford to take our […]
SAMHSA News Release Date: 9/24/2012 12:30 PM Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office Telephone: 240-276-2130 National survey shows reduction in non-medical prescription drug use among young adults Report also shows reductions in binge and heavy drinking among underage youth The number of people aged 18 to 25 who used prescription drugs for non-medical purposes in the […]
Nevada County Fair: Coalition Fair Booth: Themed Home Safe Home, our booth, provided information about youth accessing alcohol, prescription drugs, and marijuana at home and we shared resources and ways that families can keep children safe by monitoring and securing sources of access. Volunteers helped to man the booth, sharing prevention resources and asking people to take our survey. Nearly […]
State prescription drug monitoring programs need to shift from a reactive approach to a proactive one, according to a new report by the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Center of Excellence at Brandeis University. Brandeis experts assessed state prescription drug monitoring programs, and concluded all states should follow best practices to improve their effectiveness, PsychCentral.com reports. […]
An increase in prescription drug overdoses among young whites, and higher rates of smoking among less educated white women, may be contributing to the decline in life expectancy for white Americans with lower levels of education. The findings come from a report published in Health Affairs, which concludes that the life expectancy has fallen by […]
A new study links “doctor shopping” with an increased risk of dying from an overdose of prescription drugs, HealthDay reports. Researchers from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy examined information from the state’s Controlled Substance Monitoring Program, and information on drug-related deaths in the state from July 2005 through December 2007. They identified […]
A new study finds a link between mothers’ belief that it is acceptable to let their children sip alcohol, and their children’s reported alcohol use. The study found one-quarter of mothers of young children believed allowing children to sip an alcoholic drink would likely deter them from drinking in the future. The study of 1,050 […]
Last month, I visited a fellow Medicine Abuse Project partner—Project Lazarus—an organization on the forefront of combating the prescription drug abuse problem. Project Lazarus is located in Wilkes County, North Carolina, an area of the country that has borne a disproportionately large part of the burden caused by medicine abuse. While there, I met a […]
