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School-Based Interventions Can Reduce Teen Substance Use
New research from the United Kingdom shows that personality-based interventions -- delivered by mental-health specialists or teachers given brief training -- can substantially reduce drug and alcohol use in teens.

Wall Street Traders Bullish on Marijuana, Prescription Drugs
In the high-flying '80s and '90s Wall Street employees were known as big cocaine users, but in these more sedate times investment professionals are turning to marijuana and prescription drugs to ease their stress.

Calif. Toughens Law on Adults Who Let Kids Drink
California passed new legislation that holds adults legally accountable if they permit minors to drink in their homes.

CDC: Smoking in Movies Down, Further Restrictions Needed
Depictions of smoking in U.S. films decreased by half between 2005 and 2009, but more than 50 percent of PG-13 movies still show characters lighting up, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report.

NIDA to Launch National Drug Facts Week
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced it is launching National Drug Facts Week, a new national awareness week designed to bring together teens and scientific experts to discuss the facts about drug abuse.

ER Visits for Synthetic Marijuana on the Rise
An herb-and-chemical compound sold legally in the U.S. as incense is sending many of those who smoke it for its marijuana-like high to the hospital.

CASA Report Warns Parents about Nexus of Drugs and Gangs in Schools; Students Less Concerned
American students are essentially split over the question of whether their school is 'drug free,' but students still cite drugs as a major problem facing people their age, according to a new survey of 12- to 17-year-olds from the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.

Drinking Regular Beer May Increase Psoriasis Risk in Women
Women who drink five or more regular beers a week could nearly double their risk for psoriasis, a new study finds.

'Dusting' is the new killer high for teens
Canned air is the new cheap inhalant, but it can cause severe damage and even death. NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander reports.

German tax reduces teenage alcopop drinking
German teenagers have almost halved their consumption of "alcopops" since the government imposed a special tax on the fizzy, sweet alcoholic drinks last year, a German government drug commission said on Tuesday.

Iraq Affecting Mental Health of Troops
Thirty percent of U.S. troops surveyed have developed stress-related mental health problems three to four months after coming home from the Iraq war, the Army's surgeon general said Thursday.

NCAA Recruiting Young Audience for Beer Ads
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released a report calling for the National Collegiate Athletic Association to rid its telecasts of alcohol advertising.

Alcoholism is curable, doctors say: New drugs hold promise for chronic alcoholics
For the past 40 years, counseling - either one-on-one or in group sessions - has been the accepted way to treat alcoholism. But today, doctors are working on a new model, one that accepts that alcoholism is a disease and can be treated with medication aswell as talk.

Schools Use Web to Teach About Booze
More than 120 colleges and universities now require first-year students to complete "AlcoholEdu," a three-hour course developed by Outside the Classroom Inc., a closely held Needham, Mass., company. That's up from about 30 schools just two years ago and four schools four years ago.