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This is a selection of articles from the October 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Addiction headlines.

[Online Library] Say Yes to Teen Drug Prevention discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 31, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] "Preppy Killer" Faces More Time for Drug Sales than the Murder he Committed discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 31, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Restoring Judicial Discretion by Repealing Rhode Island’s Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences S207, H5127 discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 31, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Governor Schwarzenegger on Marijuana: It's Not a Drug, It's a Leaf! discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 31, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

More Companies Helping Employees Quit Smoking discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

Asset Forfeiture Laws Snare Poor Dishwasher discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 31, 2007 Source Type: journals

The nonmedical use of prescription ADHD medications: results from a national Internet panel discuss this article
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 31, 2007 Authors: Scott Novak, Larry A Kroutil, Rick L Williams and David L Van Brunt Source Type: journals

Huffing and Suicide Related, New Study Suggests discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Oregon Tobacco Tax Debate Resonates in Washington discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 30, 2007 Source Type: journals

Stimulus-response learning in long-term cocaine users: Acquired equivalence and probabilistic category learning. discuss this article
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - October 30, 2007 Authors: Vadhan NP, Myers CE, Rubin E, Shohamy D, Foltin RW, Gluck MA Tags: Drug Alcohol Depend Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Is the US Winning the War on Drugs? discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 29, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

Philip Morris Unveils $350-Million 'Safe Smokes' Center discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Marijuana Not a Drug, Schwarzenegger Says discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 29, 2007 Source Type: journals

Table of Contents discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism - October 27, 2007 Source Type: journals

Why Quit Smoking? It Depends on Your Age discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Reynolds Profits from Smokeless Tobacco discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Ohio Lawmakers Propose Harsher Cocaine Penalties discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Young Adult Workers Have Highest Rate of Illicit Drug Use, Least Access to EAPs discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 26, 2007 Source Type: journals

Injection-Room Plan Gets Mixed Reaction in S.F. discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

Meth Blamed for Georgia Prison Crowding discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 25, 2007 Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Assessing the Role of Syringe Dispensing Machines and Mobile Van Outlets in Reaching Hard-to-Reach and High-Risk Groups of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 25, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] The Inhumane Drug War: Top 10 Reasons for Optimism discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 25, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

Stress increases attentional bias for alcohol cues in social drinkers who drink to cope discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Field, M., Powell, H. Tags: Cognitive and Behavioural Effects Source Type: journals

The effect of red wine on plasma leptin levels and vasoactive factors from adipose tissue: A randomized crossover trial discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Djurovic, S., Berge, K. E., Birkenes, B., Braaten, O., Retterstol, L. Tags: Pharmacology and Cell Metabolism Source Type: journals

Compliance with aftercare treatment, including disulfiram, and effect on outcome in alcohol-dependent patients discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Neto, D., Lambaz, R., Tavares, J. E. Tags: Treatment Source Type: journals

Brain atrophy in alcoholics: Relationship with alcohol intake; liver disease; nutritional status, and inflammation discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Garcia-Valdecasas-Campelo, E., Gonzalez-Reimers, E., Santolaria-Fernandez, F., De La Vega-Prieto, M. J., Milena-Abril, A., Sanchez-Perez, M. J., Martinez-Riera, A., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, E. Tags: Clinical Features Source Type: journals

Screening and brief intervention targeting risky drinkers in danish general practice A pragmatic controlled trial discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Beich, A., Gannik, D., Saelan, H., Thorsen, T. Tags: Treatment Source Type: journals

Prevalence, proximity and predictors of alcohol ads in Central Harlem discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Kwate, N. O. A., Jernigan, M., Lee, T. Tags: Matketing and the Media Source Type: journals

Differences in cortical activity between methamphetamine-dependent and healthy individuals performing a facial affect matching task. discuss this article
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - October 25, 2007 Authors: Payer DE, Lieberman MD, Monterosso JR, Xu J, Fong TW, London ED Tags: Drug Alcohol Depend Source Type: journals

The crossmodal facilitation effect is disrupted in alcoholism: A study with emotional stimuli discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Maurage, P., Campanella, S., Philippot, P., Pham, T. H., Joassin, F. Tags: Cognitive and Behavioural Effects Source Type: journals

Nicotine and alcohol dependence in patients with comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Ohlmeier, M. D., Peters, K., Kordon, A., Seifert, J., Wildt, B. T., Wiese, B., Ziegenbein, M., Emrich, H. M., Schneider, U. Tags: Clinical Features Source Type: journals

Patients with substance abuse problems: Effective Identification, Diagnosis, and Treatment. By Edgar P. Nace, Joyce A. Tinsley discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Welch, D. K. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

How do quantities drunk per drinking day and the frequencies of drinking those quantities contribute to self-reported harm and positive consequences? discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Makela, P., Mustonen, H. Tags: Epidemiology and Prevention Source Type: journals

Ethanol oxidation in the living brain discuss this article
Source: Alcohol and Alcoholism - October 25, 2007 Authors: Zimatkin, S. M., Buben, A. L. Tags: Pharmacology and Cell Metabolism Source Type: journals

[In the News] Governor Schwarzenegger Approves DPA Legislation to Expand Clean Syringe Access discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 24, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[In the News] San Francisco Explores Safe Injection Facilities discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 24, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Dialogue on Racial Issues Urged discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 24, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] Getting Real About the Economics of Cocaine discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 24, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

[Online Library] "Operation Any Booking", Just Business as Usual discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 24, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

Marijuana Has Mixed Pain Effects discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Mental Illness and Addiction Don't Discriminate, But Insurance Policies Do discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Researchers Look at College 'Alcoholidays' discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 24, 2007 Source Type: journals

Narcotic Addiction: Addictive Potential of Pain Medications discuss this article
Source: MUSC Substance Abuse Podcast - October 24, 2007 Authors: Medical University of South Carolina Source Type: journals

More Women in England Dying from Alcohol discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

Big Tobacco Tried to Cloud Secondhand Smoke Research, Study Says discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

Bush Asks Congress for $500 Million to Fight Drugs in Mexico discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

November Hearing for North Dakota Hemp Petition discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 23, 2007 Source Type: journals

Problems with the Concept of Video Game “Addiction”: Some Case Study Examples discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - October 23, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Source Type: journals

[In the News] DPA Promotes Syringe Access in Los Angeles discuss this article
Source: Drug Policy Alliance News and Action Alerts - October 22, 2007 Tags: News and Action Alerts Source Type: journals

SCHIP Bill Will Be Revived, Pelosi Says discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

Alcohol Party Grants at Harvard Continue discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

Tobacco-Exposed Kids Do Worse on School Tests discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

Alcohol Sales Crackdown Pays Off in U.K. discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

Research on Hookahs Found Lacking discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 22, 2007 Source Type: journals

In Defense of "Dependence" discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Commentaries Source Type: journals

Persistent Impairment of Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Young Adult Rats Following Early Postnatal Alcohol Exposure discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Nicotine’s Effects on Attentional Efficiency in Alcoholics discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Role of Stress in Acquisition of Alcohol-Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent and Adult Mice discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Concurrent Dietary Administration of D-SAL and Ethanol Diminishes Ethanol’s Teratogenesis discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Alcohol Exposure During Development: Analysis of Effects on Female Sexual Behavior discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

Acetaldehyde Increases Endogenous Adiponectin and Fibrogenesis in Hepatic Stellate Cells But Exogenous Adiponectin Inhibits Fibrogenesis discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 19, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: journals

The ‘Public Accountability Approach’: Suggestions for a Framework to Characterise, Compare, Inform and Evaluate Gambling Regulation discuss this article
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - October 18, 2007 Tags: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Source Type: journals

Surgeon General Says Parents Must Model Responsible Drinking discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 18, 2007 Source Type: journals

Effects of Cigarette Smoking and Family History of Alcoholism on Sweet Taste Perception and Food Cravings in Women discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Neurobiological, Behavioral and Environmental Relations to Drinking Source Type: journals

Use of Real-Time Interactive Voice Response in a Study of Stress and Alcohol Consumption discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Diagnosis and Treatment Source Type: journals

The Biphasic Effects of Alcohol: Comparisons of Subjective and Objective Measures of Stimulation, Sedation, and Physical Activity discuss this article
Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research - October 17, 2007 Tags: article Neurobiological, Behavioral and Environmental Relations to Drinking Source Type: journals

Australia May Cut Drinking Recommendations discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 17, 2007 Source Type: journals

West Urged to Buy Afghan Poppy Crop discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 17, 2007 Source Type: journals

Calif. Hemp Bill Vetoed discuss this article
Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News - October 17, 2007 Source Type: journals

[In The News] 2007 Promoting Policy Change Grant Awards