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New Law Expands Access to Buprenorphine
President Bush recently signed into law a measure that could dramatically expand access to buprenorphine treatment for opiate addicts. 1/05/2007

New HBO 'Addiction' Series Will Be Springboard for Community Education, Action
An upcoming HBO series on addiction is being viewed as a unique opportunity to educate the public about a disease that affects more than 22 million Americans -- and many more family members -- but is widely misunderstood. 3/02/2007

Surgeon General Calls for Action on Underage Drinking
Noting that alcohol 'remains the most heavily abused substance by America's youth,' acting U.S. Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H., called for government, school officials, parents, and youth themselves to do more to prevent underage drinking. 3/07/2007

Addiction Community's Influence Over Corporate Responsibility Grows
Anheuser-Busch's recent decision to pull its fruity Spykes drink mixers from the market represents the latest in a series of significant victories by the addiction field in confronting what advocates consider irresponsible marketing by big corporations. 6/01/2007

Meth Ado About Nothing? Flavored Meth and Cheese Heroin Stories Smack of Fearmongering
Purported new drug fads have been giving prevention experts indigestion, but mostly over fears that overreacting officials and media could inadvertently cause a trend where none exists -- and that the attention could distract from larger alcohol and other drug problems confronting youth. 6/22/2007

U.S. Mayors Declare Drug War a Failure
The mayors of America's cities have unanimously approved a resolution stating that the drug war 'has failed' and calling for a harm-reduction oriented approach to drug policy that focuses on public health. 7/18/2007

Addiction Treatment Costs Shift Sharply to Taxpayers, Report Finds
Two decades ago, the cost of providing addiction treatment was split about evenly between private and public payers, but today taxpayers foot the bill for more than three-quarters of all treatment. 7/27/2007

Report: Schools Can't, Shouldn't Shoulder Prevention Burden
Most American kids receive some drug education in the classroom, but a new report contends that schools should not be relied upon to prevent early use of alcohol and other drugs and its consequences. 9/17/2007

Nordstrom Agrees to Stop Selling Sandals After Complaint About Secret Flask
Officials at retail giant Nordstrom have agreed to stop selling sandals with a built-in flask after receiving complaints from the Oregon Partnership. 11/16/2007

New SBI Codes, Dollar Values, for Medicare, Private Insurance
In an important victory for the addiction field, physicians will have four different codes that can be used for screening and brief intervention starting in 2008. 12/04/2007

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