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Federal Press Releases

• SAMHSA: Drug-Related Emergency Room Cases Decline Nationally (12/30/1997)
  
  
• HHS: Drug Use Survey Shows Mixed Results For Nation's Youth: Use Among Younger Adolescents Appears To Be Slowing (12/20/1997)
  
  
• NIH: New Research Documents Success of Drug Abuse Treatments(12/15/97)
  
  

• HRSA: New National Study to Examine the Impact of Managed Care on Safety Net Providers(11/21/1997)
  
  
• NIH: NIH Consensus Panel Recommends Expanding Access to and Improving Methadone Treatment Programs for Heroin Addiction (11/19/97)
  
  

• HHS: HHS Announces New Partnership with State Governors to Prevent Substance Abuse (10/22/97)
  
  
• SAMHSA: National Feasibility Study of State Mental Health Systems (10/1/97)
  
  

• SAMHSA: New National Study on Substance Use Among Women in the United States (9/22/97)
  
  

• HHS: NIH Releases Panel's Report on the Possible Medical Uses of Marijuana (8/8/97)
  
  
• HHS: Fact Sheet: Substance Abuse -- A National Challenge: Prevention, Treatment and Research at HHS (8/6/97)
  
  
• HHS: National Drug Survey Results Released: Overall Drug Use Levels Stay the Same; Possible Decrease in Youth Drug Use (8/6/97)
  
  

• FTC: Claims that Herbal Ecstacy is Absolutely Safe and Will Not Cause Side Effects Are False (7/29/97)
  
  
• OJP: 47 Jurisdictions Receive Funds for Drug Courts (7/29/97)
  
  
• HHS: Later Criminal Behavior and Drug Use Dramatically Reduced By Drug Treatment Beginning in Prison (7/18/97)
  
  
• HUD: HUD to Award $744 Million for Programs to Reduce Homelessness, Create Jobs and Fight Crime and Drugs(7/1/97)
  
  

• HHS: Effects of Long-Term Marijuana Use on the Brain Shown Similar To Other Addicting Drugs (6/26/97)
  
  
• HHS: Medication for Treating Heroin Dependence Proven Safe and Very Effective If Used at High Enough Doses (6/24/97)
  
  
• ONDCP: Drug Czar McCaffrey Releases "PULSE CHECK" of latest drug abuse trends (6/24/97)
  
  
• HHS: Secretary Shalala Unveils New Girl Power! - Girl Scouts Partnership (6/23/97)
  
  
• AHCPR: AHCPR and Other Agencies Invite Applications for Child and Adolescent Mental Health And Substance Abuse Treatment Research (6/19/97)
  
  

• FTC: Joe Camel Advertising Campaign Violates Federal Law (5/28/97)
  
  
• White House: Remarks by the President at U.S. Conference of Mayors (5/21/97)
  
  
• FDA: FDA-State Partnership to Protect Children from Tobacco (5/12/97)
  
  
• FDA: FDA Approves Nicotrol Inhaler as Smoking Cessation Aid (5/5/97)
  
  
• CDC: Fact Sheet on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (4/25/97)
  
  
• HRSA: HRSA Makes it Easier to Apply for Federal Grants (4/24/97)
  
  
• NIDA: Scientists Identify Brain Mechanisms of Cocaine's Euphoric Effects (4/24/97)
  
  
• NIH: Risks of Cigarette Smoking for Women on the Rise (4/23/97)
  
  
• NIDA: Genetic Basis Indicated for Abuse of Marijuana (4/4/97)
  
  
• HUD: HUD Steps Up Crackdown on Crime, Illegal Drugs in Public Housing (4/4/97)
  
  
• SAMHSA: SAMHSA Releases Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Data (4/3/97)
  
  
• NIH: Alcohol Researchers Prove Success with Primary Care Interventions (4/2/97)
  
  
• NIH: Regulations Issued Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (4/1/97)
  
  
• NCQA: NCQA releases new HEDIS Compliance Audit Standards (4/8/97)
  
  

• CSAT: State Performance and Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome Pilot Studies Announced (3/27/97)
  
  
• NIH: Smoking and Passive Smoke Linked to Rare Condition Which Starves Newborns of Oxygen (3/26/97)
  
  
• CDC: 1996 TB Declines Indicate U.S. Is Back on Track but Not Without Serious Challenges (3/24/97)
  
  
• SAMHSA: Nation's Top Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Honored (3/17/97)
  
  
• White House: Remarks by the President in "Straight Talk on Drugs" ABC Radio Town Hall with Children (3/12/97)
  
  
• NIDA: New Research-Based Guide Now Available To Help Prevent Teen Drug Use (3/6/97)
  
  
• CDC: 1996 HIV/AIDS Trends Provide Evidence of Success in HIV Prevention and Treatment (2/28/97)
  
  
• ONDCP:President Clinton today released the 1997 National Drug Control Strategy (2/25/97)
  
  
• FDA: FDA re-issues warning on gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) 2/18/97
  
  
• NIH: NIH Consensus Panel Strongly Recommends Policy Changes to Implement AIDS Prevention Strategies (2/13/97)
  
  
• FDA: FDA Launches Nationwide Outreach to Protect Children from Tobacco Products (2/11/97)
  
  
• NIH: Paternal Smoking May Increase Childhood Cancer Risk (2/05/97)