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New research published in the November 5 issue of JAMA reveals that long-term therapy rather than short-term therapy for opioid-addicted adolescents yields better results. Those who received continuing treatment with the combination medication buprenorphine-naloxone were less likely to test positive for opioids and reported lower rates of opioid use compared to adolescents who participated in a short-term detoxification program with the same medication.

Twenty of the areas worst hit by alcohol misuse are to receive support as part of a new programme which will help the local health service better identify and intervene with those at risk, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced today. Speaking at the National Alcohol Conference in Nottingham, Ms Primarolo announced a new, wide-reaching Alcohol Improvement Programme to accelerate progress on reducing alcohol-related harm.

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSUR) announced today that findings from a recent large-scale study of laboratory-based oral fluid drug testing results are comparable to urine drug testing positive rates for the same classes of drugs. The 650,000 oral fluid laboratory test results analyzed, of which 98% were conducted with the Intercept® oral fluid drug testing system, were collected over a five-year period of time in the non-federally regulated workplace market.

A new study concludes that opioid-addicted young adults who underwent 12 weeks of treatment with the anti-addiction medication Suboxone and counseling had substantially better outcomes than those receiving standard, short-term detoxification and counseling.

A new study investigating drinking patterns in the Hispanic population in the U.S. concluded that beer is their preferred alcoholic beverage. The study focused on four national groups: Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban-Americans, and South/Central Americans.

A new report concludes that Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) programs decrease illicit-drug use rates by 67.7 percent and heavy alcohol use rates by 38.6 percent.

Research out of the University of Florida's (UF) College of health and Human Performance suggests that brief consultations with health professionals effectively encourages college students to limit their alcohol consumption, marijuana use and drunk driving.

Rejecting arguments that it will increase crime and recreational use of the drug, 63 per cent of voters in the American state of Michigan showed on Tuesday that they were in favour of letting people who were ill grow their own pot: they sactioned Proposal 1, the marijuana measure, which allows medical marijuana for use by patients with debilitating illnesses. Michigan joins 12 other states in the USA who have passed legislation approving the use of medical marijuana.

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