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According to an editorial published on bmj.com, there is an urgent need for international regulation of alcohol akin to the 2005 framework convention on tobacco control.

A U.S. plan to cut coca production by one-half in Colombia has failed to meet its goal after nearly $6 billion dollars of investment.

With voter approval of Question 2 in Massachusetts decriminalizing the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, government officials have begun to determine the next steps needed to implement the new law.

Bill Wilson and Bob Smith created Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) 73 years ago, but the program is stronger than ever.

New research out of the University of California at San Diego suggests that measuring traces of nicotine found in women's toenails can be used to assess the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

"The increasing number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States," says Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., an expert on veteran mental health and an assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Treatments for domestic violence are very different than those for PTSD.