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MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline

Health Resource in Action, 2016 Since 1997, HRiA has managed the MA Substance Abuse Education and Information Helpline on behalf of the MA Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services. The Helpline is

Effect of a “pill mill” law on opioid prescribing and utilization: The case of Texas

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2016 This study is one of the first to consider the effect of “pill mill” laws on opioid prescribing and use. “Pill mills” are pain management

Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use

The New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 The studies shows: The transition from prescription opioid non-medical use to heroin use appears to be part of the progression of opioid addiction

Preventing a Bad Trip: Marijuana Related injury in the Era of Retail Pot

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment A report about marijuana related injuries by Rebecca Hebner,

The Power of Prevention (APHA)

American Public Health Association, 2015 Highlights from APHA’s 2015 Annual

Broken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State look at the 1998 State Tobacco Settlement, 17 years later

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8 2015 Since the states settled their lawsuits against the major tobacco companies in November 1998, our annual reports have assessed whether the states are keeping

National Report: Rhode Island Ranks 41st in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

Tobacco Free Kids, December 8, 2015 A report that shows how Rhode Island ranks 41st in the country in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit,

A parent’s guide to preventing underage marijuana use

Seattle Children’s, 2014 How does marijuana use affect adolescent health and what parents can do to

Prevent Impaired Driving

CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America) An online toolkit for preventing impaired driving in your

TFRI Annual Meeting: Electronic Cigarettes

Tobacco Free Rhode Island, 2015 TFRI had its annual meeting in October 2015 on discussing electronic cigarettes: Who is using them? 2009 Tobacco Control Act What is the science? CDC