June 6: MCSAC Board Meeting. 2:00-3:30, County Government Admin Center, 4th Flr, Manatee Conference Rm.

June 12: MCSAC Coalition Meeting: 2:00-3:30, United Way, 1701 Tamiami Trail (14th W), Bradenton, All Welcome!

June 25: VetCorp.10am.County Gov Admin Cntr, 4th Floor, Manatee Conf Rm.

Myths Debunked: Underage Drinking of Alcohol at Home Leads to Real Consequences for Both Parents and Teens

Addicts turn to heroin as pain pills become scarce

Attorneys General Seek Warning Label Cautioning Pregnant Women Against Using Pain Pills

Florida Launches New Initiative on Newborns Exposed to Prescription Drugs

Manatee students, groups joining to fight teen pregnancy

Despite success, drug database faces hurdles to survive

Require Random Drug and Alcohol Tests for Doctors, Experts Advise

What is the Cinnamon Challenge?

Latest Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Yields 50% More Pills Than Previous Event

Clinton and Kelly declare war on prescription drug abuse

SPECIAL EMAIL – SAM STATEMENT BY REPS. KENNEDY AND HARRIS

Prescription Drug Abuse: Top 10 Things CDC Says You Should Know

Georgia Institutes New Pain Clinic Rules to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Doctors Treating Alcoholics Should Go to Some AA Meetings

Medical Board of California Supports Bills Aimed at Prescription Drug Abuse

Father: Synthetic marijuana destroying family

U.S. Sues Novartis Again, Accusing It of Kickbacks

Taking Marijuana in a Pill May Be Better for Pain Relief Than Smoking It

White House Drug Control Plan to Focus on Criminal Justice Reforms and Treatment

National Study: Teen Misuse and Abuse of Prescription Drugs Up 33 Percent Since 2008, Stimulants Contributing to Sustained Rx Epidemic

Hookah Smoking Poses Health Risks

Parents of Young Adults Addicted to Heroin Seek Greater Access to Health Records

Money: The Lesser-Known Relapse Trigger

Can Virtual Reality Treat Addiction?

A community-wide response to managing pain

America’s Dropout Crisis: The Unrecognized Connection To Adolescent Substance Use

FDA Bars Generic Oxycontin

Manatee sheriff's office works to stop teenage substance abuse

FL Legislature improves pain pill oversight, but bills still lacking

‘Project Sam’ in Hawaii to educate and raise awareness of marijuana issues

Pill nation: Are we too reliant on prescription meds?

Majority of Americans Say Doctors Should Have Limits on Pain Medication Prescribing

Don't let prescription-abuse bills pre-empt local ordinances

Florida's crackdown makes big dent in 'pill mills'

Groups call for halt to marketing of opioids for long-term pain

'We can stop this epidemic,' CDC boss says at Rx-drug abuse summit in Orlando

Legalized Drugs: Dumber Than You May Think

Washington State Overestimating Marijuana Tax Revenue, Adviser Says

Gangs in Manatee

Manhattan physician, medical center owner nabbed by task force

Legislators Introduce Bill to Strengthen Restrictions on Hydrocodone

Marijuana Legalization Proponents Deny Health Harms Just Like the Tobacco Industry Did

Report Finds Child Poisoning Often Results From Pills Found in Purses and on Floors  

Evidence of Harmful Effects of Alcohol Stronger Than Data on Benefits

Spring Break's Biggest Danger? Binge Drinking

FDA: Expect Delays Before Hydrocodone Combination Drugs Reclassified

Opioids drive continued increase in drug overdose deaths

Binge Drinking Costs Billions in Wisconsin, Study Finds

Recreational Marijuana Use Violates International Law

Drug and Alcohol Addiction in the Hospitality Industry

Addicted to Denial: The Truth About Addicts and Addiction

The Existential  Pain of Being Young, White, and Affluent

Use Database to Find Doctors Who Overprescribe Painkillers

Opioid Catastrophe: The Data Leads to Doctors

Ten Popular Myths About Drugs, Addiction, and Recovery

New Mexico Considers Banning Alcohol Purchases for Many Convicted Drunk Drivers

Nevada Bill Would Let Doctors, Drug Makers be Sued for Prescription Drug Addiction

Florida Doctor takes pill mill allegations to UN

People with Mental Illness Are Five Times More Likely to Be Murdered

Former DEA Heads: Nullify Colorado, Washington Marijuana Laws

5 Things Parents Do That May Encourage Teen Substance Abuse

Adderall: The Competition Drug

Doctors Disagree on Best Way to Prevent Prescription Painkiller Abuse

Marijuana legalization is far from inevitable

"Stuck" Treatment in Addiction

Youth Involved in AA-Related Helping Less Likely to Test Positive for Alcohol and Drugs

Crucial public health issues facing legalizing marijuana

For an exec, breaking pain pill addiction is impossible

Bullied Children Can Suffer Lasting Psychological Harm as Adults

Marijuana debate packs University of Tampa forum

Fatal drug overdoses in US increase for 11th consecutive year

Short Term Insurance Funding of Drug Treatment May Have a Negative Impact on Treatment Outcomes

Getting prescription meds right

Manatee County Substance Abuse Coalition Attends DC Conference

Lawmakers press FDA for action on addictive painkillers

Picking Addiction Help

Intervention, not arrests, goal of new underage drinking patrol team

F.D.A. Panel Recommends Restrictions on Hydrocodone Products Like Vicodin

Pam Bondi offers ideas to help save Florida's drug-addicted babies

Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment

Drowned in a Stream of Prescriptions

Methadonia, Documentary on Heroin

Project offers cash to those who report underage drinking at parties

Sheriff's office encourages broader use of prescription drug program

Drug Companies Fight Take-Back Program for Unused Medicine

UCF professor receives grant to research Pill Mill Bill

Legalizing Pot Won't Make It Any Safer

Police to Use Fake Pill Bottles to Track Drugstore Thieves

Nation’s top drug enforcer — and abuser — out to ban even more

10 over-the-counter medicines abused by teens

Florida Teen, Opens Up About Prescription Drug Addiction (VIDEO)

New York City to Restrict Prescription Painkillers in Public Hospitals’ Emergency Rooms

Heavy, persistent marijuana use linked with significant IQ loss

New Group Opposes Marijuana Legalization Movement

For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

Recover to Live

"Weed Candy" dubbed newest street drug

Opioid-Overdose Antidote Can Save Lives and Money

Pill Mills and the Endless Game of Whac-A-Mole

DEA Proposes Regulations for Disposing of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs

A Pain-Drug Champion Has Second Thoughts

Panel seeks to lower number of drug-addicted babies

Florida Outlaws 22 Additional Synthetic Drugs

Marijuana's health effects: Memory problems, addiction

Kratom Popularity on the Rise in South Florida

Research on Recovery Residences is Critical

Death by Prescription

F.D.A. Posts Injury Data for 3 Drinks

Legal drugs, deadly outcomes

Baby boomers: The hooked generation?

Is Managed Care Pushing America's Deadly Opiate Addiction?

Alcoholism: Is it a disease, or bad choices?

Hazelden Introduces Antiaddiction Medications into Recovery for First Time

Aging Doctors Find Retirement Bonus in Pill Mills

Drug war victory? Not by a long shot

The blurry line between treating pain and feeding addiction

Why Doctors Prescribe Opioids to Known Opioid Abusers

A New Painkiller Crackdown Targets Drug Distributors

Florida leaders agree to ease funding restraints on prescription drug database

Teens Develop Kidney Failure From Synthetic Marijuana

Bath Salts: The Drug That Never Lets Go

Florida drug database intended to save lives is barely used by doctors

Should States Let Families Force Addicts Into Rehab?

OPIOIDS WREAK HAVOC ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION COSTS

A Hillbilly Heroin World - How America Got Hooked On OxyContin

Results from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Former patient says methadone treatment was just another addiction

2C-I or 'Smiles': The New Killer Drug Every Parent Should Know About

Biggest Mass. Insurer Tightens Rules On Some Painkillers

Addiction and recovery is not the face you think it is: The Grip of Addiction

Anatomy of an Epidemic: The Opioid Movie

PROP’s Petition: Why Opioid Labeling Changes Are Needed

Addicted but not expendable

Addicts are not low-lifes

Few doctors know how to treat addiction. A new program aims to change that.

Death By Prescription Drugs: How Dare You Say My Son "Deserved" It

New Credit Card Aimed at Recovering Addicts

High-Potency and Synthetic Marijuana Can Harm Developing Embryo’s Brain

Fighting the Wrong War on Drugs

The Anonymous People

9 Parents Who Are Making a Difference

What is Recovery?

Sarasota County Jail Addiction Recovery POD Celebrates 3rd Anniversary

Addicts Misusing Drug Treatments

CDC: One-Third of Prescription Painkiller Overdose Deaths Caused by Methadone

Dr Kevin Sabet: Clear thinking about drug policy

Medical Marijuana: Buyers Remorse in California

Group Asks FDA for Painkiller Guidelines

Smokeless treatment facilities test mettle of recovering addicts

Vivitrol offers new life to addicts

Prescription drug addiction among pregnant women becoming 'monstrous tidal wave'

1,000 attend impaired driving, substance abuse event

Sarasota pain clinic raided by federal agents

Ohio judge pushing local hospitals to stop overprescribing painkillers

Drug Abuse Kills 200,000 People Each Year

Addiction: Misunderstood, Greatly Undertreated

Lobbying Effort Is Said to Sink New Controls on Painkillers

Addiction is a Disease, Not a Moral Failure

Colorado teen brothers addicted to heroin reach out for help

6 Skill Sets Every Child Needs to Guard Against Addiction

FDA warns about counterfeit Adderall

Teen Found Guilty Texting While Driving

Sobriety Tools That Fit in a Pocket

Pain Pills Add Cost and Delays to Job Injuries

Adapting 12-Step Programs For Teenagers

In Defense of the Drinking Age

Sozo kids win national PSA competition

Southeast High student's video wins big

Power of You(th) video contest winners

Coalition fights to prevent drug-addicted newborns

Choosing Treatment for Pregnant Women Addicted to Opioids

Senate panel launches investigation of painkillers, drug companies

Study Review Concludes Hypnosis and Acupuncture Can Help Some Smokers Quit

Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure

Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break (60 minutes)

Manatee County Commission OKs ordinance to regulate pain management clinics

Pill mill effects in neonatal units

Buchanan and Suncoast Moms Join Forces

Once hooked, woman sees bright future ahead

California MD Charged With Murder in Patient Overdoses

NIDA Releases New Treatment Guide

Candy-flavored tobacco targets youth-SWAT

Teens who learn about drugs from parents are 50% less likely to use

Legalization of marijuana and  the impact on children