Alcoholism &Drug Abuse Weekly
Drug Testing of Adolescents Could Backfire
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly By Peter Provet, Ph.D. Earlier this summer, the United States Supreme Court ruled that broad-based drug testing in public schools is constitutional. When the justices reached this momentous decision, most of the nation’s school kids were already long-gone from the classroom for the summer vacation.
Drug Strategy Must Address Needs of Different Populations
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly By Peter Provet, Ph.D. With some fanfare, President Bush announced his national drug control strategy this week. Propelled by an opportunistic association between drug use and terrorism, President Bush did what many presidents before him have done – strike a perceived balance between interdiction and prevention/treatment.
N.Y. Provider to Start Innovative Teen Treatment Center
New York City-based Odyssey House, a 33 year-old therapeutic community (TC), plans to open an innovative treatment center for adolescents based on a variation of the TC model that will help the most troubled youths who have high service needs. this will include adolescents with co-occurring substance abuse and mental…