Kaiser Permanente study revealed that pregnant women who have aabused drugs can have successful pregnancies if they receive treatment early in their pregnancies. Results of the study were published in  Thursday’s USA Today.
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The New York Times on recent increases in treatment admissions for 40+ year old women:The actress Tatum O’Neal was arrested recently on charges of buying crack cocaine from a man on the street near her New York City home. She is a 44-year-old mother of three. She has spent years in and out of drug abuse treatment (which she chronicled in her 2004 memoir), and according to her publicist she will continue to “attend meetings” for drug and alcohol abuse.Ms. O’Neal illustrates a disturbing trend among those being admitted to substance abuse treatment services: a growing percentage of older women are being treated for harder drugs.Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration revealed that the total number of admissions to treatment services from 1996 to 2005 (the last year for which detailed data are available) stayed about the same among people under 40, but jumped 52 percent among those 40 and older. Of the 40 and older group, the rise in admissions among men was 44 percent. Among women, it was 82 percent. (Source: Addiction and Recovery News)

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Sales of premium beers are down and more drinkers are buying cheaper brands as economic woes hit Americans in the wallet, according to Miller Brewing Co. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)
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