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Report Finds Child Poisoning Often Results from Pills Found in Purses and on Floor

41831015 A new report finds small children who end up in the emergency room after being accidentally poisoned from medication are more likely to find the pills in a mother's purse or the floor than the family medicine cabinet.

Freshman Brains Change With Images of Alcohol

Coed Connections among brain regions involved in emotion processing and cognitive control may change with increased exposure to alcohol and alcohol-related cues during the first year of college.

Enrolling in College Does Not Lead to Later Substance Abuse Problems, Study Suggests

19271935 Enrolling in college does not lead to substance abuse problems later in life, despite high levels of binge drinking on campuses, a new study suggests.

Plan for 3-Ounce Alcohol Drink Falls Flat

Stout State regulators recently rejected a brewer's plans to sell 3-ounce vials of high-alcohol malt beverage in North Carolina, saying they feared it would entice teens to drink.

Attorneys General: Abuse-Resistant Generic Prescription Painkillers Needed

7362285 The group representing the nation's attorneys general is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require manufacturers and marketers of generic prescription pain drugs to develop versions of their products that are resistant to tampering and abuse.

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