| | | FEATURED | Two new initiatives are bringing college leaders and experts together to tackle the seemingly intractable problem of college high-risk drinking. | | | | | | | | | TODAY'S NEWS | People who start smoking soon after they wake up are more likely to develop lung, head and neck cancer, compared to those who wait awhile before they light up, new research suggests. | A survey to see how well alcohol use rules are being enforced among Marines could result in an increase in treatment for alcohol abuse, the Marine Corps Times reports. Smoking and obesity play a large role in the early deaths of many women in Emporia, VA. Women there are likely to die nearly 10 years earlier than women in a wealthier county just a few hours north. Police and hospitals across Maine report a sharp increase in the use of "bath salts." The Northern New England Poison Control Center received 110 calls about bath salts-87 of them from Maine-between January and July, compared with just one call in 2010.
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