| | | FEATURED | The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which has a long track record of battling high-risk drinking among students, is trying new tactics, including web-based programming and an initiative to engage parents of incoming students. | | | | | | | | | TODAY'S NEWS | Children who are exposed to medication through family members' transdermal patches are at risk of overdose, experts warn. | A finding about the role of a protein in the brain that influences behavior may hold clues to addiction-like behaviors, a study in mice suggests. The research could help scientists searching for more effective addiction treatments, according to Science Daily. West Virginia, which has the nation's highest rate of drug overdose deaths, cannot rely on arrests to solve the state's problem with prescription drug abuse, officials said Thursday. All of Maine's public housing units are now smoke free, a coalition of health and clean-air groups announced this week. The Breathe Easy Coalition of Maine says a new survey has found that overall, almost half of renters in the state are living in smoke-free housing.
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