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Drug and alcohol abuse on the rise in Washington state
“Abuse of drugs and alcohol is on the rise in Washington state, including one of the highest rates of nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers in the nation, according to the state Department of Social and Health Services,” the Associated Press reports in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
To [...]

Health-care reform should help individuals live healthier lives
U.S. health-care reform should support social-marketing campaigns to combat obesity and promote preventive care, writes Greg Vigdor, president and CEO of the Washington Health Foundation, in an op-ed article in the Seattle Times.
Vigdor cites a recent report by the United Health Foundation finding that while Washington has moved [...]

Sugar causes hyperactivity in children, yes? — No.
Suicides increase over the holidays, yes? — No.
Poinsettias are poisonous, yes? — No.
You lose most of your body heat through your head, yes? — No, again
Eating at night makes you fatter, yes? — No.
You can cure or prevent an hangover, yes? — Unfortunately, no.
Those, at least, are the conclusions of the two authors of [...]

[ December 15, 2008; 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The Northeast Seattle Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking will hold a General Coalition Meeting, Monday, December 15th from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Eckstein High School (3003 NE 75th StreetSeattle, WA 98115)

The two-year-old organization works to prevent underage drinking, substance abuse, and associated problems through education, counseling, and workshops for students, teachers, parents and families.

The Coalition [...]

The Northeast Seattle Coalition to Prevent Underage Drinking will hold a General Coalition Meeting, Monday, December 15th from 12:45 to 2 p.m. at Eckstein High School (3003 NE 75th Street, Seattle, WA 98115)
The two-year-old organization works to prevent underage drinking, substance abuse, and associated problems through education, counseling, and workshops for students, teachers, parents [...]

The King County Council will vote next Monday on a plan that will use $50 million a year of sales tax revenues to fund programs that will direct people with mental illness and drug dependency to treatment programs and social services instead of jails and hospitals.

Among the goals of the County’s Mental Illness and Drug [...]