HEADLINES Fewer Drunk-Driving Fatalities Nationwide Drunk-driving fatalities declined 3.7 percent nationally last year, according to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). California Issues New Medical-Marijuana Guidelines New guidelines from the California Attorney General's office aim to clear up some of the confusion that has long plagued the state's 1996 medical-marijuana law. $1.8 Billion in Tobacco Control Saves Calif. $86 Billion, Study Says California spent $1.8 billion on statewide tobacco-control during the program's first 15 years but saved $86 billion in personal healthcare costs during the same timespan, according to a new study. Venezuela Won't Cooperate with U.S. on Drugs Venezuela says it is making good progress in fighting drugs and doesn't need a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
YOUR TURN EDC Announces New Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) EDC, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention to operate a new integrated Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT).