While we tend to think of the homeless as single men living on the street—because those are the homeless we see—55 percent of the homeless in King County are, in fact, families with children.
In the news: driving under the influence of prescription drugs; federal funds boost community health clinics; and Whatcom County “super rice” goes global
Young people in romantic relationships during two years after high school are less likely to report heavy drinking and marijuana use.
Patients on highest doses were nine times more likely to overdose than those on lowest doses
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has posted an updated version of its guide for finding drug and alcohol treatment programs near you.
Search brings up a map and description of programs near you.
The guide provides a directory that you can search by city, state or zip code to find local programs and [...]
More than half of drug-related deaths in King County last year involved the use of prescription opiate drugs that are most often prescribed for pain control, according to a new report.
Often the drugs are obtained without a prescription.
The annual report was put together by the Community Epidemiology Work Group. a collaboration of public health, drug [...]
Washington state spends more than 15 percent of its budget coping with problems due to tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by National Center on Addiction and Drug Abuse, a private group at Columbia University in New York City, found that in 2005, the latest year for which figures [...]
Google wants to know why users search for health-related information
Google wants to know what you have in mind when you’re searching for health information.
Do you want to know about a headache because you have one or are you just interested?
To find out, Google has is inviting users to participate in a new survey.
An invitation to [...]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
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