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Prescription Drug Overdoses: An American Epidemic

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CDCStreamingHealth

The United States is in the grip of an epidemic of prescription drug overdoses. Over 27,000 people died from overdoses in 2007, a number that has risen five-fold since 1990 and has never been higher. Prescription drugs are now involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students | Show Me How

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SAMHSA
“Show Me How” is a 90-second “commercial” for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. Using cutting-edge techniques taken from music videos and original music performed by 11- to 13-year old young people, “Show Me How” depicts the challenges facing youth in our communities and the successful solutions provided by this unique Federal-local partnership.

Ask SAMHSA Response – Parity

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SAMHSA
This is the response to questions asked by the public via Facebook, Twitter, and SAMHSA’s blog about mental health and addictions services parity in part of SAMHSA’s Ask SAMHSA series.

Anti-social behaviour: new proposals

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ukhomeoffice
A range of measures to tackle anti-social behaviour have been unveiled by the government today. Here James Brokenshire explains new plans which include ‘community triggers’ that would compel local agencies to investigate anti-social behaviour if it has been repeatedly complained about.

UNC Students Work to Empower Community

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UNCChapelHill
CEF is a student organization at UNC-Chapel Hill. The group provides small loans to homeless or impoverished people, along with financial literacy training, skills-building workshops and counseling. https://communityempowermentfund.org/

HIV/AIDS in Russia

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Yale University
Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University, the Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) is an interdisciplinary academic forum for discussion of HIV/AIDS-related research and policy

What Science Tells Us About How to Thrive

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UCtelevision

For many of us, today’s world is out of balance, characterized by breaking news every minute, instant messaging, new technologies to be mastered and more channels of communication than ever before. Scientific advances from integrative medicine can help you bring the balance back and improve the quality of your day.

Young and Mixed in America

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New York Times
College campuses across the United States are seeing more mixed-race students than ever before. They are leading a sea of change in how we think about race and ethnicity.

UC Berkeley’s 50 years with the Peace Corps

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ucberkeleycampuslife
UC Berkeley is celebrating its unique place in the history of the Peace Corps, as the agency’s all time top producer of volunteers. Past, present, and future Berkeley graduates tell about their bond with the Peace Corps.

Pole Dancing for Empowerment: What Happened to Feminism?

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ForaTv
Australian journalist Gay Alcorn claims that feminism has fallen short at significantly influencing pop culture. “I’d argue that in Australia, sexism is so embedded we barely notice it,” says Alcorn, and “even if we do, most people have stopped fighting it.”

Funding to tackle knife crime

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ukhomeoffice
Following a report into knife crime by former Eastenders actor Brooke Kinsella, the Home Secretary has announced more than £18m to tackle knife, gun and gang crime.