FTC Testifies on Spyware

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that legislation authorizing the Commission to seek civil penalties in spyware cases could add a potent remedy to those otherwise available to the Commission. FTC Testifies on Spyware

Updated SAMHSA Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available

A new, updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).   National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008 provides information on thousands of alcohol and drug treatment programs located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and five U.S. territories.  Updated SAMHSA Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available

Suicide Prevention Grants: SAMHSA Accepting Grant Applications

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2008 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up grants. Suicide Prevention Grants: SAMHSA Accepting Grant Applications

Student Financial Assistance Program Webinar June 17

This letter announces a live Internet briefing, to be conducted by Department of Education student aid policy staff, on recent changes made to the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. Student Financial Assistance Program Webinar June 17

Prescription Drug Abuse: California Launches Online Technology To Fight Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription Drug Abuse: California Launch Online Technology To Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a plan to create an online prescription drug database so that authorized doctors and pharmacies can stop drug dealers and addicts who collect dangerous narcotics from multiple doctors.

CRIME STATISTICS 2007, The FBI Reports

So far, so good. The preliminary Crime in the United States statistics for 2007 show that the number of violent crimes and property crimes nationwide both fell during the year.  CRIME STATISTICS 2007, The FBI Reports