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PGDF is pleased to announce that our friends Mike Pond and Maureen Palmer have made their documentary, “Wasted,” available for free on YouTube. In “Wasted”, Canadian filmmaker Maureen Palmer sets out to follow her life partner Mike Pond – an ...

News about opioids and other drugs often makes headlines, but what about progress for those with alcohol use disorder? In our quarterly series, we scour the news for the latest in science; law, policy and best practice; and opinion and ...

We at PGDF are always scouring the news for the latest on science, policy, opinion, and culture related to alcohol use disorder and its treatment. In this quarterly series, we present a digest of notable news from the field.   ...

The number of women in the military is increasing and is expected to double by the year 2045. Women currently make up about 9 percent of the United States military population; that number is expected to rise to 18 percent ...

In the United States, excessive drinking is responsible for 88,000 deaths per year and costs the country almost $250 billion annually. More than 4,300 adolescent deaths each year are attributable to excessive drinking. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health ...

We at PGDF are always scouring the news for the latest on science, policy, opinion, and culture related to alcohol use disorder and its treatment. In this quarterly series, we present a digest of notable news from the field.   ...

Our friends at Partnership for Drug Free Kids and Center on Addiction (formerly known as CASA) recently announced that they are merging. As Center on Addiction, they are poised to combine their research expertise with media acumen and family-focused programming ...

In our Treatment Guide Spotlight series, we highlight resources that can help solve specific problems and answer questions associated with alcohol and alcohol use disorder (AUD), using the PGDF Treatment Guide as a tool. Drug and alcohol addiction cause a ...