Links This Week
Study Shows How Alcohol Can Spread Cancer
Researchers from Rush University Medical Center may have discovered how alcohol transforms regular cancer cells into a more aggressive form of the disease that can spread to other areas of the body. Read more…
Report: Vets Need Drug Treatment, Not Jail
Treatment, not incarceration, should be the first option for veterans who commit nonviolent drug-related offenses, a group advocating alternatives to the nation’s “war on drugs” said Wednesday in a new report. Read more…
Guest Column: Youth Access to Alcohol Hurts All Montanans
In Montana, underage drinking is often thought of as a “rite of passage” that every teen goes through. It is seen as a harmless pastime. The exact opposite is true; this “harmless pastime” contributes to more deaths among our youth than any other preventable cause. Recent studies in brain development show that the human brain does not completely develop until the mid-20s and the damage alcohol inflicts on the adolescent brain is often irreversible and long-lasting. Read more…
