Morning News Fix
October 18, 2007 by Sara Ost
Filed under Drugs, Morning News Fix, Treatment
The government has a long history of successful anti-drug campaigns.
Lots of Kids Do Drugs
In a new report, researchers found that hundreds of thousands of children do drugs – from cigarettes and alcohol to marijuana and cocaine – on any given day. In fact, 1.2 million teenagers light up cigarettes every single day. If only they wouldn’t have given up on those D.A.R.E. shirts.
Worst States for Women’s Health
The gimlet eye of science has swept from Kentucky and its hillbilly heroin to the absolute worst states for women’s health. Among them: Indiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. In everything from diabetes to obesity to prenatal care to heart disease, women in these states are lagging far behind and health care is not set up appropriately in said states to address the problems. I blame Oprah.
Pap Smear Test not Best for Cancer
The pap smear – you know, that glorious good fun wherein your cervix is scraped with a tiny wooden spatula – may not be so glorious for detecting cervical cancer. When scientists used an HPV test instead of a pap smear to look for possible cancer, the former test was dramatically more effective (95% vs. 55%). If you want to see an actual pap smear instead of the usual medical equipment stock photo they always show with these sorts of stories, here you go. Go on. I know you’re curious.
