Alibaug 'rehab centre' has no licence, experts to treat drug addicts
The founder of a de-addiction centre near Alibaug, where patients were kept in appalling conditions and "tortured", does not have a licence or a qualified medical team to run a rehab clinic, it emerged on Sunday. Addiction is considered a mental …
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Enzymatic pathway common to drugs of abuse could lead to new treatment options
Dr Caboche and her colleague Dr Peter Vanhoutte have been researching the neuronal adaptations that occur in the brain in response to chronic drug use, and that are responsible for addiction. Using mice models and cell cultures, Drs. Caboche and …
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Should Pregnant Drug Users Be Treated Like Criminals?
The idea of pregnancy and drug abuse, either actual or potential, is a tough one for many people to rationalize as anything but a crime. Even advocates who have been the most supportive of women's rights or most compassionate when it comes to the …
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