World AIDS Day 2013—Addiction Treatment Supports AIDS Treatment
December 1 is World AIDS Day. At NIDA, we always stress the principle that drug abuse treatment is AIDS prevention, because of the close links that exist between drug abuse and the spread of HIV. Injection drug use alone contributed to more than 7% of …
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Makers of tainted dietary supplements have criminal pasts
Then, earlier this summer, these particular pills — out of an estimated 85,000 supplement products on the market — happened to get tested in a lab by regulators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency is budgeted … He's a former …
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DEA's Anti-Pot Campaign Is Losing Teens Thanks To State Legalization Efforts
A survey released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institutes of Health this week found that just shy of 40 percent of high school seniors viewed regular marijuana use as harmful, down from more than 44 percent in 2012. The …
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When psych centers close, prisons fill in
Studies suggest that mentally ill inmates released from prison are more likely to re-offend if they return to drug abuse – which often accompanies mental illness – and drop the prescribed medicines they received in prison. The more effective the …
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Approaches to Pain Assessment in Cancer Clinical Trials
A new paper published by Cancer External Site describes approaches to pain measurement used in oncology clinical trials submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that are consistent with current FDA guidance principles. The purpose of the …
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The invisible chains
At 16 years of age, with no papers, no local language, and a debt stretching all the way back to Vietnam, the chains he found himself tethered by were both insidious and invisible. When Ahmed* asked his employer to be paid the wages promised to him …
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Question by AverageJoe: Tell me your opinion about the following: Prostitute, Porn Star, Stripper, Swinger,Promiscuous one,porn addict

Best answer:

Answer by ramblin’ robert
“Whatever gets you through the night, it’s alright, it’s alright”
J. Lennon

Answer by mzthang
They all live in my neighborhood and they are very decent citizens.

Area Drug Enforcers Brace for Heroin Return
We see the younger males that are usually drawn to heroin right now, really the high school and college aged population," said Debbie Loudermilk, the director of outpatient services for the Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services. Loudermilk said …
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Challenging the drug war lies
With no apologies, Hart takes on the racist "war on drugs" and challenges the hysteria and junk science that is used to pressure politicians to pass draconian drug laws and turn the public against drug users and dealers. As a researcher, Hart marshals …
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Powerful painkiller without abuse protections approved using controversial …
Despite recommendations by its own advisers, the US Food and Drug Administration approved last month a powerful new opioid painkiller without abuse-deterrent ingredients and tested through favorable methods. In addition, the first hydrocodone-only …
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Question by Anty: What are the long term effects of being born addicted to drugs?
The immediate effects on an infant are the withdrawal symptoms and failure to thrive and bond with the caregiver. Are there any long term effects? As in, during the toddler or teenage years. Are any effects seen when they’re older?
What do you mean by “funny”? I’m asking a serious question.

Best answer:

Answer by MyNickname
Funny how u used “long term”……

Answer by J Olsen
Check the following article

“The Effects of Substance Abuse on the Development of Children: Educational Implications” by Colleen Meade.

http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/abuse/

Addiction Specialists Wary of New Painkiller
Addiction Specialists Wary of New Painkiller. By BARRY MEIER. Published: November 15, 2013. Addiction experts protested loudly when the Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new opioid painkiller last month, saying that it would set off a …
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Authorities battle prescription drug abuse
The illegal use and distribution of prescription narcotic drugs is on the rise in St. Joseph, according to the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force. “The addiction levels for narcotic prescription pills are in some cases worse than meth,” said Terry White …
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The Media Needs to Stop Stigmatizing Our Best Weapon Against…
What they wanted to talk about most of all was painkiller drug abuse, which has been wreaking havoc in Appalachia and many other parts of the country (prescription drug abuse is up 36 percent since 2002, according to the federal government, afflicting …
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How heroin abuse has become epidemic
Heroin has its own negative reinforcement” – the needle, said Roland Lamb, director of the city's Office of Addiction Services and the conference chair. “Right now, we have a lot of people who are naive about … The Food and Drug Administration two …
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Penikese opens NH site while waiting for Bay State permits
Penikese, a mental health and addiction treatment facility for young boys, will open this month, just not at the Buzzards Bay island site it still hopes to call home. Instead, it will open Nov. 18 at the new Baker Valley Treatment Center in Warren, N.H …
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Lady Gaga on Madonna 'gossip,' her solution for her hip pain
Anyway, the treatment worked and she said in the Attitude article that she's cut down her marijuana usage to "a little bit at night just, you know, for fun. But not to cope — that's the difference. I'm the soberest I've ever been in the past five …
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NIH-funded study finds that gabapentin may treat alcohol dependence
“The results of the study on gabapentin showed similar or greater positive outcomes when compared to existing FDA [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved treatments for alcohol dependence,” said Dr. Mason, Pearson Family Professor and …
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State Working Toward Immediate Access For Drug Abuse Treatment
VPR's Mitch Wertlieb spoke with Barbara Cimaglio, Deputy Health Commissioner of Alcohol & Drug Abuse. “About half the people who seek treatment are seeking treatment for opioid dependence. And we serve almost 10,000 clients per year. So that's grown …
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Dallas Treatment Center Announces New Video Available for People Seeking …
A Dallas treatment center dealing with drug and alcohol addiction is please to announce a new video has been launched to detail what services are offered at Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. These services are available in Dallas as well as surrounding …
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