U.S. WorldMeds begins new drug trial
P. Breckinridge "Breck" Jones, founder and CEO of U.S. WorldMeds, said new funding from National Institute on Drug Abuse is expected to help his company successfully complete a trial needed to secure regulatory approval for a new drug to treat opiate …
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Narconon Arrowhead Helps Teen Through Drug Education Community Outreach
According to the newest statistical reference from the National Institute on Drug Abuse titled Drug Facts: High School and Youth Trends teens seem to be struggling with a series of substance abuse issues. Teen marijuana use rates have continued to go …
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Health: Bath salts an ever-increasing problem
For more information about bath salts and drug prevention visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse at www.drugabuse.gov. Judy Mattingly holds a master of arts in health communication degree and is the accreditation coordinator at the Franklin County …
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Recovering drug addict Patrick Kennedy now leads fight against legalizing …
But he said he didn't understand the big picture until he began working with the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Research now makes it clear that marijuana is a gateway drug that can induce psychosis and cause teens to lose IQ points they'll never …
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Adrian Grenier: Drug war demonizes people
Billions of dollars are wasted targeting, arresting and imprisoning mostly poor people and minority groups, when rates of drug use are about the same across racial lines. One study by Duke University found that young black people are arrested for drug …
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Study Shows Pill Prevents HIV Among Drug Addicts
Drug-injecting addicts who took a daily antiretroviral pill were half as likely to become infected with H.I.V. as those who did not, a major new study has found, providing the final piece of evidence that such treatments can prevent AIDS in every group …
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Drug War Blocking Potential Treatments for Cancer, Alzheimer's, Journal Claims
In the U.S., the drug can only be legally obtained for study from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and requires a special review and FDA-approved protocols that are not needed to study legal drugs or most experimental compounds. In the U.K …
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Alcohol advertising: in the eye of the beer-holder
It was written by Charles Parry, director of the alcohol and drug abuse research unit at the Medical Research Council and an extraordinary professor in the department of psychiatry at Stellenbosch University; Nadine Harker Burnhams, a senior scientist …
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Heroin overdose deaths surpass cocaine fatalities in Milwaukee County
Lisa said she wonders what the odds are of someone beating a heroin addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that about 23% of people who use heroin become dependent on it. Experts agree the best chance of ending addiction comes …
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Police Chief's drug abuse campaign
The National Institute on Drug Abuse, a Division of the National Institutes of Health, reported the U. of Michigan results. Most teenagers, the Institute claims, get the pills free from a friend or a relative. In the past, when relatives or friends …
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Editorial — Rebuilding Shattered Lives
According to statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 23 million Americans (one out of 10 people above age 12) suffers from a dependency to alcohol and/or drugs. To expand the statistics further, approximately 7.5 million (10 …
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Demerol Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Announced
Recovery Associates is a drug and alcohol treatment center that provides a variety of programs and services for men, women and teens struggling with chemical dependency issues. At the core of their philosophy is the belief that addiction is a treatable …
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Codeine Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Center Announced …
… Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Center Announced by Recovery Associates. Codeine Addiction Treatment and Prescription Drug Rehab Announced by Recovery Associates, Offering Support and Guidance for Those Addicted to Narcotic.
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Spice Addiction Treatment and Synthetic Marijuana Drug Rehab Announced by …
Recovery Associates is helping to curb this drug epidemic with a new treatment program for those addicted to spice and synthetic marijuana. According to research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, synthetic marijuana has become the second-most …
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Prescription drugs: 'No single solution' to resolve addiction
Mr. Marconi added that the community is doing everything in its power to combat the growing crisis of drug abuse and addiction. But there is no single solution to the problem. “I don't know what exactly the answer is here and that's the frustrating …
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The Startling Rise Of Baby Boomer Drug Abuse
Baby boomers have become addicted to drugs at an alarming rate. The most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released in 2012, found illicit drug use among people between the ages of 55 and 59 had increased more than any other group.
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Spice Addiction Treatment and Synthetic Marijuana Drug Rehab Announced by …
Recovery Associates is helping to curb this drug epidemic with a new treatment program for those addicted to spice and synthetic marijuana. According to research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, synthetic marijuana has become the second-most …
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Nonprofit dispersing money to fight substance abuse and addiction
A nonprofit group that was formed to tackle substance abuse and addiction among young people in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle is dissolving, said Berkeley County Councilman Douglas E. Copenhaver Jr., who led the organization. Helping Hands …
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