NIDA TV Spotlight on the Iraqi Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG)
NIDA TV Spotlight on the Iraqi Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) – According to Iraqi health officials, drug abuse is increasing throughout the country, In an effort to collect data and interpret the trends, local national s…
Report recommends changes in Louisiana prison sentences
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
The study, titled “Smart on Sentencing, Smart on Crime: Reforming Louisiana's Determinate Sentencing Laws,” is being released Tuesday by The Pelican Institute, Reason Foundation, Texas Public Policy Foundation and Right on Crime. … created early …
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Wellspring receives grant to help adolescent boys with substance abuse
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse in their most recent survey found that there has actually been a reduction in the use of many drugs by young people and teens, but some are on the rise, including prescription drug abuse and marijuana. Wellspring's …
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Suspected krokodil a false alarm
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
And even the symptoms associated with krokodil use are not that unique, said Jane Maxwell, a researcher at the University of Texas who has studied drug trends and sits on a National Institute on Drug Abuse panel that has identified new drug variants.
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Bruce D. Grant: Treatment brings hope for recovery from drugs
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
The National Institute of Drug Abuse has labeled addiction a chronic, relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. Drugs change the brain's structure and how it works with long lasting changes …
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