Drug Abuse: Meeting the Challenge

Published April 29, 2013

Drug Abuse: Meeting the Challenge – National Institute of Drug Addiction Drug Abuse: Meeting the Challenge NTIS A17166VNB1, 1987 Causes, treatment and prevention of drug abuse are explored. Int…

Understanding the Consequences of Drug Use – Hive Health Media

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While drug abuse is the on the rise in the United States, many teenagers fail to recognize the long-term consequences. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 22% of high school seniors used marijuana in the last month. Why do …
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NIH Shines a Bright Light on Cocaine Addiction

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Addiction is an enormous public health issue. Currently, 1.4 million Americans are addicted to cocaine—and no treatment has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making it one of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's top research …
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Town Hall meeting on prescription drug abuse

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According to the latest statistics, 2,500 teens, ages 12 to 17, each day abuse a pain reliever for the first time. The National Institute for Drug Abuse [NIDA] has information that the stimulant Adderall and the pain reliever Vicodin are among the most …
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