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The New Face Of Addiction

ashleypeakeblog wrote 1 day ago: Say the word “addict” and what comes to mind?  Homeless beggars with brown bags?  Or gra … more →

Tags: Random, Addiction, Alcoholism, analgesic, Morphine, substance abuse, substance dependence, Withdrawal

HHS/NIH/NIDA Accepting Applications for Teen Advisory Group

nhpa wrote 1 week ago: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is now accepting applications from teens to join its Tee … more →

Tags: Deadline 6/30/13, nida, tag, teen advisory group, Teens

Study Demonstrates Smoking Pot Doesn't Cause Lung Cancer, No Matter The Frequency Or Amount1 comment

Justin Acuff wrote 1 month ago: Reposted from Addicting Info. The largest study ever conducted on marijuana’s relevance to lun … more →

Tags: News, Cancer, Cannabis, Washington Post, lung cancer, cannabis smoking, university of california los angeles, case-control study

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle of Preventing Drug from Reaching the Brain - Human Clinical Trials soon1 comment

A.P. wrote 1 month ago: Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vacci … more →

Tags: Addiction, brain, cocaine, cocaine vaccine, Cornell University, Dopamine, Dr. Rajadhyaksha, drugs, Kebmodee

Feds Spend $402,721 on Underwear That Senses Cigarette Smoke

Lyn Leahz wrote 1 month ago: May 7, 2013 By Elizabeth Harrington The Personal Automatic Cigarette Tracker, being developed with t … more →

Tags: Political/Government, Strange News, U. S. news, National Institutes of Health, Research, Cigarette, University of Alabama, Tobacco smoking, sazonov

Drug Czar: Pot Legalization Won't Change Mission1 comment

matthewjbuettner wrote 1 month ago: BALTIMORE (AP) – The nation’s drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in … more →

Tags: News, Local, AP, marijuana legalization, department of justice, Gil Kerlikowske, National Drug Control Policy, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Nora Volkow

Who Is Trying To Patent Marijuana?

talesfromthelou wrote 1 month ago: Who Is Trying To Patent Marijuana? – Waking Times : Waking Times. April 23, 2013 By Dylan Char … more →

Tags: Marijuana, health, Big Pharma, Alternative Medicine, greed, Hypocrisy, Sociology, activism, War On Drugs

Funding for Evaluation of Prevention and Treatment Programs for Substance Abuse

jedwards52 wrote 1 month ago: Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco … more →

Tags: FUnding Opportunity, NIH, substance abuse, Alcoholism, nida

Doctors use brain scans to "see" pain

Diogo wrote 2 months ago: This image created by Tor Wager of the University of Colorado, Boulder shows regions of the “n … more →

Tags: press, brain, ptsd, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, brain scans, Pain, fMRI, pain intensity, chronic pain

Doctors use brain scans to 'see' and measure pain

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 2 months ago: (AP) – In a provocative new study, scientists reported Wednesday that they were able to … more →

Tags: News, features, Health 2, Harvard University, Columbia University, functional magnetic resonance imaging, weill cornell medical college, electroencephalography, brain

Facebook Wednesday...Plus..1 comment

MaddMedic wrote 2 months ago: Cocaine…In 1948.. ___ ZoNation.. ____ … more →

Tags: 1st Amendment, Barack Obama, drugs, health, addictions, substance abuse, crack cocaine, national institute of health

DrugFacts: Nationwide Trends

fulltextreports wrote 3 months ago: DrugFacts: Nationwide Trends Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse Illicit drug use in America ha … more →

Tags: drug abuse

Physicist: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology

dailyqueernews wrote 3 months ago: Nicole Flatow | Think Progress | AlterNet | February 26, 2013 In the face of obstacles to marijuana … more →

Tags: Health/Mental Care, posttraumatic stress disorder, Food and Drug Administration, Controlled Substance Act, Medical Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, California Institute of Technology, Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA

Prescription overdose rate reaches epidemic levels in NYC

Vitamin and Herb Stores wrote 4 months ago: Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman Schoo … more →

Tags: Emerging, New York City, Public Health, Columbia University, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Professional degrees of public health, Oxycodone, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Prescription overdose rate reaches epidemic levels in NYC

Ralph Turchiano wrote 4 months ago: Contact: Stephanie Berger sb2247@columbia.edu 212-305-4372 Columbia University’s Mailman Schoo … more →

Tags: Lethal or Unintended Side Effects, Public Health, New York City, Columbia University, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Professional degrees of public health, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Oxycodone

How Far Would You Go to Keep Your Kids Drug Free?

Kristen Flowers wrote 4 months ago: How far would you go to keep your kids drug-free? Some parents are hiring drug-sniffing dogs to make … more →

Tags: ..What?, Kristen, Flowers, Kristen Flowers, Parents, kids, Texas, Illegal, drugs

How Far Would You Go to Keep Your Kids Drug Free?

Kristen Flowers wrote 4 months ago: How far would you go to keep your kids drug-free? Some parents are hiring drug-sniffing dogs to make … more →

Tags: ..What?, Kristen, Flowers, Kristen Flowers, Parents, drugs, kids, Pot, Illegal

Does Pot Cause Mental Decline?

faceless wreckords wrote 5 months ago: Does Pot Cause Mental Decline? | The Scientist Magazine®. Related articles Link between pot smoking … more →

Tags: Politics, Cannabis, health, Marijuana, Mental Health, Memory Loss, IQ and cannabis, Science

The Columbus Dispatch: Schools say no to old drug programs

lindsayefriedman wrote 5 months ago: Realizing that more young people are no longer “just saying no” to drugs, local schools are changing … more →

Tags: News, Oh, Columbus, The Columbus Dispatch, Education, Ohio State University, substance abuse, University of Akron, High School


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