Drug Testing and the Law

Drug testing and the law

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Among the horrors that keep parents awake at night is the thought that their child will be lured into drug abuse. Their fears are borne from frequent news reports and anecdotes about young people using illegal drugs, becoming addicted to legal ones or …
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Cocaine Habit Might Speed Brain Aging

Filed under: Substance Abuse

British researchers scanned the brains of 60 people with cocaine dependence and 60 people with no history of substance abuse, and found that those with cocaine dependence had greater levels of age-related loss of brain gray matter.
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US Army investigated soldiers over suspected drug abuse in Afghanistan, data show

Filed under: Substance Abuse

In a country awash with poppy fields that provide up to 90 percent of the world's opium, the US military struggles to keep an eye on its far-flung troops and monitor for substance abuse. But US Army officials say that while the presence of such readily …
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