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New Translational Addiction Sciences Center Poised to Make Headway in Treatment of Addiction

New Translational Addiction Sciences Center poised to make headway in treatment of addiction
( University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ) The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a five-year, $ 6.6 million grant to the University of… Continue reading

Drug Overdoses Remain Ohio’s Top Accidental Killer

Drug Overdoses Remain Ohio’s Top Accidental Killer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head of Ohio’s addictions agency plans to talk about new data showing state residents still dying from drug overdoses at record ra…


 

 

Why So Many American Indians Have an Issue With Coachella

Why So Many American Indians Have an Issue With Coachella
Blinding sunshine, massive crowds, exorbitant ticket prices and rampant teenage drug abuse have bolstered its reputation as the yearly paean to rich kid debauchery you love to hate, and the… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Abuse in Kentucky

Prescription Drug Abuse in Kentucky
A brief video featuring the stories of Sarah Shay and Savannah Kissick, two girls from Morehead, Ky. who died of prescription drug overdoses. (Music: Kevin M…


 

 

Do Drugs Cause Addiction?

Question by Bradley R: Do drugs cause addiction?
Do you believe that sufficient exposure (which varies for each person) to addictive drugs like cocaine, heroin, morphine will inevitably produce addiction in people? Why or why not?
by exposure I mean… Continue reading

Mom of 2 Heroin Addicts: 'This Is Not the Life I Want'

Mom of 2 Heroin Addicts: 'This Is Not the Life I Want'
Michael Botticelli, the acting director for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, says there is a “treatment gap” in America — a gap between those… Continue reading