Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Report Using Someone Else's Medical …

Published August 8, 2012

Adolescents in substance abuse treatment report using someone else's medical …

Filed under: Washington D.C. Drug Treatment Help

Washington D.C., July 31, 2012 – A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is …
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Milk-thistle Extract Takes the Sting Out of Amanita Mushroom Toxicity

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The four patients presented over a two-week period at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., with acute hepatitis caused by acute mushroom poisoning. One patient … Edward P. Krenzelok, PharmD, FAACT, DABAT, the director of the …
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DC Week: 'War on Drugs' Becomes Medical

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"We know that prevention works, treatment helps, and people get better," Pamela Hyde, administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said at a press conference. FDA Panel Says Yes to New Indication for Ranibizumab …
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