Five Year National Study Reveals: Addiction Treatment Neglected by US

Five Year National Study Reveals: Addiction Treatment Neglected By US

Filed under: Drug Treatment Washington D.C.

CASA Columbia has issued 77 reports and white papers, published three books, conducted demonstration programs focused on children, families and schools in 37 states and Washington, D.C., held 19 conferences, and has been evaluating addiction …
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Crime writer, recovering addicts discuss how to fight methamphetamine addiction

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In April 2010, crime reporter Scott Thomas Anderson received a grant from the Phillips Foundation in Washington, D.C. to study the relationship between methamphetamine addiction and crime. He spent 18 months between May 2010 and October 2011 …
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FDA approves Truvada for use by people without HIV to prevent infection

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Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Truvada for use by individuals not infected by HIV that causes AIDS to reduce their risk of infection. The drug with the generic name emtricitabine/tenofovir …
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Ask Amy: Mom's phone addiction puts kids on hold

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DEAR AMY: We have been exposed to countless news stories describing the extreme amount of time young people spend in front of a screen each day and their addiction to technology. I seem to be experiencing the opposite problem. My mom recently got …
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