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Letters for Dec. 20: Guns, Religion and Marijuana

Letters for Dec. 20: Guns, religion and marijuana

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I know hundreds of parents whose children are in treatment or prison with the major diagnosis being "marijuana addiction."Dr. Robert DuPont, an internationally recognized psychiatrist and the… Continue reading

National Institute on Drug Abuse to Announce Results of 2012 Monitoring the

National Institute on Drug Abuse to announce results of 2012 Monitoring the

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MTF is one of three major survey instruments the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services uses to monitor the nation's… Continue reading

InterveXion and UAMS Complete First Drug Tests in Humans for – Newswise

InterveXion and UAMS Complete First Drug Tests in Humans for – Newswise

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Funding for the project was awarded to UAMS and InterveXion from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). … In 2010,… Continue reading

Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

Exclusive Interview: LOCKMED Efforts to Help Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse

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Anti-prescription drug abuse campaigns have been very clear about their message: lock up your prescription medicines properly so they don't land in the wrong hands! Whether… Continue reading

Native Spirituality Helps Some Cope

Native spirituality helps some cope

Filed under: drug addiction help oregon

There are more than 5 million American Indians or Alaska natives in the United States, including more than 100,000 in Oregon. Addiction is a big problem among this population.… Continue reading

Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction Places Children at Risk for Accidental Exposure

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Dec. 14, 2012 — Buprenorphine is a safe and effective drug for treating opioid addiction. But as the prescribed use of buprenorphine… Continue reading