Study Finds That Baclofen Drug Has Potential to Prevent Cocaine Relapse

Study finds that baclofen drug has potential to prevent cocaine relapse
Relapse is the most painful and expensive feature of drug addiction-even after addicted individuals have been drug-free for months or years, the likelihood of sliding back into the habit remains high. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 40 to 60 percent of addicted individuals will relapse, and in some studies the rates are as high as 80 percent at six months after treatment. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Rock star talks to students
Megadeth co-founder David Ellefson spoke to students at Fountain Hills High School about his drug addiction and alcoholism in two lunchtime assemblies March 25. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results