Drug Abuse

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 Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to establish the Translational Addiction Sciences Center. The center will investigate the mechanisms underlying addiction with the goal of discovering and validating novel treatment options. Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Mom outraged by classroom exercise mimicking drug addiction
A lesson at a local high school has students pretending to be drug addicts.   One mother says it sends the wrong message.   Students in a sociology class at Locust Grove High School in Henry County were asked to take part in a drug addiction simulation.   In the project, their teacher plays the role of a drug dealer supplying the students.   "It's absolutely inappropriate, and I find it … Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results

Galloway, NJ Welcomes New Drug Treatment Center: Addiction Treatment Services International (ATSI)
Addiction Treatment Services International (ATSI) recently opened its doors in Galloway, New Jersey. The 8500 square-foot drug and alcohol treatment facility “aims to transform the rehabilitation industry one life at a time.” (PRWeb April 25, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11794156.htm Drug Addiction – Yahoo News Search Results