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Aged Care Drug Abuse That Points to Scandal – the Age

Aged care drug abuse that points to scandal – The Age


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Aged care drug abuse that points to scandal
The Age
The two drugs for high blood pressure were a surprise given that it was Wilma's low blood pressure that caused a number of falls. Drugs for a peptic ulcer were equally unsuspected as, to the best of Josie's knowledge, Wilma had never had one. Two drugs

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Interview with Nora Volkow, MD, National Institute on Drug Abuse – APA TV sat down with Nora Volkow to talk about her track on substance abuse at the annual meeting, as well as the Addiction Performance Project, a dramatic r…

 

South Mississippi Officials Not Surprised by Rising Pot Use in Youth – SunHerald.com

South Mississippi officials not surprised by rising pot use in youth – SunHerald.com


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South Mississippi officials not surprised by rising pot use in youth
SunHerald.com
More teens are toking up across the nation, according to a national survey, and 60 percent of high school seniors don't think it's harmful. The annual statistics released Wednesday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse are not shocking to Coast

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Step up fight on painkiller abuse – Denver Post

Step up fight on painkiller abuse
Denver Post
It's no secret Colorado has a drug problem. And we're not talking about the much-publicized move to legal recreational marijuana sales that began this week. No, we're referring to the far less noticed issue of prescription drug abuse. There is a

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Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Substance Use – National Institutes of Health (Press Release)

Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use – National Institutes of Health (press release)


National Institutes of Health (press release)

Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
National Institutes of Health (press release)
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental

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These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture – Financial Advisor Magazine

These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture
Financial Advisor Magazine
Figures released by the U.S.-based National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2011 showed that the percentage of Americans age 50 to 59 who reported having used illicit or prescription drugs more than doubled, to 6.2 percent from 2.7 percent, between 

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Severe Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Substance Use

Severe mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental illness, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

Alcoholism Responsible for Poor Education Standards

Alcoholism responsible for poor education standards
The District Director of Education in charge of the Kassena-Nankana West District, Mr Augustine Bugase, has said alcoholism and drug abuse among the youth was one of the major causes of fallen standards of education in the District. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

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People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist in severe mental illness, according to a new study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

 

These Retirement Stats Paints a Troubling Picture – Financial Advisor Magazine

These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture – Financial Advisor Magazine

These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture
Financial Advisor Magazine
Figures released by the U.S.-based National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2011 showed that the percentage of Americans age 50 to 59 who reported having used illicit or prescription drugs more than doubled, to 6.2 percent from 2.7 percent, between 

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Our Voice: Let’s get at the root of teen drug abuse problems – Bellingham Herald

Our Voice: Let's get at the root of teen drug abuse problems
Bellingham Herald
Education about the effects of smoking has decreased teen smoking rates. That education needs to be carried over onto the marijuana front. We need a conversation in our community and our families about why drug abuse causes more problems than they 

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