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Marijuana's health effects need more study, say experts
Marijuana use rates have risen by 30 percent from 2006 to 2010, according to a new study from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. During this time frame, cocaine use fell by about … The …
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Cambridge scientist Trevor Robbins wins million euro prize for pioneering …
Sharing the prize with two other researchers, Stanislas Dehaene and Giacomo Rizzolatti, Professor Robbins' work has led to major discoveries related to drug abuse, ADHD and obsessive compulsive disorders OCD. The winners were announced in the Danish …
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Technology Innovations Conference at the White House – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Technology Innovations Conference at the White House. On September 16, 2013, the top three challenge finalists of…

The dark side of acetaminophen
Canadians' lack of understanding, compounded by a culture of overmedicating, can turn a safe drug into something dangerous. Acetaminophen is often used in suicides — nearly 300 between 2000 and 2009, according to a Statistics Canada database — but …
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Legalizing marijuana in Minnesota: good idea?
Kevin Sabet, who served as the senior advisor at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy from 2009-11, spoke last week in Bloomington about the myths of marijuana. “America in many … 13 as Sabet – armed with statistics and studies to …
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Alcohol-free frosh weeks have failed
Gerald Thomas, a senior research and policy analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, says drinking bans are a heavy-handed approach that can backfire because teenagers don't like being told what to do and are not deterred by the risks of …
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Local woman warns of dangers of drug use
I am 24 years old. I got arrested on November 4, 2013 for possession of crack and drug abuse instruments. I spent eight days in the county jail with pending court dates. I went through extreme withdrawals. Luckily I got out on house arrest to my mom's …
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PM urges families to unite against drug abuse
Anti-Drug Day serves to remind Malaysians of their role in fighting the threats and dangers of illicit drug use. Methods exhorted by the Prime Minister included the spending of quality time between parents and children, respecting the opinions and …
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100 Americans die of drug overdoses each day. How do we stop that?
I've researched drugs and addiction for about 25 years. I'm also a trained clinician, and I've treated people for addiction. Last but not least, I work extensively with public policy makers. I was a senior policy adviser at the White House Office of …
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Obama administration: 'We cannot arrest our way out of the drug problem'
Roughly 100 Americans died from overdose daily in 2010. More than forty percent of the deaths that year involved prescription painkillers. Heroin played a role in about 3,000 deaths. These statistics speak of drug-related incidents killing more people …
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Teenagers and Drug Abuse – Top 5 Results on YouTube – These are the top 5 videos I found on YouTube relating to teenagers and drug abuse.

Marijuana, Cocaine and Alcohol: Hispanic Youth More Likely to Abuse Drugs …
Dimly lit basements with buddies crowded around television screens and bosky public parks where friends are congregated around peeling picnic tables are the imagined settings for teenagers who engage in drug use and abuse. But the reality is that teens …
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Philip Seymour Hoffman and the middle-aged drug epidemic
Yet the White House, Partnership at Drugfree.org, and major drug war and drug-legalization interests seem unable to move beyond the stereotype that modern drug abuse is just a problem of teens stealing meds from their parents' bathrooms. They continue …
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