Brain Chemistry Altered by Later Life Experience, Part 2

Published June 16, 2013

Brain Chemistry Altered by Later Life Experience, Part 2

Filed under: drug abuse treatment programs

But good evidence of late can be found by studying the methodology behind a treatment program for addicts — Suboxone prescription/maintenance. … The structural components of their brains, muted by long-term drug abuse, have been indelibly changed.
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Kentucky to study whether new pain-pill laws are curbing abuse

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David Hopkins, who manages the prescription drug monitoring program known as KASPER, said the study will look at measures such as changes in prescribing patterns, KASPER use, prescription-drug-related deaths and emergency room visits, patient behavior …
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Pot more dangerous than you know

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In fact, children and teens are six times likelier to be in treatment for marijuana than for all other illegal drugs combined. n Addiction rates among 12- to 17-year-olds are among the highest levels nationally in states that have “medical marijuana …
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