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MSP Condemns 'Funding Drug Addiction'

MSP condemns 'funding drug addiction'

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives through Freedom of Information reveal that in 2010/11 and 2011/12 health boards have spent £3.9 million dispensing 22.2 million items to addicts to help them take drugs. These ranged from spoons to aid …
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Isis Means Business With This New Treatment

Isis Means Business With This New Treatment

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“The early data on ISIS-STAT3 is impressive because it suggests that this drug can produce responses in patients with advanced cancer who have failed to respond to other therapies.” The phase 1 study evaluated the treatment in patients with solid …
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Candlelight Vigil Held in Memory of Drug Abuse Victims

Candlelight Vigil Held in Memory of Drug Abuse Victims

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Have personal stories you would like to share? Post a comment below. … Other speakers shared about loved ones lost to prescription drug abuse and the importance of educating children about prescription medications, the Times reports. Pinellas County …
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Ex-NBA Player Herren Issues Warning

Ex-NBA player Herren issues warning

Filed under: drug addiction news 2008

Herren, 36, hasn't used drugs or alcohol since Aug. 1, 2008. He is the author of the recent book, “Basketball Junkie,” and runs a basketball company, Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren, and The Herren Project, a foundation that helps people seeking …
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National Geographic Channel's Popular Series Drugs, Inc. Teams Up With the

National Geographic Channel's Popular Series Drugs, Inc. Teams Up With The

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… Partnership at Drugfree.org's latest Medicine Abuse Project PSAs throughout the course of the 10-episode season; run billboards and lower thirds driving to drugfree.org, run Medicine Abuse Project digital banner ads on natgeotv.com, include …
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Battling Addiction With the Power of Film

Battling Addiction with the Power of Film

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… recover from drug and alcohol problems. By JJ Marise. Hollywood, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/11/12 – “We are harnessing the art of film to take on a problem that has destroyed the lives of everyone from every day folks to stars like Heath Ledger …
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