More Supports for Drug–addicted Babies
More supports for drug–addicted babies
Filed under: drug addiction help sites
Methadone is a synthetic opiate substance, designed to help ease narcotic addicts off their drug dependencies. Some 1,400 people use the Bluewater Methadone Clinic, which has sites in Sarnia, Chatham and Wallaceburg. The Ministry of Health and …
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Teens Increasingly Abuse Prescription Painkillers
Teens increasingly abuse prescription painkillers
Filed under: Colorado Drug Abuse
"I think many parents just don't realize how dangerous unsecured prescription drugs are to their children and their children's friends," said lead author Richard Miech, Ph.D. of the University of Colorado in Denver. Researchers used data from the …
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Drug Abuse: Another Punjab Study Too Pegged It at 70%
Drug abuse: Another Punjab study too pegged it at 70%
Filed under: drug addiction news articles
The study conducted by Prof RS Verma and Vaishali Misra chose two border tehsils from each district and based their study on interviews and information generated from a sample of more than 1,500 drug addicts. The report stated that of those doing drugs …
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Trojan Horse Drug Therapy Provides New Approach to Treating Breast Cancer
Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer
Filed under: drug treatment news stories
But after her 2009 diagnosis, Tuttle's use of tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat breast cancer, inspired medicinal chemist Ulrich Bierbach to develop a targeted therapy that delivers a sneak attack to the disease, similar to a Trojan horse …
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Substance Abuse Among US Military Declared a Public Health Crisis
Substance abuse among US military declared a public health crisis
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
An IOM report says nearly half of active duty personnel reported binge drinking in the previous month in 2008, and 11% misused prescription medication. By Christine S. Moyer, … The IOM also recommends that physicians check local prescription drug …
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