Dr. Wilson Compton Named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
“In more than a decade as a Division Director here at NIDA, he has built a formidable team supporting research into the extent and causes of substance abuse, with a strong focus on tobacco, prescription and illicit drug abuse. His passion is unwavering …
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Take Back Day fights prescription drug abuse
An Iowa City police car is crammed with bags of brightly colored prescription drugs. The drugs were not confiscated but voluntarily given to help with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “a national epidemic.” Iowa City police …
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Football Player Beats Drug Addiction; Turns Life Around
Football Player Beats Drug Addiction; Turns Life Around
(WZZM) – According to a recent study on drug abuse, since the year 1990, the number of individuals who take prescription drugs illegally is believed to have risen by over 500%. The study went on to say that … As his high school career took off, Alton …
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CEL-SCI and Ergomed Sign Co-Development and Profit Sharing Agreement for …
VIENNA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) today announced that it has signed a co-development and profit sharing agreement with Ergomed Clinical Research Ltd. for CEL-SCI's investigational immunotherapy drug Multikine … If …
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Need for Services Grows While State Funding Decreases
Need for services grows while state funding decreases
Funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has decreased 25 to 30 percent since 2009, making it increasingly challenging to provide services to an already under-served population of individuals experiencing mental-health …
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Mother of murdered woman raises awareness about violence
… murdered in December 2011. No arrests have yet been made. "Brittany would be very proud of all the support being shown to her and I think she would be really happy," said Robin Owens, Brittany's mother. …. The remembrance was also used to raise …
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Telogen Effluvium Treatment – Can Prescription Drugs Cause Women’s Hair loss.mp4
Telogen Effluvium Treatment – Can prescription drugs cause women’s hair loss.mp4 — Telogen Effluvium Treatment http://www.TelogenEffluviumHairLoss.org Some hair loss conditions go by the name “effluvium,” which means an outflow. Telogen eff…
HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Director Speaks About Prescription Drug Abuse on the Dr. Steve Show
HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Director Speaks about Prescription Drug Abuse on the Dr. Steve Show — Dr. Barbara Zeller, HELP/PSI’s Chief Medical Officer, speaks on the Dr. Steve Show about new prescription drug monitoring regulations and how this monitoring…
The prescription for keeping unused drugs off the street
"The Michigan State Police is pleased to yet again partner with the DEA to prevent pill abuse and theft by helping residents rid their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs." Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high …
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EPA Challenge: Milwaukee Drug Collection for Lake Michigan
EPA Challenge: Milwaukee drug collection for Lake Michigan — They kept the traffic flowing in Milwaukee as more than 2000 people dropped off unused medications during an Earth Day 2008 project to properly dispose unwa…
2 gay foster parents hope Mich. ruling goes their way
Within a year, they accepted three perilously sick infants who were born premature, drug-addicted, and with multiple physical and mental problems. They were not all expected to live. Ms. DeBoer is a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit, and Ms …
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