Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug

Published February 18, 2013

Disulfiram: New support for an old addiction drug

Filed under: drug addiction articles

The article is "Pharmacogenetic Randomized Trial for Cocaine Abuse: Disulfiram and Dopamine ?-Hydroxylase" by Thomas R. Kosten, Guiying Wu, Wen Huang, Mark J. Harding, Sara C. Hamon, Jaakko Lappalainen, and David A. Nielsen (doi: …
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Paralympic hopeful Mike Shea helps fellow amputee defeat despair

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Competitive snowboarder Mike Shea, right, who beat alcoholism and drug addiction after losing his lower left leg, gave hope to Bruce Daugherty, left, who battled suicidal thoughts after his lower leg amputation. Shea also taught Daugherty how to snowboard.
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"SA losing battle against drug usage"

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South Africa is far from winning the fight against drug addiction, this is according to a North West based non-governmental organisation (NGO), House of Hope. The NGO believes South Africa has a long way to go before it can effectively curb drug usage …
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