NIH Nixes Idea of Creating a Single Abuse and Addiction Institute

NIH Nixes Idea of Creating a Single Abuse and Addiction Institute

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NIH Director Francis Collins said on Friday that the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will stay separate. But, he added that some "functional integration of existing research resources" at the …
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Marijuana laws create divide between states, feds

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Like any drug, marijuana has its drawbacks, however. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, along with all the negative effects that any smoking can have, such as heart and lung damage, marijuana itself has also been shown to have a …
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Medical professionals say prescription drug abuse on rise in Abilene

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse said 11 percent of young people ages 12 to 25 used prescription drugs non-medically within the last year. Medical professionals in Abilene said they are concerned by the alarming number of people abusing …
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Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.

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