Case Builds for Dagga Decriminalisation
Case builds for dagga decriminalisation
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help
Several organisations, including the American Academy of HIV Medicine, American Civil Liberties Union and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America have expressed support for medicinal use of dagga. Controversial A study in …
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Agency offers education, prevention
Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse help
Substance-abuse education classes are six-hour court-ordered classes for DWI clients. The classes are also available to the public. Referrals are for individuals and families who are seeking help to overcome addictions of alcohol, drugs or gambling …
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National Family Partnership Honors Achievement in Drug Prevention at National …
National Family Partnership Honors Achievement in Drug Prevention at National …
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
Other notables in attendance included David Mineta, deputy director of Demand Reduction, ONDCP; Dr. Westley Clark, director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Dr. Nora Volkow, director, National Institute of Drug Abuse; Jan Withers, president, …
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VIEW FROM AWAY: Marijuana should be tested as all drugs are
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Bullfinch: Teenager Developed Drug Habit After Sexual Abuse, Court Hears
Bullfinch: Teenager developed drug habit after sexual abuse, court hears
Filed under: teen drug abuse help
A 14-YEAR-OLD developed a £130-a-day drug habit during her time with a child sexual exploitation gang, the Old Bailey heard this afternoon. A young woman, giving evidence at the trial of nine men accused of raping and prostituting young teenage girls …
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Teens More Likely to Drink If Their BFFs Do
Filed under: teen drug abuse help
Teen Marijuana Use: How Concerned Should We Be?
Teen Marijuana Use: How Concerned Should We Be?
Filed under: teen drug abuse
More recently, studies are looking at the regularity of marijuana use by teens. A large group of 8th, 10th and 12th graders were surveyed in a study conducted under a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Results showed that 6.5% of …
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Under pressure, Boy Scouts may ease no-gays policy
Filed under: teen drug abuse
FDA to Consider Bid to Tighten Narcotic Rules
FDA to consider bid to tighten narcotic rules
Filed under: drug addiction help for families
But the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has again asked the FDA to consider tightening prescribing and other rules on hydrocodone drugs, as addiction and overdose deaths have soared throughout the country. Beginning Thursday, the FDA will conduct …
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Addiction treatment system implementation moving forward, committee told
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10 Over-the-Counter Medicines Abused by Teens
10 over-the-counter medicines abused by teens
Filed under: effects of drug abuse
10 over-the-counter medicines abused by teens. Is your medicine cabinet a source for a teen's legal "high?" Because a doctor's prescription is not needed, many mistakenly believe that over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are safer than prescription …
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Students design billboard to fight Rx drug abuse
Filed under: effects of drug abuse
Students design billboard to fight Rx drug abuse Frances Hayes journalpatriot | 0 comments. Since early December, a billboard at Midtown Garden Market in North Wilkesboro explicitly and poignantly describes the effects of drugs on young and old lives.
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