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Seminole to Use Federal Money to Help Prescription Drug Abusers

Seminole to use federal money to help prescription drug abusers

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Those projects could qualify for the federal money the county gets to help low-income neighborhood, but the county plans to spend the $ 15,000 on treatment for 50 people who abuse prescription pills. That amounts to $ 300 a person, but the agency that …
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Cascade Middle School students working to make their environment drug-free

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Gaga Says She Went 'Cold Turkey' to Break Marijuana Habit

Gaga says she went 'cold turkey' to break marijuana habit

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Etymological dictionaries date the term 'cold turkey' back to the 1920s, when it referred to the withdrawal symptoms associated with quitting heroin rather than drugs in general. The U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated 9 percent of …
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Outlook optimistic for returning US veterans

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There are both potential positive and negative effects of war experiences,” says Price, whose research has explored trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse and suicide among American military service members and veterans.
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Fake IDs May Fuel Underage Drinking

Fake IDs May Fuel Underage Drinking

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This study was published online October 17 in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse funded the study. The researchers did not disclose any conflicts …
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CPH announces intensive outpatient addiction program

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Narconon International Presents to the 14th Latin American Congress of

Narconon International Presents to the 14th Latin American Congress of

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She began working with Narconon drug rehab centers in the United States when she immigrated some years ago, as a specialist in the Narconon sauna detoxification procedure, and then was invited to come to Narconon International to be its new Medical …
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UCLA Gets M to Study Substance Use and HIV Among Minority Men Who

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Does Marijuana Have Carcinogens in It?

Question by : Does marijuana have carcinogens in it?
I saw the following on National Institute on Drug Abuse on the National Health Institute nih.gov site:

Numerous studies have shown marijuana smoke to contain carcinogens and to be an irritant to the lungs. In fact, marijuana smoke contains 50 to 70 percent more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than tobacco smoke.

Is this true? Thanks.

Best answer:

Answer by Peter R
actually, it does. i think the carcinogens in it makes the smell

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Post Partum Depression and Miriam Carey: Stopping the Silent Scourge

Post Partum Depression and Miriam Carey: Stopping the Silent Scourge

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Early detection of the hormonal and genetic contributors could help the most vulnerable mothers take advantage of drug or behavior-based therapies to manage their symptoms. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel … The program provides 24-hour …
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Stonewall Jackson secrets: 'Children against monsters'

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