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Multi-Million Dollar Effort Underway to Fight Local Drug Addiction and Child Abuse

Multi-million dollar effort underway to fight local drug addiction and child abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Governor Steve Beshear has announced a $ 2.5 million grant to help families dealing with both child neglect/ abuse and substance use… Continue reading

Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

Laser light zaps away cocaine addiction
Filed under: cocaine abuse symptoms
By stimulating one part of the brain with laser light, researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco… Continue reading

Details of Prescription Drug Abuse Strategy Revealed

Details of prescription drug abuse strategy revealed
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Canada has a new national strategy to tackle an escalating prescription drug abuse crisis — but whether a tangled web of governments, regulators, health professionals and police… Continue reading

Bill Would Create Prescription Database for Doctors

Bill would create prescription database for doctors
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
System would help prevent ‘doctor shopping,’ but opponents say privacy is at risk. The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office for several years has been able to track prescription… Continue reading

Illicit Drug Use on the Rise; More Teens Abusing Drugs Than Ever Before

Illicit Drug Use on the Rise; More Teens Abusing Drugs than Ever Before
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
According to a December 2012 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, illicit drug use in America has been increasing,… Continue reading

Sex and Tech Addiction Expert Robert Weiss Speaks at 8th International Trauma and Addiction Symposium in Scottsdale

Sex and Tech Addiction Expert Robert Weiss Speaks at 8th International Trauma and Addiction Symposium in Scottsdale
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
On Valentine’s Day, renowned author, speaker and founder of the Sexual Recovery Institute Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S,… Continue reading