Substance dependence

Traumatic Childhood Could Increase Risk of Drug Addiction

Traumatic Childhood Could Increase Risk of Drug Addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Abused children develop negative personality traits that can increase risk of drug addiction in later life.
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GWSMHS Professor to Study Correlation Between Genetics and Susceptibility to Drug Abuse

GWSMHS professor to study correlation between genetics and susceptibility to drug abuse
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Norman H. Lee, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a total… Continue reading

Cannabis Is Not an Innocent Drug, Teenagers Addicted to It Risk Damaging Their

Cannabis is not an innocent drug, teenagers addicted to it risk damaging their

Filed under: Causes of Drug Abuse and Addiction

A magistrate, Yvonne Davies, when sentencing a cannabis grower to community service, urged him to stay away… Continue reading

Brockton Councilor-at-Large Jass Stewart's Stance on Drug Legalization Called

Brockton Councilor-at-Large Jass Stewart's stance on drug legalization called

Filed under: What Is Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction

“The way it's going to play out in the media and in the public is you are for unlimited drug use.”… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Monitoring Systems Alert Abuse

Prescription drug monitoring systems alert abuse

Filed under: Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Green and team surveyed the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island and found that PMP use was significantly greater in Connecticut, at 43.9% versus 16.3%. Overall, 36.2%… Continue reading

Local Drug Summit Helps Fight Pill Addiction

Local Drug Summit Helps Fight Pill Addiction
Filed under: Drug Abuse and Addiction
A drug summit at Ohio University Southern Campus in Ironton, Ohio, has folks like Tackett gaining knowledge and power over the pill epidemic.
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Attention Drug… Continue reading