New research has found that alcohol, cannabis and other illicit drugs can increase the risk of developing schizophrenia six-fold later in life.
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Call for Decriminalization of Personal Use of Illegal Drugs in US – voanews.com
A new report by prominent rights groups calls for the decriminalization of possession and personal use of all illicit drugs in the United States, concluding that enforcement of drug laws has unjustifiably ripped families apart.
Drug Abuse Rates Nearly Double In LGBT Community – NewNowNext
A new report from the U.S. government indicates lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are much more likely to experience substance abuse than heterosexuals.
Red Ribbon Week marks battle against drug abuse
Red Ribbon Week was started after the death of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who in 1985 was brutally tortured and murdered by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico.
Overdose data at heart of feud over curbing drug abuse – Tribune-Review
U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton speaks at a news conference announcing an indictment charging Price Montgomery with witness tampering crimes at the Federal Courthouse Pittsburgh.
Mississippi First Lady, Justice Launch Drug Abuse Program – Jackson Free Press
Supreme Court Justice Dawn Beam (left) and Mississippi first lady Deborah Bryant (right) will co-chair the ReNewMS program, an effort to lower drug use among families whose children are taken into state custody.
Trump takes aim at prescription drug abuse – Washington Times
Donald Trump is rolling out a new, multipoint plan to combat drug addiction as he talks about the role that prescription drugs play in the heroin epidemic.
Where the candidates stand on drug abuse, mental health – Columbus Dispatch
Mental health and drug abuse are issues that typically don’t rise to the top in presidential campaigns. But 2016 is different in so many ways, including the issues being discussed.
To get this job, Being an addict in recovery is required – bostonglobe.com
She was in her early 20s, homeless and in heroin’s grip, when Nicole Bourgeois moved in underneath the Longfellow Bridge, with a view of Massachusetts General Hospital.
UT students investigate effects of co-abusing meth and alcohol – the blade
People addicted to methamphetamine often have sunken cheeks and visible weight loss, as well as sores and scabs on their faces from picking at their skin. But have you thought about how the drug affects the inside of their body?
Substance abuse cited as No. 1 reason for DCF cases – bostonherald
Substance abuse is the No. 1 factor in child abuse and neglect cases in Massachusetts, according to groundbreaking data that reveals for the first time how the state’s drug scourge is driving its daunting child welfare caseload.
How Doctors Can Tell If You’re Looking for Drugs – attn.com
One way that prescription drug abuse differs from other forms of addiction is that those who become dependent on pills aren’t limited to the black market when they’re trying to obtain drugs. In some cases, they can go straight to the doctor’s office.