Multidisciplinary researchers unified by a mission to develop therapies, interventions and evidence-based solutions to substance use disorders delivered snapshots of their work to National Institute on Drug Abuse director Dr. Nora Volkow.
Tag Archives | Drug abuse
Saving future generations from prescription drug abuse – The Hill
Our nation is becoming increasingly aware of the growing number of hospitalizations and casualties tied to prescription drug abuse. This problem is particularly acute among young adults.
Obama and Macklemore Talk About Drug Abuse in New MTV Documentary – PEOPLE.com
President Barack Obama and Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore are opening up about their past substance use in a candid conversation about the dangers of addiction.
Viral drug abuse in a hooked society – Washington Examiner
A slew of viral videos in recent weeks reveal the devastating effects of America’s drug abuse epidemic.
Over 1 Million Arrested For ‘Drug Abuse’ In 2015 – MintPress News & Commentary
FBI publish new crime report. The data, which covers recorded arrests for violent crime and property crime as disclosed by local police departments, revealed that arrests for simple possession of drugs, mostly marijuana, are still widespread across the country.
The Way We Talk About Drug Abuse Is Harmful – Huffington Post
Substance use disorder is a medical circumstance ― a brain disease that can be targeted and treated. But when we use words like “junkie” and “crackhead,” it suggests that people with substance use disorders simply lack the willpower to get better.
8 Drug Abuse Warnings Signs Everyone Should Know About – Shape Magazine
Many addicts are private about their drug habits and suffer through addictions without telling their loved ones. “The most significant and destructive characteristic of addictions is that they occur in isolation.
The opioid addict next door: Drug abuse where you least expect it – USA TODAY
Sept. 18-24, 2016, is Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, according to the Obama administration. But, why now? Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain.
High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history – The Guardian
The astonishing and hitherto largely untold story of the Third Reich’s relationship with drugs, including cocaine, heroin, morphine and, above all, methamphetamine (aka crystal meth), and of their effect on the soldiers and Hitler’s final days.
Recovering drug addict, 28 years sober. There is hope I’m proof – ohio.com
Marshon Whitley got down on her knees in October 1988 and asked God to take the taste of drugs out of her mouth. Nearly 28 years later, she is still sober and giving back as a licensed chemical dependency counselor.
Browns’ Josh Gordon to enter rehab, putting NFL return on hold – USA today
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon announced Thursday he will enter a rehabilitation facility, putting his return to the NFL on hold. Gordon was set to complete a four-game suspension Monday.
Musicians And Drug Abuse – musicthinktank
The most common explanation of drug addiction is, that if you take too long a certain amount of a drug, you will become an addict. It’s the substance that makes you addicted. This is the theory that the US war on drugs is based on.