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Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism … the grim statistics that in 2012 showed more than 8,300 admissions to state-licensed or substance abuse treatment… Continue reading

Sources for Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends and Family

Sources For Prescription Drugs Often Come From Friends And Family
Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the new study emphasizes the need for mitigation efforts that target physicians' prescribing habits – particularly for individuals at highest danger for overdose. “Many …
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Editorial: N.J. Drug Addiction Study Underscores Deadly Problem Facing State

Editorial: N.J. drug addiction study underscores deadly problem facing state
Starting with the first sentence of its report on a two-year study of New Jersey’s drug problems, the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse doesn’t mince words … problem is his insistence that addiction is not a choice or… Continue reading

Drugs and Youth to Be a Top Policing Priority This Year

Drugs and youth to be a top policing priority this year
In his 30 years on the Burin Peninsula, in various policing capacities, S/Sgt. Edgecombe said he has seen the evolution of drug use in the region move from marijuana and hashish, to cocaine, with a period for a while… Continue reading

North Korea’s New Drug Addiction – GlobalPost

North Korea’s new drug addiction – GlobalPost

North Korea's new drug addiction
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A North Korean guard post, seen from a South Korean observation tower in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on December 23, 2011. Reports of rampant recreational drug use of amidon are trickling out… Continue reading

Samsca® Approved in Japan as World's First Drug Therapy for ADPKD, a Rare

Samsca® Approved in Japan as World's First Drug Therapy for ADPKD, a Rare
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. has become the first company in the world to obtain regulatory approval for a pharmacological treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Samsca® (generic name: tolvaptan) has been approved in Japan …
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Community Support to Stem Teen Drug Addiction in the Social Network

Community support to stem teen drug addiction in the social network
Drug addiction does not discriminate; it also ravages high performing student-athletes who engage in drug use catching parents off guard. According to Daily, the “not my child” mentality may be the biggest risk factor. “The gap between what kids… Continue reading

No One Immune to Drug Addiction

No One Immune To Drug Addiction
Then there is the matter of his failure to complete a drug treatment program. It was supposed to last nine to 12 months, but he left it after 25 days. Drug addiction has been a problem for him for many years, dating back at… Continue reading

C.J.: The Things That Set Off Latest Jeff Dubay Rant

C.J.: The things that set off latest Jeff Dubay rant
Dubay's well-documented crack addiction, for which he was arrested in 2008, did not prevent him becoming an independent podcast contractor on the Tom Barnard Network (TBN). But the brief affiliation ended abruptly last week when GM Sean Barnard …
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Community Support to Stem Teen Drug Addiction in the Social Network

Community support to stem teen drug addiction in the social network
“The high level of alcohol use and drug abuse … it very easy to embrace norms well below what is legal and safe. According to Daily, it was evident from the audience that kids were far more educated than… Continue reading