Community Members Team Up to Prevent, Solve Drug Abuse in Polk County

Published August 8, 2013

Community Members Team Up to Prevent, Solve Drug Abuse in Polk County

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

But with a decrease in availability of prescription drugs, law enforcement agencies and community help groups are gearing up to fight a possible new problem: Heroin. According to the 2013 National Drug Control Strategy, "Heroin use appears to be …
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Workplace Abuse Is Real

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

For the victim abuse tends to sap all their energy and zeal to work to the extent of taking sick days and vacation time just to recover from the psychological effects of working in a place where they are being victimised. … According to the Workplace …
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Essex man to serve 10 years for Richmond County crime

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

According to information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), users of spice report experiences similar to those produced by marijuana, such as elevated mood, relaxation and altered perception. The NIDA website, however, asserts that some …
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Research targets low-nicotine cigarettes

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse has purchased millions of the Spectrum-brand cigarettes, which are made from genetically altered tobacco leaves and contain varying degrees of nicotine. Stored in a warehouse in North Carolina, the cigarettes …
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