Drug use afflicts US city of Baltimore – 10 Oct 08 – Drug abuse continues to be a major problem in the United States, though neither the Democratic or Republican presidential candidates have said much about how…

The Profiteers of Drug Addiction Will Meet in Florida

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One of those statements is "In truth the prevalence of drug abuse and addiction in patients treated with opioids for chronic pain has not been established because of the lack of prospective studies. About 1% of the general U.S. population demonstrates …
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Medication abuse strategy calls for more monitoring of prescriptions

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With Canada battling a growing crisis of prescription drug abuse, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse has released a 10-year plan aimed at curbing the misuse while also ensuring that those who legitimately need the medications can still access them.
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Professor: Genetic mutations can amplify drug addictions

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For example, if you have a high-risk genotype for marijuana addiction and also suffer from neuroticism or anxiety, you have an eight- to nine-fold risk of becoming addicted to marijuana. What's more, in-utero exposure to the drug might induce long-term …
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