Don't Cut Drug–Abuse Research, Experts Tell Hill Staffers
Don't Cut Drug–Abuse Research, Experts Tell Hill Staffers
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Congress must continue to support National Institutes of Health (NIH) research efforts to improve effective treatments, ease dissemination, and use technology to help military personnel and their families deal with substance abuse in the aftermath of …
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Addiction-Related Issues to Be Focus Of Special NIDA Track
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Can Alcohol and Drug Abuse Clinician Skills Be Assessed Over the Phone?
Can alcohol and drug abuse clinician skills be assessed over the phone?
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BUFFALO, N.Y. –There is a growing trend to make clinical training available to alcohol and drug abuse treatment professionals via the Internet and through distance learning. It is cost effective and can deliver training in current evidence-based …
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Drug treatment counselor admits he tried to rape boy
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Narconon Executive Director Attends 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit to …
Narconon Executive Director Attends 2013 National RX Drug Abuse Summit To …
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These reforms would cover better enforcement of existing laws, insurance and healthcare fraud controls, and improved treatment options. Conference attendee, The Honorable Harold “Hal” Rogers, who formed the Congressional Caucus on Prescription Drug …
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UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant
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Morning After Pill Access Expanded as Judge Blasts Delay
Morning After Pill Access Expanded as Judge Blasts Delay
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Women no longer will face the “disrespect” of having to produce ID or talk to a pharmacist to get access to the drug, Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, which has Florida affiliates as plaintiffs in the case. “Now that …
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Recreational Marijuana Users More Likely To Misuse Prescription Drugs …
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ADHD Seen in 11% of US Children as Diagnoses Rise
ADHD Seen in 11% of US Children as Diagnoses Rise
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Taxpayers assume this cost for children covered by Medicaid, who, according to the C.D.C. data, have among the highest rates of A.D.H.D. diagnoses: 14 percent for school-age children, about one-third higher than the rest of the population. Several …
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Ex-Cons Will Be Eligible for Medicaid Under Obamacare
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Healthy Mining Minds
Healthy mining minds
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Psychologist Cameron Brown from The Cabin rehabilitation centre in Thailand has worked closely with miners, treating many miners for drug and alcohol abuse and other mental health issues. Discussing substance abuse he told Australian Mining that …
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Medical Marijuana Education for Doctors is New Focus on TheAnswerPage.com
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Educational areas on the site include opioid prescribing, pain medicine, palliative care, risk management, anesthesiology, perioperative and hospital medicine, clinical statistics, and medical marijuana. The Massachusetts Medical Society …
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