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Most Americans See Addiction as a Larger Health Issue Than Chronic Pain 24 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
A new nationwide poll conducted by Research!America discovered that Americans are far more concerned about prescription medication abuse than they are about chronic pain. In fact, only 18 percent of r...
Can Brain Imaging Biomarkers Help Determine Whether or Not Someone Will Relapse in Recovery? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:34 pm
It is estimated that approximately 15 million Americans over the age of 12 suffer from alcohol dependency and that the problem causes 2.5 million deaths every year. This issue has an extremely high em...
President Carter Opposes Legalization of Marijuana 18 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
President Jimmy Carter has long been considered one of the most liberal people of the modern era to hold the highest office in the land. Since up until recently, those who were for the legalization of...
Drug Policy Director Says Progress Is Being Made Against Illegal Drug Trafficking 15 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
There has been much political wrangling in recent years over the security of the Mexican-American border, especially in relation to the illegal drug trade. Although there is much debate over how to en...
Most Wanted: Which Drugs Are Killing Americans? 12 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Using the WONDER database, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) constantly track the number of deaths in the US each year. The National Center for Health Statistics also maintains the ...
Will Creating Personalized Prescriptions Cut Prescription Drug Abuse? 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
There are a number of issues with prescription drugs that cause some patients to experience intense side effects that can oftentimes make them feel worse than the original problem that sent them to th...
Antonio’s Story: Treatment Works 6 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Three years ago, Antonio Hammond was living a life that most people would consider a nightmare: crack addiction, living with rats in abandoned buildings, and stealing to fund his habit. Today, he is c...
Marijuana Use Increasing Among Seniors 3 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
As the baby boomers head into their golden years, it may not come as a shock that the generation that brought us “the summer of love” and the psychedelic 1960s and 1970s may be hiking up the rates of ...
Charles O’Brien Talks About Why the DSM Changed the Definition of Addiction 30 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Charles O’Brien, a specialist in addiction psychiatry and chair of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) for Substance-Related Disorders Work Group for the DSM-V, recently gave his opinion on th...
Drug Kiosks in Police Stations May Cut Back on Prescription Drug Abuse 27 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Boston area police departments are turning a simple idea into a potentially lifesaving venture. Beginning in early 2011, 25 communities started to place secure containers inside the lobby of their pol...
