I-Science: NIDA’s Look Into the Risks of Designer Drugs

Published January 14, 2014

I-Science: NIDA’s Look into the Risks of Designer Drugs – NIDA’s I-Science videos give viewers a glimpse of scientists through the “eyes”, and hand held lens of NIDA specialists. This interview gives a personal pers…

'Agents of change' educate on prescription drug abuse

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For drug abuse help and information, call the National Youth Crisis Hotline at 800-448-4663, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment at 800-234-0420, or visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens at teens.drugabuse.gov and the …
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Drug Addiction, Smoking Cessation Can Be Treated Concurrently

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The study was funded by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse Center for the Clinical Trials Network. Dr. Winhusen reports no relevant financial relationships. J Clin Psychiatry. Published online December 10, 2013. Abstract. Latest in …
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Let's Not Kid Ourselves About Marijuana

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Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has found that marijuana can damage cognitive function in adolescents by disrupting the normal development of the white-matter that brain cells need to communicate with each other.
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