Mexican drug cartel activity in US said to be exaggerated in widely cited …
Mexican drug cartel activity in US said to be exaggerated in widely cited …
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"They say there are Mexicans operating here and they must be part of a Mexican drug organization," said Peter Reuter, who co-directed drug research for the nonprofit Rand think tank and now works as a professor at the University of Maryland. "These …
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Four Alcohol Brands Dominate Popular Music Mentions
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… percent of high school students have consumed alcohol, and about 22 percent engage in heavy episodic drinking. This research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
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Several Factors Linked to Premature Deaths in Bipolar Patients
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The study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and by an Agreement on Medical Training and Research project grant from Lund, Sweden. ?. An abstract of “Comorbidities and Mortality in Bipolar Disorder: A Swedish National Cohort Study” is …
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Painkiller Addiction Worse Than Marijuana or Cocaine, Study Finds
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Fixing the problem begins in the doctor's office, said Jorg Pahl, MD, an addiction specialist in Oklahoma City, Okla. “It's an issue of careful prescription of medications,” Dr. Pahl said. “Prescribing physicians need to be extra vigilant about …
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