Come for the Argument That Casual Drug Use Shouldn't Be Treated Differently

Come for the Argument That Casual Drug Use Shouldn't Be Treated Differently

Filed under: drug abuse foundation

According to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14.5% of Americans ages 12 and older have tried cocaine at least once, but just 1.8% report using the drug recreationally in the past year. And just 0.6% have used it in the past 30 days …
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Four Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Among the 400

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•Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, the Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, Physician-in-Chief, and Director of the Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis …
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Baltimore center launching LGBT-focused substance abuse recovery program

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Starting in December, gay, bisexual and transgender Marylanders recovering from substance abuse will be able to receive LGBT-focused resources and services at Baltimore's LGBT community center. … Aided by Maryland RecoveryNet and a federal Access to …
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