Bill Clinton Joins Panel On Prescription Drug Abuse – Look to the Stars
Filed under: Drug Addiction Maryland
… York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, New York University President John Sexton, and National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Volkow MD, for a panel discussion moderated by the Wall Street Journal's Melinda Beck on prescription drug abuse.
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A Shot in the Dark: Can Vivitrol Help Us Control Our Addictions? – Pacific …
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“Vivitrol curbs your enthusiasm for the drugs,” says Timothy Fong, MD, director of the UCLA Addiction Clinic. “It diminishes your urges and cravings.” It also blunts the pleasurable effects of intoxication. Targeting opiate receptors is a daunting task …
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NIMH and Thomas Insel: Futurist? Maybe. Realist? Maybe not.
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As an M.D., Insel must adhere to the edicts of the American Medical Association which lists over 200 so-called 'syndromes' that have no source that can be identified by neuro-imaging, instrument or blood work. … Many children today are victims of …
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Flying the False Flag of Reform – 2013 National Drug Control Strategy
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Barack Obama's new strategy for fighting the nation's drug problem will include a greater emphasis on using public health tools to battle addiction and diverting non-violent drug offenders into treatment instead of prisons …
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