Leading Clinical Researcher Frank Vocci Joins Journal of Addiction Medicine
Leading Clinical Researcher Frank Vocci Joins Journal of Addiction Medicine
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Dr. Vocci, PhD, is President and Senior Research Scientist of Friends Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Vocci previously served as Director, Division of Pharmacotherapies and Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse, National Institute on Drug …
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New WCRI Webinar: Compliance With Narcotics Guidelines
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Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States with over fifteen thousand people dying last year from an overdose – about 40 deaths per day. Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Prescription drug abuse is the fastest …
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FDA Sends Letter to Vertex Over Incivek Story
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 30, 2012 – The FDA today posted on its website a letter sent to Vertex Pharmaceuticals regarding a branded story about Hepatitis C drug Incivek that the agency says is "misleading." The letter is below.
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University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain
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The curriculum developed by each will be posted on a public website that other universities can use to shape their own programs, said Dr. David Thomas, a health scientist administrator in the National Institute on Drug Abuse and a consortium member.
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