Society is still out of touch with the reality of addiction

Published March 13, 2014

Society is still out of touch with the reality of addiction
Relapse, as professionals in the substance abuse field explain, starts in the addict's brain, with changes in attitudes, behavior, a relaxing of diligence. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in commenting on Hoffman's …
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New research reveals how substance abuse problems take hold in returning …
Opioid discontinuation was defined as no opioid use for at least 6 months. Funding for the study came from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Of 959,226 veterans who received an opioid prescription, 502,634 (representing 52.4% of the total sample …
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Marijuana most common drug on campus
People who smoke marijuana frequently experience many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, including coughing and acute chest illness, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. A study found people who frequently smoke …
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