Hooked: Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break

Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.

Narcotics activity and drug investigations

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This is the seventh article in the series.) Email; Share; Print. By Abigail … According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, khat has been grown for use as a stimulant for centuries in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. In some …
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Yemen combats drug abuse through persistence and partnership

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Yemenis watch as drugs are burned in furnaces. [Photos courtesy of Yemen's general directorate for fighting drugs]. + COMMENT NOW; en_GB, articles, sharing, tweet; Print this article; EMAIL; increase decrease. The Yemeni government and civil society …
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Article about Kimber McCloy gives false information

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The Oct. 20 article, "Plea for leniency rejected," printed about her day in court and her sentencing, states that her drug abuse stems from her father getting into a fight with her about her drug use. He then passed away that night after she wished he …
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