Lose the Stigma Dr Nora Volkow

Published April 24, 2013

Lose the Stigma Dr Nora Volkow – Dr. Nora Volkow (b. 27 March 1956 Mexico) is director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She is the great-granddaughter of Russian revolutionary…

Town Hall meeting on prescription drug abuse

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According to the latest statistics, 2,500 teens, ages 12 to 17, each day abuse a pain reliever for the first time. The National Institute for Drug Abuse [NIDA] has information that the stimulant Adderall and the pain reliever Vicodin are among the most …
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The Oxy Wars

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By 2001, sales of the drug exceeded $ 1 billion, making Oxy the bestselling nongeneric narcotic pain reliever in the country. And, according to a 2010 national survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, OxyContin abuse and addiction costs …
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