What Is Addiction? Redonna Chandler (1 of 3)

What is Addiction? Redonna Chandler (1 of 3) – In this interview, which followed the presentation “Addiction, the Brain, and Evidence Based Treatment” given as part of the National Institute of Justice’s …

Group aims to curtail prescription drug abuse

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According to a survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one in 20 high school seniors reported using OxyContin for nonmedical purposes in 2010 and nearly one in every 12 reported abusing Vicodin. Seventy percent said they were given them by a …
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The Truth About Whip-Its

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In 2011, 719,000 people aged 12 or older reported using inhalants for the first time within the prior 12 months, a spokesman for the National Institute on Drug Abuse told The Daily Beast. Most of those users were under age 18 when they first tried whip …
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Students self-medicate

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says that stimulants such as Adderall increase alertness, motivation, concentration and energy. These are all favorable for a student traditionally under pressure to meet a deadline or stay up all night to study for …
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