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12/18/2019
Vaping among young people continues to be the discouraging outlier in national drug use survey results that otherwise show continued declines in youth use. Vaping of marijuana clearly takes the focus in this year's Monitoring the Future (MTF)...
Vaping among young people continues to be the discouraging outlier in national drug use survey results that otherwise show continued declines in youth use. Vaping of marijuana clearly takes the focus in this year's Monitoring the Future (MTF)...
Vaping among young people...
12/18/2019
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12/17/2019
The research and training organization Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) is offering several free resources to assist employers in helping workers affected by opioid addiction.
The research and training organization Advocates for Human Potential (AHP) is offering several free resources to assist employers in helping workers affected by opioid addiction.
The research and training...
12/17/2019
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12/13/2019
Results of a Duke Health study point to the importance of speaking with young people who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about the greater danger of their experiencing nicotine addiction.
Results of a Duke Health study point to the importance of speaking with young people who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about the greater danger of their experiencing nicotine addiction.
Results of a Duke Health study...
12/13/2019
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12/06/2019
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees ominous signs in the few addiction professionals of color returning to school to pursue advanced degrees in clinical practice. André Johnson copes with the effects of slashed local funding support for recovery...
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees ominous signs in the few addiction professionals of color returning to school to pursue advanced degrees in clinical practice. André Johnson copes with the effects of slashed local funding support for recovery...
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, sees...
12/06/2019
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12/05/2019
Results of a substance use prevention study in California suggest that medical marijuana programs in that state attracted a substantial number of young people who already were heavy users of the drug.
Results of a substance use prevention study in California suggest that medical marijuana programs in that state attracted a substantial number of young people who already were heavy users of the drug.
Results of a substance use...
12/05/2019
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11/26/2019
Sexual minorities are substantially more likely than heterosexuals to have substance use disorders, but a new study suggests that the drivers of this trend differ among various subgroups.
Sexual minorities are substantially more likely than heterosexuals to have substance use disorders, but a new study suggests that the drivers of this trend differ among various subgroups.
Sexual minorities are...
11/26/2019
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11/11/2019
What we know about emerging drug trends pales in comparison to what we don't know, and therefore the field needs a much more thorough understanding of the drug-using community, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, said Sunday at the Cocaine, Meth &...
What we know about emerging drug trends pales in comparison to what we don't know, and therefore the field needs a much more thorough understanding of the drug-using community, Daniel Ciccarone, MD, MPH, said Sunday at the Cocaine, Meth &...
What we know about emerging drug...
11/11/2019
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11/09/2019
In treating the patient enmeshed in methamphetamine use and compulsive sexual behavior, clinicians must leave any feelings of shock, disgust or disapproval at the door, interventionist Brad Lamm said at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit.
In treating the patient enmeshed in methamphetamine use and compulsive sexual behavior, clinicians must leave any feelings of shock, disgust or disapproval at the door, interventionist Brad Lamm said at the Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit.
In treating the patient enmeshed...
11/09/2019
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10/23/2019
Funded by a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Rochester Institute of Technology is making addiction treatment and mental health services more accessible to some of the most vulnerable populations in...
Funded by a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Rochester Institute of Technology is making addiction treatment and mental health services more accessible to some of the most vulnerable populations in...
Funded by a $1.4 million grant...
10/23/2019
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10/18/2019
The Drug Policy Alliance this month launched a drug education curriculum offering high schools a harm reduction-based alternative to abstinence-only prevention programs. A news release from the organization states that while discouraging...
The Drug Policy Alliance this month launched a drug education curriculum offering high schools a harm reduction-based alternative to abstinence-only prevention programs. A news release from the organization states that while discouraging...
The Drug Policy Alliance this...
10/18/2019
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