A Cure for Addiction?

Published April 23, 2013

A cure for addiction? – National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow explains how discoveries about stroke victims could help us find the cure for addiction.

Don't Cut Drug–Abuse Research, Experts Tell Hill Staffers

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Congress must continue to support National Institutes of Health (NIH) research efforts to improve effective treatments, ease dissemination, and use technology to help military personnel and their families deal with substance abuse in the aftermath of …
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Studies lacking on pot's health benefits

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"What's happening in the states is not related to science at all," said Donald Vereen, a former adviser to the last three directors of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It's difficult to get good information," said Beau Kilmer, co-director of RAND …
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Ask a cop: Are we winning the war on drugs?

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The fact is that recidivism in prison is astronomical and people that go to rehab relapse anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the time as stated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. So I don't know if we can just sit back and hope for the best. I am …
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