NIDA TV Spotlight on Electronic Cigarettes

NIDA TV Spotlight on Electronic Cigarettes – NIDA TV interview with Virginia Commonwealth University Professor of Psychology, Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, following his discussion on electronic cigarette rese…

Preventing drug, substance abuse during the holidays

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines drug addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs actually change the …
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Legalizing marijuana gains momentum

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Another survey, from the federal government's National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that 39.5 percent of U.S. high school seniors viewed marijuana as harmful, down from 44.1 percent a year ago. With public opinion shifting, President Barack Obama's …
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These Retirement Stats Paints A Troubling Picture

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Figures released by the U.S.-based National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) in 2011 showed that the percentage of Americans age 50 to 59 who reported having used illicit or prescription drugs more than doubled, to 6.2 percent from 2.7 percent, between …
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