PSA: Drug Addiction

Published April 8, 2013

PSA: Drug Addiction – In this PSA a seventh grade student explains the problems and causes with drug addiction.

Why We Should Treat, Not Blame Addicts Struggling to Get 'Clean'

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

It has been more than 40 years since Richard Nixon called for a "war on drugs," and yet our prevention and treatment efforts have largely failed to address the chronic illness of substance addiction that afflicts one in 12 Americans and affects …
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Laser Light Zaps Away Cocaine Addiction

Filed under: causes of drug addiction

It is frequently the cause of emergency room visits – 482,188 in 2008 alone – and it is a top cause of heart attacks and strokes for people under 35. One of the hallmarks of cocaine addiction is compulsive drug taking – the loss of ability to refrain …
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