NIDA TV Spotlight on Carol Boyd: Prescription Drug Abuse in Youth

NIDA TV Spotlight on Carol Boyd: Prescription Drug Abuse in Youth – NIDA TV interview with University of Michigan Professor and NIDA Grantee, Carol Boyd, Ph.D, M.S.N. following her presentation on Prescription Drug Abuse in Y…

Can you actually become addicted to food?

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Last year, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse spoke publicly about the commonalities between food and drug addictions. Despite that endorsement, food addiction still has not made it into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-V, the …
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Rich Jones: Begin the journey to recovery from addiction

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The economic costs associated with addiction in America have been estimated at about $ 366 billion (National Institute of Drug Abuse), with $ 181 billion in healthcare costs alone. Since there are 23 million people with a substance use disorder in …
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'Agents of change' educate on prescription drug abuse

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For drug abuse help and information, call the National Youth Crisis Hotline at 800-448-4663, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment at 800-234-0420, or visit the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens at teens.drugabuse.gov and the …
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Drug spike in county comparable to increased use nationwide

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, while heroin has not spiked on a national level, the use of illegal drugs has risen considerably. The most recent data collected in a survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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