The federal government has awarded $5 million in grants to two research teams trying to develop vaccines for drug addiction.
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The federal government has awarded $5 million in grants to two research teams trying to develop vaccines for drug addiction.
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A tough new law designed to crack down on prescription drug abuse in Florida went into effect in September 2011. Florida’s problem with easily obtained drugs from “pill mills” is so pervasive that it is spilling over into adjoining states, and various senators and governors from these regions have urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott to implement the anti-drug legislation.
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Researchers in Great Britain found that marijuana causes changes in the brains of rats that mimic schizophrenia.
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There is a new wave of street drugs whose use appears to be growing, but whose effects are proving disturbing enough for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to ban their use until further investigation is conducted.
Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol recently discovered that cannabis use can cause disruptions in concentration and memory that make brain activity inaccurate and uncoordinated. Cannabis causes altered mind activity that can later lead to behavioral impairments as well as neurophysiologic ones that are similar to those witnessed with schizophrenia patients.
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The use of alcohol by young adults is a measure that is carefully watched by experts in substance abuse treatment, as well as those who work to provide education and intervention programs for the public. Those in the early years of adulthood are transitioning from college and career development into their first full-time jobs and marriage and family.
According to a recent article on the Fox News website, illicit drug abuse among adolescents is taking a toll. The problem is not only caused by economic and social hardship but it is among those with wealth and opportunity who are abusing heroin, snorting Adderall, taking prescription painkillers and even sniffing household aerosol products or cleaning supplies.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing drug problem in the U.S. The website Frontera noted the problem as a growing crisis, saying Americans who abuse prescription drugs outdo those using cocaine, heroin and meth combined.
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No one appreciates a good “high” like an addict. But while the high produced by drugs and alcohol destroys your physical and emotional health, a natural high can actually help you heal.
According to the Alcohol Addiction Ireland website, the average Irish adult consumed 11.9 litres of alcohol in 2010. The website reports that problems associated with alcohol cost Ireland around €3.7billion in 2007.
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