Rockburn Presents – Nora Volkow

Published March 29, 2013

Rockburn Presents – Nora Volkow – Dr. Nora Volkow is the Director of the prestigious National Institute of Drug Abuse in Washington and a pioneer in the use of brain imaging in the pursuit of…

Delray Recovery Center Now Offers Medical Detox for Addiction Treatment

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Medical detox safely manages the acute physical symptoms of withdrawal,” notes the program, which was created in conjunction with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …
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Prescription drug use is topic of Avon Local Schools' free parent seminar tomorrow

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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse 70% of 12th graders said they were given to them by a friend or relative. Among high school students nearly one in 12 high school seniors reported non-medical use of Vicodin while 1 in 20 reported abuse …
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Medication disposal box available in Flower Mound

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Additionally, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's National Institute on Drug Abuse stated, "Prescription drug abuse has become one of the most serious public health concerns in the United States. In 2011, approximately 4,500 young people …
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