Drug Abuse: Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress

Published January 31, 2012

Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress
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Mood disorders such as depression are known to increase drug abuse risk. Yet mounting evidence suggests that substance abuse also makes people more vulnerable to depression and the negative effects of stress, according to Eric J. Nestler, chair of neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He and his team reported new details about the link between depression and drug abuse in Neuron in …
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'Saudi women becoming victims of drug abuse'
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(MENAFN – Arab News) Saudi women are increasingly becoming victims of drug abuse, according to the director of the anti-drug department in the Eastern Province. In an interview with Al-Eqtisadiah …
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Epidemic: Granite City drug forum will focus on heroin abuse
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Madison County officials will hold a forum on drug abuse — including the rising number of heroin-related deaths — at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Granite City High School, 3101 Madison Ave.
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N.J. attorney general expands efforts against prescription drug abuse
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As part of its campaign to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs, the state Attorney General’s Office is expanding the Enforcement Bureau within its Division of Consumer Affairs.
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