Drug Abuse: Director of Federal Drug-Abuse Research Nominated for ‘Sammie’ Award – Washington Post

Director of federal drug-abuse research nominated for ‘Sammie’ award – Washington Post
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Director of federal drug–abuse research nominated for 'Sammie' award Washington Post Nora Volkow has headed the National Institute on Drug Abuse for more than a decade, overseeing research into the genetic factors affecting drug use, as well as work on vaccines that could one day prevent drugs from entering the brain. Researchers …

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000 grant will help fight inmate drug addiction – WISC Madison
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$ 44000 grant will help fight inmate drug addiction WISC Madison The plan unites local elected officials, law enforcement, health care providers, and alcohol and other drug abuse prevention community members to develop strategies to reduce addiction. Recent efforts have included controlling access to and use of …

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State gets -million substance abuse grant – Stowe Today
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State gets $ 10-million substance abuse grant Stowe Today The Vermont Health Department is getting a $ 10 million grant to help combat substance abuse among young people. The five-year federal grant will be used to help identify, reduce and prevent alcohol and illicit drug dependence and abuse through early …

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