Drug Abuse: Childhood Abuse Disrupts Brain Formation, Harvard Study Says

Published February 20, 2012

Childhood Abuse Disrupts Brain Formation, Harvard Study Says
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Childhood abuse leads to permanent changes in a seahorse-shaped area of the brain that can cause adult depression and drug abuse, Harvard researchers said in a study that raises the possibility of new treatment.
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Rahall to participate in national summit against ‘drug abuse scourge’
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By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer To battle against what he has called a “scourge,” U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) announced on Friday his planned participation in the first national summit on pre…
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Lebanon raid targets prescription drug abuse
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Police swept through Lebanon on Friday morning arresting 19 people suspected of illegally selling prescription drugs.
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Rahall, Rogers want committee hearing on drug abuse
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By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer Two U.S. Representatives, one from West Virginia, the other from Kentucky, have come together in a bipartisan request for a hearing by the House Committee on the Judi…
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