Drug Abuse: Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse – U.S. News & World Report

Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse – U.S. News & World Report
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Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse
U.S. News & World Report
Researchers analyzed data on drug–abuse related visits to emergency departments in 11 major metropolitan areas and some smaller urban areas over three years, 2007-2009. The data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network was separated into two types of …
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study – U.S. News & World Report
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
U.S. News & World Report
Patients — 132 women and 23 men — who had undergone one of two commonly performed types of weight-loss surgery filled out questionnaires including items on their eating, smoking and recreational drug use before and after surgery. In general, use of …
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Speaker Sobers Crowd With Hard Look at Adolescent Drug Use – Patch.com
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Speaker Sobers Crowd With Hard Look at Adolescent Drug Use
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A renowned scientist gave sobering presentation about adolescent drug use Wednesday evening at Kings Park High School, highlighting the disastrous effects drugs can have on an individual. Stephen Dewey, a neuroscientist who studies the effects of drugs …

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