Drug Abuse: Walker Valley Students Hospitalized; Prescription Drug Abuse to Blame – WRCB-TV

Walker Valley students hospitalized; prescription drug abuse to blame – WRCB-TV
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Walker Valley students hospitalized; prescription drug abuse to blame WRCB-TV BRADLEY COUNTY, TN (WRCB) — Bradley County Sheriff's Deputies were called to Walker Valley High School Friday morning after two freshman reportedly overdosed on muscle relaxers and cough syrup. Medical experts say abusing cough syrup, … and more »

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NIH Backs Off Plan to Merge Addiction Institutes – Science Now
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NIH Backs Off Plan to Merge Addiction Institutes Science Now In a surprising move, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has backed off of a controversial plan to merge its two institutes that study drug abuse and alcohol addiction. NIH Director Francis Collins said today that the agency will instead work on … NIH Nixes Idea of Creating a Single Abuse and Addiction InstituteGenomeWeb NIH jettisons plan for single addictions instituteNature.com (blog) all 5 news articles »

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Deaf-mute kids join hands, spread message against drug abuse – Indian Express
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Deaf-mute kids join hands, spread message against drug abuse Indian Express Silently spreading a message of having a peaceful world free from drug abuse, deaf and mute children from an institution in Ropar made a human chain and displayed posters to eradicate drug abuse and addiction in Chandigarh on Friday. The event … and more »

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Everything Bipolar: My drug and alcohol abuse

This video took a lot out of me to film. To be honest, the first time I tried to film it I ended up in tears. But I want to be real with you guys and let you know what I went through. I think it’s important to talk about how mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse can so often go hand in hand.