NIDA TV Spotlight on Doctors Judith and David Brooks: Risks and Consequences of Drug Abuse

NIDA TV Spotlight on Doctors Judith and David Brooks: Risks and Consequences of Drug Abuse – NIDA TV interview with New York University, Langone Medical Center’s and NIDA Grantees, Drs. Judith and David Brooks following their NIH-NIDA hosted presenta…

AAPCC Speaks Before Congress Regarding the Reauthorization of the Nation's …

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“In September 2012, the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, in its study 'Best Care at Lower Cost,' estimated that in 2009 America's health care system wasted $ 765 billion, or 31% of every dollar spent. … “Additionally, the Office of …
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Smoking synthetic marijuana tied to stroke in healthy, young adults

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Not identified in standard toxicology screens, spice has become the second only to natural marijuana as the most widely used illicit drug among high school seniors, according to a 2011 survey sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In …
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After heart attack, mental stress affects heart more in younger women

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In the study, the younger women were more often poor, of minority race, with a history of sexual abuse and with higher levels of depressive symptoms. "Yet if we look at the statistics, factors such as poverty, race and depression … a "pharmacological …
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