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From the Website of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Dr. Lora, Volkow, Executive Director June 2020 Misuse of prescription drugs means taking a medication in a manner or dose other than prescribed; taking someone else’s prescription, even if for a legitimate medical complaint such as pain; or taking a medication to feel euphoria (i.e., …
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From the Monthly Blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, Executive Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Original Date March 9, 2020 Most common mental disorders, from depression and anxiety to PTSD, are associated with disturbed sleep, and substance use disorders are no exception. The relationship may be complex and bidirectional: Substance use causes sleep problems; but …
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From the Blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, Executive Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse Original Date January 24, 2020 As NIDA sets its sights on new goals and objectives for 2020 and beyond, I like to reflect on how far we have come in our research efforts, especially as they concern the opioid crisis, one …
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From the Blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, Director National Institute on Drug Abuse January 7, 2019 Dr. Volkow noted, "As we enter 2019, it is a good time to take stock of what NIDA accomplished over the past year. As always when I look back at the research being done by NIDA grantees and partners, …
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I was twelve when I first met him As he sat in his Ford Gran Torino, Canary yellow to be specific, A Glock 40 on his lap. He was calm, almost polite, With a wry smile. I couldn’t Help but be distracted by the Long, ugly scar on his left cheek, Extending nearly to his …
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I recently took the time to read President Obama's report Epidemic: Responding to America's Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis (2011), published on the monthly blog of Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. (Sept. 14, 2016) According to the president's report, prescription drug abuse is the nation’s fastest-growing drug problem. While there …
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NIDA Notes, December 3, 2015, By Eric Sarlin, M.Ed., M.A., NIDA Notes Contributing Writer, National Institute on Drug Abuse The Life Skills Training (LST) prevention intervention, delivered in 7th grade classrooms, helps children avoid misusing prescription opioids throughout their teen years, NIDA-supported researchers report. Coupling LST with the Strengthening Families Program: for Parents and Youth …
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People who have used cocaine for a long time report a paradoxical-seeming experience: The pleasure they get from taking the drug decreases even as the drug intensifies its hold over their behavior. A recent NIDA-supported study sheds light on why this might be. Researchers shows that, in mice, a cocaine-induced imbalance in the activity of …
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Many different types of people become alcoholics, but all alcoholics are ultimately alike. The disease itself swallows up differences. The personality changes that go with the illness of alcoholism are predictable and inevitable. Alcoholism can destroy the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental life of the sufferer. Early drinking is characterized by a mood swing in …
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I have to admit that I initially came to Christ at a fairly young age of thirteen. I was in junior high school. Our family was very involved in a local Bible church. We attended Sunday school every week, then stayed for worship and the sermon. Our pastor was very dedicated. Very charismatic. I felt …
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