PSA – Addiction/Drug Abuse

Published November 20, 2013

PSA – Addiction/Drug Abuse – PSA on Addiction and Drug Abuse.

Mayor Rob Ford is not receiving treatment for drug or alcohol abuse

Filed under: drug abuse

Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has had a busy few days, packed with appearances on three American media outlets, his own television show in Canada and two chaotic city council meetings that all but ousted him from his current position. Despite all of …
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National Addictions Awareness Week – 50% of people who abuse drugs also …

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MONTREAL, Nov. 20, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ – During National Addictions Awareness Week, which runs from November 18 to 24, Portage is seeking to raise awareness about the co-occurrence of mental health problems and substance abuse, a problem that …
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The Epigenetics of Drug Abuse

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“In heroin users, there are clear disturbances of epigenetic mechanisms that directly correlate with their years of drug use,” Hurd said today (November 11) during a press conference at the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).
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