Blending Initiatives – NIDA and SAMHSA

Published November 1, 2013

Blending Initiatives – NIDA and SAMHSA – Accelerating the dissemination of research-based drug abuse treatment into clinical practice is a priority for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) an…

Gene influences success of nicotine replacement therapy in smokers

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

Funding for this research comes from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Center for …
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FDA Proposes Tighter Control on Hydrocone Containing Products

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According to Medline Plus, an estimated 20 percent of the people in the U.S have abused prescription drugs like painkillers. The National Institute for Drug Abuse says that unintentional overdose deaths due to prescription opioids have quadrupled since …
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Guest Column: Melrose participates in Medication Take Back Day

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Among adolescents, prescription and over-the-counter medications account for most of the commonly abused illicit drugs by high school seniors. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the 2012 Monitoring the Future Survey, half of …
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