Dana Beal From Prison at the NYC Cannabis Rally

Dana Beal from Prison at the NYC Cannabis Rally – On May 4, 2013 Dana Beal addressed the NYC Cannabis rally from his cell in an Nebraska prison where he is battling for his release on pot charges. Dana Beal …

Anti-cocaine vaccine to be tested on humans

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There are about 1.9 million current and past-month cocaine users in the US, 1.4 million of which are considered addicts or abusers, according to the latest data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. About one in five people who use cocaine will …
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Talk to your 9-year-old about the dangers of underage drinking – Philly.com

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… 27.2 percent of 10th graders drank in the past month and 13.7 percent got drunk; and of 40 percent of 12th graders who reported drinking during the same period, 25 percent drank to intoxication, found the National Institute on Drug Abuse 2011 …
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If They Try to Make You Go to Rehab, Say No, No, No

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If They Try to Make You Go to Rehab, Say No, No, No. A therapist who's treated alcohol- and drug-dependent patients for three decades says a successful recovery doesn't require AA or a pricey stay in rehab. By Dr Bruce Levine … Earlier this year, the …
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After war on 'pill mills,' heroin emerges as substitute

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In January, a group of researchers from across the country met in New Mexico at the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Community Epidemiology Work Group conference and swapped frighteningly similar stories about the increased use of heroin.
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