NIDA’s Dr. Nora Volkow Answers Questions About Drugs Asked by Washington D.C. Public School Students
NIDA’s Dr. Nora Volkow Answers Questions About Drugs Asked by Washington D.C. Public School Students – The Mentor Foundation held a National Drug Facts Day event at the Swedish Embassy with NIDA Director Nora Volkow answering questions from students from nearb…
This drug could make a huge dent in heroin addiction. So why isn't it used more?
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This is a major challenge and opportunity in the Affordable Care Act, which greatly expands access to substance abuse treatment services. This week, the New York Times' Deborah Sontag published an extensive two-part series, “Addiction treatment with a …
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Drug Defendants Are Being 'Forced' To Plead Guilty, Report Claims
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Americans have the <a href="http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve/?File_id=81b53476-64a3-4088-9bae-254a84b95ddb">highest rate of illegal drug consumption in the world</a>, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and …
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Courts, US public at odds over worker firings for 'legal' marijuana use
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Can a company with a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use still fire that worker, or should it instead adjust its policy on employee drug use? … reasonable efforts to accommodate workers' medical issues, and the Family Medical Leave Act, which …
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Budget Negotiations Prove That S**t Gets Complicated The Closer A Deal Gets
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… $ 680 billion hit to the deficit. Solving longstanding prison problems — releasing elderly convicts unlikely to commit crimes, offering treatment or counseling as an alternative to prison for non-violent offenders, slightly shortening the sentences …
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