Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress
Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress
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Mood disorders such as depression are known to increase drug abuse risk. Yet mounting evidence suggests that substance abuse also makes people more vulnerable to depression and the negative effects of stress, according to Eric J. Nestler, chair of neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He and his team reported new details about the link between depression and drug abuse in Neuron in …
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Drug Abuse On Governor’s List
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Tennessee’s death rate from drug overdoses has nearly tripled since 1999, a trend that state officials are hurrying to tackle with expanded regulations.
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BAD SCRIPTS, Part 2: Special Report, the cost of prescription drug abuse
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In part 2 of Bad Scripts, reporter Gavin Jackson looks at the problems faced by law enforcement in dealing with prescription drug abuse
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Retired Brigadier General’s Sobriety Offers Hope for Soldiers Says …
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The United States military recognizes that soldiers returning from wartime do, indeed, have an increased risk for alcoholism and substance abuse. Three years ago the Army created a program at a half-dozen or so bases that allows soldiers to obtain drug …
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WHAT OTHERS SAY: Substance abuse costs everyone
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BY Jefferson City News Tribune The consequences of illegal drug use are not confined to abusers who occupy a distant realm. A vast majority of crimes — with costs of enforcement and incarceration — are linked to drug and alcohol abuse.
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