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Bill De Blasio Daughter Reveals Drug, Alcohol Abuse

Bill de Blasio daughter reveals drug, alcohol abuse
In an unusual and moving Christmas Eve video, the college-age daughter of New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is revealing for the first time her struggle with alcohol, drugs and depression — and is urging others in need to get… Continue reading

Many 12th Graders Dismiss Risk of Marijuana

Many 12th graders dismiss risk of marijuana
The survey, conducted earlier this year on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), measures drug use and attitudes among eighth, 10th and 12th graders. NIDA reports that about 6.5 percent of 12th graders smoke marijuana daily, compared … Read more… Continue reading

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. Chief Executive Officer Letter to Shareholders

Lightlake Therapeutics Inc. Chief Executive Officer Letter to Shareholders
We recently completed a two-week joint clinical study with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for opioid overdose. We received the initial data from this study and it has shown that our… Continue reading

Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse Demands New Controls (Op-Ed)

Rampant Prescription Drug Abuse Demands New Controls (Op-Ed)
Scott Krakower, D.O., is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at North Shore-LIJ's Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks, N.Y. He is also assistant professor of psychiatry at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.He contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed… Continue reading

Family of Late OU Linebacker Helps Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – news9.com KWTV

Family Of Late OU Linebacker Helps Fight Prescription Drug Abuse – news9.com KWTV

Family Of Late OU Linebacker Helps Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
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OKLAHOMA CITY -. It's been two years since OU linebacker Austin Box died from a prescription drug overdose. The autopsy revealed Box had six different… Continue reading

Demi Lovato: How the Disney Star-Turned-Cocaine Smuggler Helped 'Support

Demi Lovato: How the Disney Star-Turned-Cocaine Smuggler Helped 'Support
It produces short-term euphoria, energy, and talkativeness in addition to potentially dangerous physical effects like raising heart rate and blood pressure,” according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. … 'green light' to recreational marijuana … Read more on Latin… Continue reading