Columbia Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Teens' Drug Use
Columbia Town Hall meeting to discuss teens' drug use
… percent of eighth-graders, 17 percent of 10th-graders and 22.9 percent of 12th-graders reported using marijuana in the past month, according to Monitoring the Future, an annual, nationwide survey of students funded by the National Institute on Drug … Read more… Continue reading
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug Fails in Phase 3
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug Fails in Phase 3
It has been designated orphan drug status in Europe, the United States, and Japan and in June 2013 was granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the US Food and Drug Administration. In this phase 3, double-blind trial, called DMD114044, 186 boys … Read more… Continue reading
More Americans May Be Able to Afford Drug Addiction Treatment Under ACA
More Americans may be able to afford drug addiction treatment under ACA
Out of 24 million Americans who need treatment for substance addiction, only 2.6 million receive it, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But under the Affordable Care Act, up to 40 million more Americans could possibly… Continue reading
Philadelphia Hotels Expected to Be Fully Booked This Weekend
Philadelphia hotels expected to be fully booked this weekend
Philadelphia will host up to 20,000 people for a Narcotics Anonymous convention this week. The mutual-help organization, which helps people in recovery from drug addiction, will hold its 35th World Convention at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Aug. Read more on Philadelphia… Continue reading
Sky Ferreira Arrested for Drug Possession
Sky Ferreira Arrested For Drug Possession
Here is actor Nicolas Cage after he was arrested for domestic battery in New Orleans at 6.33am on Saturday April 16. Police charged him with domestic abuse and disturbing the peace. Booking photo and report courtesy of Orleans Parish Sheriff's … Read more on… Continue reading