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Friends of NIDA, Congressional Briefing: Substance Abuse and the Military Community

Friends of NIDA, Congressional Briefing: Substance Abuse and the Military Community
Friends of NIDA hosted a congressional brief titled, “Military Personnel, Veterans and their Families: How Substance Abuse Research is Effecting Positive Cha…


 

Head of National Institute on Drug Abuse is nominated for civil service award
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Standing With the Smart-on-Crime Coalition

Standing with the smart-on-crime coalition
Monday was a big day in the evolution of U.S. criminal justice policy. U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. announced that federal prosecutors would no longer pursue mandatory minimum sentences for low-level, nonviolent drug offenses. And a federal … Read more on Washington Post

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Thousands Take Part in Candlelight Vigil at Graceland to Honor Elvis Presley

Thousands take part in candlelight vigil at Graceland to honor Elvis Presley
Wreaths of flowers and pictures of Presley encircled the grave, while shadows cast by the glowing candles danced along the stone wall surrounding the garden. Soft music … 16, 1977, of a heart attack after battling prescription drug… Continue reading

W.Va. Center for Drug-Exposed Infants Faces Hurdle

W.Va. center for drug-exposed infants faces hurdle
(AP) — Donations come every day, and more than 250 "cuddlers" have volunteered to comfort newborn babies enduring the torment of drug withdrawal when a unique treatment center opens this fall in southern West Virginia. Privately operated and … Read more on… Continue reading

CNN Gupta Defends Medical Marijuana but Drug Abuse Debate Continues

CNN Gupta defends medical marijuana but drug abuse debate continues
Although CNN chief medical correspondent and physician Sanjay Gupta has changed his strong opposition of medical marijuana, drug abuse experts feel that the debate needs to continue, reported USA Today on August 11. The ongoing controversy … Read more on Examiner.com… Continue reading

Rahall, Rockefeller, Manchin Announce Funding to Expand Substance Abuse

Rahall, Rockefeller, Manchin Announce Funding to Expand Substance Abuse
Rahall, Rockefeller, Manchin Announce Funding to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Program in West Virginia. August 2, 2013 … WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, along with Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin (all D-W.Va.), Monday announced … Read more… Continue reading