Prescriptions Drugs More Deadly Than Car Accidents, Guns, and Suicide
The National Institute of Drug Abuse has some pretty shocking statistics detailing just how bad America's addiction has become. For example: the US, which holds 5 percent of the world's population, is responsible for 75 percent of global prescription … Read more on Daily Beast

Brophy senior honored for drug research
The National Institute on Drug Abused (NIDA) awarded second place distinction to Aakash Jain, a senior who graduates from Brophy College Preparatory today. Jain earned his … Addiction Science Winners receive cash awards provided by Friends of NIDA. Read more on The Catholic Sun

E-cigarettes a gateway drug for nicotine addiction, new research finds
Scientists analyzed 84 research studies on e-cigarettes — battery-operated devices that vaporize a nicotine solution – and found e-cigarettes acted as a gateway drug for nicotine addiction. “We found that e-cigarettes were associated with more, not … Read more on Rick Kupchella’s BringMeTheNews

Wheaton attacking pain pill addiction: County ranks high in state for …
Racine County is ranked the fourth-highest in the state in dispensing drugs that can become addictive and be abused. To address that and the growing number of people going from prescription drug addiction to heroin, Wheaton Franciscan All Saints formed … Read more on Journal Times

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
One in five college students have admitted during national surveys to using prescription drugs without having a prescription, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. At the UofA, three arrests for prescription drug abuse occurred between Jan. Read more on The Arkanas Traveller

Got Drugs? National Drug Takeback Day is this Saturday, April 26
Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country. In Washington State 11% of teens use prescription medicines for non-medical reasons – a rate among the highest in the nation. Over half of teens abusing medicines get them from … Read more on The B-Town Blog (blog)

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Riggenbach stated The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is an initiative that addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of … Read more on Times Bulletin

Defiance OH Alcohol Drug Rehab Launches Updated Substance Abuse Program
Defiance OH Alcohol Drug Rehab is launching an updated substance abuse program for adults and adolescents dealing with the power of drug addiction in Defiance and surrounding cities. For too many people, the power of drug addiction has taken them … Read more on PR Web (press release)

FitzGerald: Local cuts hurt drug war
“For Ed FitzGerald to try to divide Ohioans and play politics with drug abuse is beyond sad and is yet another indication that he isn't ready to lead our state,” he wrote. “Sheriffs, local government officials, and advocates for Ohio's mentally ill and … Read more on Chillicothe Gazette

Uruguay's prisoners could get stoned, but not with rocks
… treating various ailments. The US National Institute on Drug Abuse, which serves as a gatekeeper to cannabis researchers since it controls access to marijuana and chemicals derived from it, says it funded 28 studies into cannabis as a medicine in … Read more on GlobalPost

eTect Awarded Second Phase of Program by the National Institute on Drug Abuse
eTect announced today it has been authorized to move ahead on the second phase of it's "Fast Track" SBIR grant by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Phase 2 of the NIDA program will provide $ 1,000,000 of research support for product … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)

PROJECT LAZARUS: Program to prevent prescription drug abuse, overdose …
According to at least one state expert, North Carolina and Lee County are facing a prescription drug overdose epidemic. "If we are not doing anything about it, it is not going away," said Project Lazarus founder and CEO Fred Brason. "It's not something … Read more on Sanford Herald (registration)

Anti-drug program dares to change
This is not your father's D.A.R.E. program. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program being presented in Athens schools these days is different from the one taught more than 20 years ago when it was first offered here. The old "don't do dope" message … Read more on Athens NEWS

Marijuana oil studies get OK in Georgia
Georgia Regents University may also pursue a clinical trial using oil from cannabis grown at a farm at the University of Mississippi for research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Only a handful of people now get medicinal … It had strong … Read more on Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sex Offender Arrested After Patient Reports Sexual Battery – NewsOn6.com …
A female patient being treated at the rehab facility told police Wartson went in to her room twice, "started rubbing her neck, licked her on the ear, brushed his hands against her body." The patient reported the incident to the facility and detectives … Read more on News On 6

Heroin Overdose-Reversing Drug: A Closer Look
“What we do immediately is start breathing for the patient, and then we administer the drug,” said Rick Petrie, a paramedic and executive director of Atlantic Partners Emergency Medical Services. For paramedics, that means an injection, but for family … Read more on WABI

Recovering Alcoholics Can Use Smartphone App To Reduce Number Of Risky …
The app, which was developed with funding from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, provides users with a variety of tools designed to help them stay sober. With A-CHESS, recovering patients have quick access to peer support group … Read more on Medical Daily

Society is out of touch with reality of addiction
"You need continued awareness of the possibility of relapse. No matter how long you've been clean, if you take the drug, you're at high, high risk of relapse," says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. … and overdoses … Read more on Times Herald-Record