Drug Addiction News

One of the most misunderstood areas of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is an employer's rights and responsibilities with respect to alcoholics and drug abusers.

Change in attitudes among 15- to 16-year-olds behind decline, though UK tops Europe's cocaine league, says drug agency Proportion of 15- to 16-years-olds who report having used cannibas in the past year has fallen from 42% in the mid-90s to 29% today.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - European drug manufacturers and dealers are becoming highly innovative and sophisticated in marketing legal alternatives to illicit drugs, such as 'spice', an annual report on the state of drugs in Europe shows.

The National Council on Patient Information and Education , along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen ...

In Baldwinsville, some parents now know more about drugs and what their children may be exposed to.

A woman smokes a cigarette of marijuana in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where rates of cannabis use have been found to be the lowest in Europe.

All children will be forced to take sex and drugs education at school under reforms announced yesterday.

More than 500 pounds of unwanted medications were collected at five sites in Polk County on Saturday.

European efforts to curb cocaine and heroin use made little impact in the past year, the EU's main drugs watchdog says in its annual report.

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Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 4:49 pm Press Release: The Maori Party Te Tai Tonga MP Calls for Compassion Rahui Katene, MP for Te Tai Tonga Wednesday 4 November 2009 Tai Tonga MP Rahui Katene has commended the initiative of Te Whare Oki Oki Trust, in seeking to support people who are struggling with the impact of alcohol abuse.

You may have a physical dependence, too. But if youa re addicted to a drug, whether the drug is legal or illegal, you have a craving for it.

A former Miami-Dade judge is accused of bilking more than $80,000 from a nonprofit college grant.

Alcohol continues to be the substance most frequently abused by Iowans. However, a new report out Monday shows marijuana and methamphetamine are the two most abused illicit drugs in the state, while abuse of prescription medicine appears to be on the rise.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Anxiety / Stress Depression Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Would you be surprised to know that 65% of 12 to 17-year-olds who drink monthly report that they get drunk at least once a month? And, compared to teens who have never tried alcohol, teens who get drunk monthly are: 18 times likelier to have tried marijuana; Four times likelier to be able to get marijuana in an hour; More than three times likelier ...

Thousands of men are afflicted with an embarrassing and painful condition that triggers spontaneous, long-lasting erections.

PATRICK SWAYZE's widow LISA NIEMI feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from pancreatic cancer.

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Lincoln County, said County Attorney Eric Phillips.

Impotence or erectile dysfunction can be a devastating experience for any man ans it is not just the older men who suffer with impotence.