substance abuse research

Brain Area's Possible Role in Drug Addiction Revealed

Brain area's possible role in drug addiction revealed Brain area's possible role in drug addiction revealed Washington: Substance abuse researchers have concluded that an area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is responsible for decisions made on the spur… Continue reading

Annual Drug Report Names Painkiller Abuse a Top Drug Threat in Iowa

Annual Drug Report Names Painkiller Abuse a Top Drug Threat in Iowa Filed under: cocaine use and abuse The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies—according to the world's leading substance abuse researchers, the US has the highest… Continue reading

Movies Crack Cocaine Use

Page 1 Of 5 Htt 1/23/2007 P://web.ebscohost.com/ehost …Drug Control Policy found that alcohol appeared in more than 93 percent of movies and illicit drugs in 22 percent, of which 51 percent depicted marijuana use. heroin to addicts; handing out needles… Continue reading

Cocaine Treatment in Maine

...  Weekly FAX From The Center For Substance Abuse Research(Highlighted methamphetamine rates are those that are higher than cocaine and/or heroin treatment rates in that state) Cocaine Heroin Meth* Cocaine Heroin Me th* Alaska 42 4 15 Connecticut 183… Continue reading

Cocaine Abuse Violence

...  Act of 1986 current high-level drug traffickers, members of organized crime rings, and the violence associated with the crack cocaine … Access Full Source T The R Elationship Between Illegal D Rugs And Violence: Is …Llilas portal The recenT… Continue reading

Overcome Cocaine Abuse

Www.iowadec.netAddiction can be overcome, study finds. By . KEN FUSON REGISTER STAFF In a September report, the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation discovered that meth addicts who received treatment had higher abstinence rates six months later than… Continue reading