Anyone Can Become Addicted to Drugs

Published September 16, 2013

Anyone Can Become Addicted to Drugs – You might think that only some types of people can get addicted to drugs. The truth is, it can happen to anyone, whether you’re young or old, rich or poor, m…

Addiction is a treatable disease

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

What was not listed was the cost of addiction in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that alcohol and drug addiction costs our economy nearly 600 billion dollars annually in increased healthcare costs, crime and lost …
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In the lab: Research roundup

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The scientist • Michael Bruchas, Ph.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology. The grant • $ 1.7 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The study • Looking at biological mechanisms underlying nicotine addiction to provide better and …
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