Heroin Treatment to Be Trialled on Gamblers
Heroin treatment to be trialled on gamblers
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
PROBLEM gamblers will be given the same drug as heroin addicts and alcoholics as part of a new study to help treat gambling addiction. The Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre at the University of Melbourne is looking for nine problem and …
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Catholic university approved research into paedophile clergy
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
Encompass Australasia's clinicians also treated patients suffering from depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and other mood disorders. Its clinical program was well regarded. The Encompass board included high-ranking church figures such as the Archbishop …
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Hooked on opiates: Doctors face quandary of relieving pain, without feeding …
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Ruzynski's comments help frame the baby-with-the-bathwater challenge facing physicians, pharmacists and hospitals as they confront the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. A growing number of health care groups in the Twin Cities are investing …
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New Survey Shows US Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2012
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
The survey is released annually by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. Key findings of the survey include: For all three grades combined, the percentage who …
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