Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment

Cocaine Addiction Study Reveals Targets for Treatment

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She hopes that government approval of new drugs for these other diseases would eventually make the drugs available for clinical trials to study their effects on cocaine addiction. Szumlinski cited statistics, calculated by scientists M.K. Bird and A.J …
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Graphing the Great Gun Debate

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The Guardian has a state-by-state comparison, charting stats including firearm murders as a percent of all murders, and the number of gun robberies per 100,000 people. How Many People Have Been Killed by Guns Since ….. The DSM is written not to …
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The Prison Problem

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This history of alcohol abuse is also typical among current and former inmates: at least two-thirds are thought to have substance-abuse problems—no surprise, given that people steal to get money for drugs, or commit other crimes due to impaired …
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