Study: Graphic, Stop-Smoking Images More Effective Than Cancer-Warning Text

Study: Graphic, stop-smoking images more effective than cancer-warning text

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With financial support from the South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute residing at the Medical University of South Carolina CTSA, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the U.S. National Cancer Institute, Thrasher and his research …
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Turning over a new leaf

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The only legal marijuana source for research in America is – wait for it – the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a clear conflict of interest for progression and unbiased since NIDA has a mandate from Congress to only study substances of abuse as such.
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Computer Cleaning Product Is Teens' Latest Drug of Choice

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The warnings from the National Institute on Drug Abuse say it's mostly eighth graders. But I'll get more specific than that. I'm betting it's kids with zero common sense. And by that, I mean whose parents haven't taught them that if it's not intended …
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Associate professor honored as APA fellow for research

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Ondersma is a researcher funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and has made many presentations this year on the subject of his research. He was interviewed on The Craig Fahle Show on WDET and was a panelist at the Institute of Medicine, …
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NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, MD on 2011 Monitoring the Future Results – Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. Overall, 46733 students from 400 public and private schools in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades participated in this year’s survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and conducted by the University of Michigan. This video can also be viewed at: www.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: newmedia.hhs.gov

 

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