Rockburn Presents – Nora Volkow

Rockburn Presents – Nora Volkow – Dr. Nora Volkow is the Director of the prestigious National Institute of Drug Abuse in Washington and a pioneer in the use of brain imaging in the pursuit of…

School Policies Reduce Student Drinking – if They're Perceived to Be Enforced

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The study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, and Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Co-authors are Todd Herrenkohl of the UW, lead author Tracy …
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Substance Abuse and Children

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INDIANAPOLIS — Millions of children worldwide live on the streets. A review and analysis of 50 studies on substance abuse by street children in 22 resource-constrained countries has found lifetime substance use to be both common and high, posing …
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Performance-enhancing drugs should be legalized in pro sports, Olympics says …

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"I submitted a paper to a journal about cognition-enhancing drugs, such as soldiers take a drug to stay awake for 48 hours in combat," said Mehlman. "In it, I quoted the National Institute on Drug Abuse on liver concerns and bone density effects. When …
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