2014 National Drug Facts Week

2014 National Drug Facts Week – National Drug Facts Week promotional video, introduced by NIDA Director, Dr. Nora Volkow. Quick look at what you need to do to get ready for NDFW 2014! This …

Yevgeny Roizman: A macho mayor at war with drug addicts

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Newly elected mayor Yevgeny Roizman's tough approach to drug addiction is popular with voters in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city. But others attack … "Anyone who quotes facts and percentages is lying," Roizman says. "Thousands …
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NIDA's drug abuse information for teens goes mobile

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To reach adults with limited literacy skills, NIDA's Easy-to-Read website now includes Spanish-language versions of its Drug Facts pages; its What is Addiction? section; as well as two easy to understand videos explaining the science behind drug addiction.
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No More Hangovers, Ever — That's What This Pill Promises

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Former drug advisor for the U.K. government and leading neuropsychopharmacologist Professor David Nutt is the brains behind a new wonder drug, which, according to The Independent, “mimics all the positive effects of being drunk without any of the …
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