ETSU awarded .2 million to research prescription drug abuse

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The $ 2,230,000 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will launch a five-year interprofessional research program. Drawing on investigators from the colleges of Public Health, Pharmacy and Medicine in the ETSU Academic Health Sciences Center, …
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Tampa Bay Initiative: Foundation for a Drug Free World's “Truth About Drugs …

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The dangers of teen drug abuse have been largely elevated by the fact that illegal substances are often readily accessible in schools today. More than 60% of teens said that drugs were sold, used, or kept at their school (1). As drugs and alcohol …
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South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services Inc. hosts annual fundraiser …

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South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services Inc. hosts annual fundraiser event. South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services Inc.'s 2013 annual fundraiser was May 30 at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center. The event, which …
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A little TLC: Substance abuse counselors opening new center for those trying …

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Erin Houchin, left, and Amanda Juhl pose for a portrait at The Last Connection in East Naples. The two are proud to say that they are clean and sober thanks to counselors, like those who are opening a new substance abuse center called New Paradigns …
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