Drug Abuse Injures the Brain

Published June 6, 2012

Drug Abuse Injures the Brain – Dr. Robert R. Perkinson teaches clients about the brain damage caused by substance abuse.

ByWard Market intoxication issues overblown: BIA, Report from student …

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Last summer, the 11 ambassadors saw a marked increase in substance abuse: observed drug use went up 1100 per cent, while the ambassadors saw a 433 per cent increase in people consuming alcohol in the ByWard Market. But when you look at the hard numbers …
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Agreement reached on prescription drug reform package

Filed under: Substance Abuse

ALBANY – An agreement on a comprehensive prescription drug reform package that will make New York State a national leader in curbing prescription drug abuse was announced Tuesday by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, …
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The DSM Gets Addiction Right

Filed under: Substance Abuse

This question arose recently after the committee writing the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the standard reference work for psychiatric illnesses, announced updated definitions of substance abuse and …
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