October 2010

Minnesotans Battle Heroin Addiction

October 31, 2010

More info…Minnesotans battling heroin addiction say the drug is easy to get in the Twin Cities and very hard to quit. According to the DEA, heroin in the Twin Cities is high in purity and low in price and that can be a deadly combination. residential drug treatment centers

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Victims of overdoses remembered at vigil

October 30, 2010

More info…For people struggling with drug addiction, it’s not too late. drug addiction treatment centers

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Will the Government commit to addiction treatment

October 29, 2010

More info…Labour Associate Health spokesperson has welcomed the Law Commissions review of the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act 1996 initiated in response to the previous Labour Governments reviews of drug and alcohol legislation. drug abuse treatment centers

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UTHealth Named NIH Drug Addiction Research “Center Of Excellence”

October 28, 2010

More info…By delivering an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to drug abuse and addiction research, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been renewed as a “Center of Excellence” by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. The designation comes with a five-year, $11 million grant that [...]

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Titan’s Implanted Addiction-Drug Device Works Better Than Placebo in Study

October 27, 2010

More info…Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. s implanted drug-delivery device helped people fight addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers better than a placebo, a company-funded study found. drug addiction treatment centers

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Alkermes advances another addiction drug

October 26, 2010

More info…Alkermes Inc. has announced positive results from an early stage clinical trial testing the efficacy of its drug candidate ALKS 33 in treating cocaine addiction, which has attracted a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse Grants. alcohol drug treatment centers

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