Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm

Published January 8, 2013

Plan to End Methadone Use at Albuquerque Jail Prompts Alarm

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

While the outcome was never certain, Mr. Webb said, he maintained that providing methadone to inmates would give them a better chance of staying out of jail once they were released. “When they get out, they won't … “They are functioning adults.” In a …
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Helping smokers quit while they're ahead

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

With the help of Chantix, a non-nicotine prescription drug that is said to block the nicotine receptors in the brain, and the coaching she received Johnston said goodbye to her addiction. “I wasn't sure that … Losa said while there was some debate …
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Up In Smoke

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The proportion of pupils in the study who thought it was okay for someone of their age to try smoking to see what it is like has decreased from more than half in 1999 to around a third in 2010. … There is no evidence that 'light' cigarettes have any …
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