Prescription drug disposal now possible at Provincetown police station

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An estimated 2.4 million Americans misused prescription drugs for the first time within the past year, and about a third of those users were age 12 to 17, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said police. The Centers for Disease Control …
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Marijuana: Facts about Cannabis

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Also called "pot," "weed," "grass," "ganja," and other slang terms, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In a 2010 survey, 17.4 million people in the United States said they had used …
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The National Institutes on Health along with the National Institute on Drug Abuse is seeking grant proposals for a research project on HIV/AIDS and drug abuse. Applicants must have an exceptional track record of conducting groundbreaking, innovative, …
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Occasional cocaine users face higher risk for heart attacks

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A National Institute of Drug Abuse survey in 2008 showed there were about 1.9 million people who admitted to using cocaine in the month before they were surveyed, and approximately 359,000 of them were using crack cocaine. Adults between 18 to 25 had …
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NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, MD on 2011 Monitoring the Future Results – Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. Overall, 46733 students from 400 public and private schools in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades participated in this year’s survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and conducted by the University of Michigan. This video can also be viewed at: www.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: newmedia.hhs.gov

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