What Message Would You Give to Our Youth and Young Adults?

Published June 12, 2013

What Message Would You Give to Our Youth and Young Adults? – The Lock It Up Project staff attended the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit in Orlando, Florida from April 10-12, 2012. During this conference, we took the oppor…

Former UMD student at forefront of addiction research

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimated in 2008 that nearly 1.4 million Americans had in the past 12 months met the American Psychiatric Association's criteria for dependence or abuse of cocaine, either in powder or crack form. Data from …
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Ala. governor seeks review of roadblock surveys

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

Off-duty officers in the two counties were used to set up the roadblocks for the study by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. It is part of a national series of roadblocks to study alcohol and drug use by motorists. Lt. Freddie …
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Heroin abuse on the rise

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

Heroin use also slows breathing and heartbeats down. That's why it is easy to overdose on. People take it, feel sleepy and then never wake up. The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported last November that heroin is now one of the most physically …
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