Neurological, Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders (Ep.1 Series 2) – Charlie Rose Brain Series 2

Neurological, Psychiatric and Addictive disorders (ep.1 series 2) – Charlie Rose Brain Series 2 – The Charlie Rose Brain Series 2: Neurological, Psychiatric and Addictive disorders with Eric Kandel of Columbia University, Gerald Fischbach of the Simons Foundation, Cornelia Bargmann of Rockefeller University, Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Thomas Insel of the National Institute of Mental Health

Simi Valley parents learn about drug dangers

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According to a 2010 survey from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about 11.4 percent of those ages 12 to 25 reported using prescription drugs nonmedically in the previous year. Deaths from drug overdoses are second only to those from motor vehicle …
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Alarming facts about kids and alcohol

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Alcohol is the drug of choice among youth, and about 90 percent of underage drinkers consume alcohol by binging. One in three eighth graders drink, and of those who admit to drinking, half have been drunk. The numbers go up as tweens become teens …
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Medical Marijuana: Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?

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… this context, it is also unlikely to provide much benefit," said DuPont, a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, D.C., and the first director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse under Presidents Nixon …
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