Drug Combo Eases Cocaine Cravings in Rats; Trial Now Under Way for People

Drug combo eases cocaine cravings in rats; trial now under way for people

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While the addicts in the animal study were rats, the results give reason for optimism that the two-drug combo will be effective in people, the Scripps Research Institute scientists wrote in their paper. The paper was published last week in Science …
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AP Interview: US drug czar says prescription tracking helps curb abuse, but

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FILE – In this June 22, 2011 file photo, Gil Kerlikowske, U.S. director of Office of National Drug Control Policy, is shown at a press conference in Mexico City. The nation's drug czar said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 monitoring programs are helping address …
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Macaulay Culkin's Dad Reponds to Son's Rumored Drug Addiction

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… that the actor has a drug habit. The tabloid quoted friends of Culkin who had first-hand knowledge of his drug addiction, but his rep was quick to shoot down the rumors, releasing a statement that said the report was "impossibly and ridiculously …
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With rise in young painkiller abusers, officials see more heroin overdoses

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Drug abuse experts said the phenomenon appears to be particularly pronounced in Orange County. For young men and women between age 13 and 26, deaths from heroin overdoses nearly doubled from nine in 2007 to 16 in 2011, according to data …
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