Synergy Pharmaceuticals Files IND for SP-333, a Developmental Drug for …
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Files IND for SP-333, a Developmental Drug for …
Filed under: drug treatment news 2011
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGYP), a developer of new drugs to treat gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and diseases, announced today that an Investigational New Drug (IND) application… Continue reading
The Original Drug Czar
The Original Drug Czar
Filed under: drug treatment news
The self-described “first drug czar”—the first with full control over both the punishment and the treatment sides of federal policy—left the Carter administration under a cloud in 1978, accused of snorting cocaine at a party thrown by none other than …… Continue reading
Almost 1 in 5 Teens Smokes or Uses Drugs at School, US Students Report
Almost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report
Filed under: drug addiction newspaper articles
(AXcess News) – Eighty-six percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs during the school day. That's among the most… Continue reading
Researchers Are Developing the First Vaccine for Cocaine and Other Drugs
Researchers Are Developing The First Vaccine For Cocaine And Other Drugs
Filed under: drug addiction newsweek
If you can develop immunity against the addictive drug, in the form of antibodies against the addicted drug, it would prevent the drug from reaching its receptors in the brain. So there would be… Continue reading
GSK Drug Halves Attacks in Hard-to-Treat Asthma
GSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma
Filed under: drug treatment news stories
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental drug for treating severe asthma from GlaxoSmithKline nearly halved the number of attacks suffered by patients with a hard-to-treat form of the disease in a clinical study, boosting hopes for its… Continue reading
Law Enforcement Struggles to Control Rising Prescription Drug Abuse
Law enforcement struggles to control rising prescription drug abuse
Filed under: drug addiction news 2008
In what Cooper referred to as a “plague” sweeping the state, even counties with successful narcotics task forces — such as Burke — are struggling to cope with the rising figures on prescription drug abuse.… Continue reading
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
Filed under: drug addiction news
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… Continue reading
Back in the Habit: Baby Boomers Admit Drug Abuse
Back in the Habit: Baby Boomers Admit Drug Abuse
Filed under: drug addiction news 2010
In 2010, nearly 2.4 million people ages 50 to 59 said they had abused prescription or illegal drugs within the past month — more than double that of 2002, according to data from the National… Continue reading
Our View: Internet Addiction
Our View: Internet addiction
Filed under: drug addiction newsweek
Earlier this year, research showed that the brains of Internet-addicted persons look similar to the brains of persons suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. The research, included in a Newsweek article on Internet addiction, shows that the brain …
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