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Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

A medication used to aid smoking cessation—varenicline (Chantix)—can also reduce alcohol dependence, according to a study published June 3 in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The study was conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …
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Demand Reduction-Key to Drug Abuse Control

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Alcohol and drug abuse has emerged as a serious socio-economic problem in India. Located between two of the world's largest illicit … Of the above, treatment is the component which directly targets drug addiction. India has a two-pronged strategy …
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Prison guard drug tests upset union

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

In a statement, Corrections governance and assurance acting general manager Vincent Arbuckle said drug testing would be carried out if the department had "reasonable cause" to suspect guards were on drugs. "We manage some of New … Although drug …
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