Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs

People who smoke skunk, the extra strong cannabis grown in hothouse conditions, are 18 times more likely to develop psychosis that those who take the milder forms such as hash (cannabis resin), a new study has found. The study, which was carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry and presented […]

“Coverage for All: Inclusion of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in State Healthcare Reform Initiatives,” National Alliance on Mental Illness/National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: The study finds that more than one in four uninsured U.S.

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It is impossible to deny the incredible significance of the internet and the effects its development has had on the world. Today the internet touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives; we shop online, we keep in touch through email, banking and credit can be taken care of through one click of a mouse, […]

Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety launched new strengthened Codes of Practice to control Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship. Speaking at the Launch the Minister said that the Government was extremely concerned about theimpact of […]

One of the most comprehensive studies on the minimum drinking age shows that laws aimed at preventing consumption of alcohol by those under 21 have significantly reduced drinking-related fatal car crashes.

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Some health care officials maintain that the high population of minority children in the foster care system can be attributed in part to hospitals and welfare agencies disproportionately administering drug tests to low-income, pregnant minority women who seek public health care, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.

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Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX), a biopharmaceutical company that acquires or in-licenses, develops and commercializes prescription drugs for the treatment of drug addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders, announced that it has begun enrollment for its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled U.S. Phase II clinical trial evaluating […]

In a major survey of 17 countries, it was found that the United States has the highest levels of cocaine and cannabis use. These results, based on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) was released on June 30, 2008 in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.

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A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) research consortium found that the United States had among the highest lifetime rates of tobacco and alcohol use and led in the proportion of participants reporting cannabis (marijuana) or cocaine use at least once during their lifetime. The study, led by Dr.

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Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced the initiation of a phase 3 clinical trial of VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) for the treatment of opioid dependence. The multi-center study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of VIVITROL in approximately 200 patients diagnosed with opioid dependence. The clinical data from this study will form […]