Drug Abuse as a Chronic Condition, Redonna Chandler (3 of 3)

Published September 9, 2013

Drug Abuse as a Chronic Condition, Redonna Chandler (3 of 3) – In this interview, Redonna K. Chandler, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, compares addiction to a chronic condition re…

Electronic Cigarettes as Good as Patch for Quitting Smoking

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

BARCELONA, Spain — Electronic cigarettes are as effective as the patch when it comes to helping smokers overcome the cravings of nicotine addiction, suggests the first randomized study of its kind. The work, presented here at the European Respiratory …
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Teen drug and alcohol use decline, but more adults using marijuana

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A similar slight decline in use, but a larger decline in perception of risk also was seen in the Monitoring the Future survey released in December, which is sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The decreased perception of harm is …
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