Kalamazoo Links: More Military Personnel Receive Alcohol Abuse Treatment

New Formulation for OxyContin Approved
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new formulation of the controlled-release drug OxyContin that has been designed to help discourage misuse and abuse of the medication.

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Parkinson’s drug offers insight into helping cocaine users kick habit
(PhysOrg.com) — Medication that increases levels of the brain chemical dopamine could open up new ways for helping some heavy users of cocaine and amphetamines kick the habit, researchers from Cambridge have found.

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Kalamazoo Links: More military personnel receive alcohol abuse treatment
The number of recent and current military personnel receiving alcohol treatment has doubled in the last few years, according to Dr. C. Dennis Simpson, Director of WMU’s specialty Program on Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

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