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"Scientists say they can make a vaccine against heroin. It's an uphill battle"
Philly.com, By Courtenay Harris Bond, January 06, 2017
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"This study could unlock the mysteries of teen brain development"
STAT, By Drs. Nora Volkow and George Koob, January 05, 2017
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"What's Behind the Rise in Cocaine-Linked Deaths?"
U.S. News & World Report, By Kimberly Leonard, January 03, 2017
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"Trending now: Misusing prescription drugs"
Addictionnow.com, By Cesar Gamboa, December 29, 2016
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"A Novel Approach: Fighting Painkiller Addiction at Home"
Associated Press, December 21, 2016
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"Teen drug use is down, survey says"
CNN, December 13, 2016
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"Is Marijuana a Gateway Drug?"
The Boston Globe, By David Scharfenberg, September 30, 2016
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"Overdose Antidote Naloxone, Explained 1:34"
The Washington Post, September 20, 2016
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"StoryCorps: Fallkinburg-Volkow 5:05"
StoryCorps, By Dan Collison, August 29, 2016
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"What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction"
FiveThirtyEight.com, By Maia Szalavitz, July 19, 2016
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"Can Social Media Help Prevent Opioid Abuse?"
Science Magazine, By Maya Smith, July 13, 2016
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"Scientists Race to Understand the Neurochemistry Behind New Street Drugs"
American Chemical Society, By Erika Gebel Berg, June 10, 2016
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"Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse 27:41"
Kentucky Educational Television, By John Gregory, May 09, 2016
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"Breaking Methamphetamine’s Grip"
Chemical & Engineering News, By Erika Gebel Berg, May 09, 2016
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"U.S., California Dramatically Increase e-Cigarette Regs"
San Diego Union-Tribune, By Bradley Fikes, May 06, 2016
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"Is Street Drug Flakka Gone for Good? 2:44"
CNN, By Carina Storrs, April 18, 2016
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"As Opioid Epidemic Worsens, Rethinking How Doctors are Taught to Treat Pain 9:26"
PBS NewsHour, By Christopher Booker and Saskia De Melker, April 17, 2016
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"Doctors paved the road to hell with pain pills: Faye Flam"
Chicago Tribune, By Faye Flam, April 08, 2016
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"C.D.C Painkiller Guidelines Aim to Reduce Addiction Risk"
The New York Times, By Sabrina Tavernise, March 15, 2016
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"How the Heroin Epidemic Differs in Communities of Color"
Frontline, By Sarah Childress, February 23, 2016
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"Marijuana Use May Lead to Abuse of Other Substances"
Reuters, By Larry Hand, February 18, 2016
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"Opioid Epidemic Gets Treatment Prescription 2:30"
Scientific American, By Steve Mirsky, February 17, 2016
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"Adderall Abuse Continues to Rise Among Young Adults"
Newsweek, By Douglas Main, February 16, 2016
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"Language of addiction itself can hurt, advocates say"
The Boston Globe, By Felice Freyer, February 04, 2016
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"What’s in that synthetic drug? An unknown grab-bag of toxic chemicals 7:42"
PBS Newshour, By William Brangham, December 22, 2015
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"High School Seniors Now Prefer Marijuana to Cigarettes"
TIME, By Alexandra Sifferlin, December 16, 2015
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"New Survey Shows Teen Marijuana Use Climbing As Nicotine Use Falls"
The Fix, By John Lavitt, December 16, 2015
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"Cigarette Smoking Down Among High School Students, Study Finds"
The Wall Street Journal, By Tripp Mickle, December 16, 2015
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"Brain Stimulation Technique Might Treat Addiction"
NBC News, By Maggie Fox, December 04, 2015
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"Is Keeping Up With K2 and Other Forms of “Fake Weed” a Pipe Dream?"
ScienceLine, By Knvul Sheikh, November 10, 2015
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"Thousands Hospitalized This Year Due to Fake Weed"
Scientific American, By Dina Fine Maron, October 20, 2015
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"Biology of Addiction; Drugs and Alcohol Can Hijack Your Brain"
NIH News and Health, By Vicki Contie, October 09, 2015
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"Teens Using E-Cigarette Devices to Smoke Marijuana"
Healthline, By Patrick Keeffe, September 09, 2015
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"Teenagers Who Try E-Cigarettes Also Try Smoking, Study Finds"
NBC News, By Maggie Fox, August 18, 2015
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"Caffeine Shapes Brain to Make Us Buzz 2:00"
Voice of America, By Maia Pujara, August 14, 2015
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"Nationwide Surge in Crime and Overdoses Related to Synthetic Marijuana"
Diane Rehm Show, By Diane Rehm, August 13, 2015
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"Picking Painkillers: Treating What Hurts Without Triggering an Addiction"
U.S News and World Report, By Michael Schroeder, August 04, 2015
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"Should a Worker Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana at Home?"
Healthline, By R. Sam Barclay, July 09, 2015
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"Advocates Push to Expand Use of Medications to Treat Addiction"
USA Today, By Liz Szabo, July 08, 2015
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"Virtual Reality Shows How Dangerous it is to Drive Drunk and Stoned"
PBS NewsHour, By Catherine Woods, June 27, 2015
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"Neuroscience: Rewiring the Brain"
Nature, By Katherine Bourzac, June 25, 2015
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"Genetics: No More Addictive Personality"
Nature, By Maia Szalavitz, June 24, 2015
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"Pharmacotherapy: Quest for the Quitting Pill"
Nature, By Cassandra Willyard, June 24, 2015
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"Study Analyzes How Much Pot Impairs Drivers 2:30"
USA Today, By Trevor Hughes, June 23, 2015
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"How Much Does Marijuana Impact Your Driving?"
TIME, By Eliza Gray, June 23, 2015
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"Designer Drugs Hit Dangerous Lows to Bring New Highs"
Science News, By Kate Baggaley, May 05, 2015
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"Workers Seeking Productivity in a Pill are Abusing A.D.H.D. Drugs"
The New York Times, By Alan Schwarz, April 18, 2015
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"E-cigarettes and teens: how concerned should we be?"
BioMed Central, By Wilson Compton, March 31, 2015
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"The Scary Things That Happen to Your Body During a Drug Overdose"
Men’s Health, By Ashley Balcerzak, March 10, 2015
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"Feds launch massive study of kids and pot"
The Seattle Times, By Bob Young, March 02, 2015
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"Study: Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotine"
Associated Press, By Lauran Neergaard, February 26, 2015
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"New brain-imaging approach could help smokers quit"
Philly.com, By Stacey Burling, February 03, 2015
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"A new drug war"
Science Magazine, By Emily Underwood, January 30, 2015
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"Dying To Be Free"
HuffPost, By Jason Cherkis, January 28, 2015
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"Smoking, drinking, prescription drug abuse by teens is down, survey says 4:20"
CNN, By Jen Christensen and Debra Goldschmidt, December 16, 2014
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"Synthetic drugs: Warning signs and what you need to know 7:56"
CNN, By Ayesha Tejpar, December 01, 2014
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"Regular pot habit changes your brain, may even lower your IQ, study says 1:39"
CNN, By Saundra Young and Matthew Stucker, November 11, 2014
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"This Is Your Brain on Drugs"
The New York Times, By Abigail Sullivan Moore, October 29, 2014
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"Study Finds Some Teens Can Excel at Multitasking"
The Wall Street Journal, By Sumathi Reddy, October 14, 2014
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"Prescription Painkillers: 3 Ways to Reduce the Risks for Your Teenager"
Your Teen Magazine, By Jane Parent, September 30, 2014
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"Federal research seeks alternatives to addictive opioids for veterans in pain"
The Washington Post, By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, September 25, 2014
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"Prescription drug abuse: There is help"
CNN, By Ashley N. Vaughan, August 15, 2014
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"A Mother Lifts Her Son, Slowly, From Heroin’s Abyss 3:18"
The New York Times, By Katharine Q. Seelye, August 10, 2014
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"9 Questions You Should Ask About the Drug "Molly""
NBC Washington, By Terence Mulcahy, August 08, 2014
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"Federal Study looks at how high is too high to drive 3:41"
Fox News, By Gretchen Carlson, July 29, 2014
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"Marijuana poses more risks than many realize"
USA Today, By Liz Szabo, July 27, 2014
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"Hardcore pot smoking could damage the brain's pleasure center"
Science, By Lizzie Wade, July 14, 2014
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"Using Tobacco: Dip, Cigarettes, Hookahs and More"
Your Teen Magazine, By Jane Parent, July 14, 2014
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"Heroin abuse out of control in US 7:04"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, By Lisa Millar, July 03, 2014
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"US heroin epidemic: How deadly addiction got a foothold in America's heartland 4:14"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, By Lisa Millar, July 03, 2014
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"The myths of smoking pot"
The Washington Post, By Ruth Marcus, June 24, 2014
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"Heroin addicts left trapped; families, heartbroken 3:57"
USA Today, By Carrie Blackmore Smith and Terry DeMio (originally written for Cincinnati Enquirer), June 12, 2014
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"Marijuana contributing to traffic deaths 2:45"
MSNBC/News Nation, By Tamron Hall, June 10, 2014
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"Older Americans hooked on Rx: ‘I was a zombie' 4:35"
USA Today, By Peter Eisler, May 21, 2014
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"This Is Your Teen’s Brain on Marijuana"
Everyday Health, By Jack Stein, PhD, May 17, 2014
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"The Business Of Legalized Marijuana And Ongoing Health Concerns 51:26"
NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, April 21, 2014
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"12 Signs of Addiction"
Men's Journal, By Taylor Kubota, March 12, 2014
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"NIDA's Director Tells Us What We Know—and Need to Know—About Marijuana"
National Geographic, By Bruce Barcott, March 04, 2014
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"No Easy Answers for DUI Concerns as Marijuana Gains Support 11:40"
NPR All Things Considered, February 23, 2014
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"Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana"
The New York Times, By Maggie Koerth-Baker, February 17, 2014
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"Naloxone Access urged for Increasing U.S. Heroin Users"
Bloomberg News, By Caroline Chen, February 11, 2014
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"Prescription Drugs Could Be Gateway to Heroin, Officials Say"
NBC News, By Maggie Fox, February 11, 2014
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"The Facts About Heroin"
U.S. News & World Report, By Angela Haupt, February 10, 2014
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"Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death points to broader opioid drug epidemic"
The Washington Post, By Joel Achenbach, February 07, 2014
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"Overdosing on heroin: This drug can bring them back"
Los Angeles Times, By Matt Pearce, February 05, 2014
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"What’s Behind The Sharp Rise in Heroin Use in the U.S. 51:41"
NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, February 04, 2014
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"How Heroin Kills: What Might Have Happened to Philip Seymour Hoffman"
National Geographic, By Susan Brink, February 04, 2014
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"Hoffman Among Thousands of Addiction Victims"
Associated Press, By Sandy Cohen, February 04, 2014
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"Heroin Gains Popularity as Cheap Doses Flood the U.S."
Time, By Eliza Gray, February 04, 2014
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"Marijuana vs. Alcohol: Which is Really Worse for Your Health?"
Livescience.com, By Joseph Brownstein, January 21, 2014
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"Taking the High Road"
Newsweek, By Winston Ross, January 16, 2014
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"Daily pot tied to age of first psychotic episode"
Reuters, By Benjamin Stix, January 10, 2014
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"Teens shun synthetic marijuana for the real thing"
USA Today, By Donna Leinwand Leger, December 18, 2013
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"Survey: Teens Using Synthetic Drugs Less Often"
Associated Press, By Alicia A. Caldwell and Lauran Neergaard, December 18, 2013
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"Is Sugar A Drug? Addiction Explained"
Livescience.com, By Rachael Rettner, October 28, 2013
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"Nora Volkow and proteges on addiction, obesity, brain mechanisms and bacon"
Child Mind Institute, By Harry Kimball, October 06, 2013
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"Feds cracking down on synthetic drugs 1:19"
Cox-DC Bureau, September 25, 2013
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"Transitioning to Updated Substance Use Disorder Criteria in DSM-5"
Psychiatry Weekly, By Lonnie Stoltzfoos, September 16, 2013
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"Do food addiction diets work?"
Chicago Tribune, By Nara Schoenberg, September 04, 2013
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"One in 10 Americans have taken drugs prescribed for others: poll"
Reuters, By Lindsay Dunsmuir, August 15, 2013
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"Gut-brain communication failure may spur overeating"
Science News, By Cristy Gelling, August 15, 2013
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"Is obesity a form of addiction?"
Boston Globe, By Carolyn Y. Johnson, August 15, 2013
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"FDA backs low-nicotine cigarette research as it weighs new regulatory power"
The Washington Post, By Brady Dennis, July 31, 2013
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"Online Marketers Take Note Of Brains Wired For Rewards"
NPR, By Steve Henn, July 24, 2013
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"Can obesity be an addiction?"
Medscape News, By Bret. S. Stetka, July 16, 2013
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"Sharp Rise in Women’s Deaths From Overdose of Painkillers"
The New York Times, By Sabrina Tavernise, July 03, 2013
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"Brain Imaging, Other Advances Reveal Drugs’ Effects on Brain"
Psychiatric News, By Aaron Levin, June 20, 2013
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"The Human Brain in Exquisite Detail"
Scientist, By Ruth Williams, June 20, 2013
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"Natural History of Illicit Drug Use 'Surprising'"
Medscape News, By Megan Brooks, June 14, 2013
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"How will Police Regulate Stoned Driving?"
PopSci.com, By Clay Dillow, June 04, 2013
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"Marijuana and Teens 2:53"
Teen Kids News, May 15, 2013
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"How Do You Make A Painkiller Addiction-Proof?"
PopSci.com, By Francie Diep, May 13, 2013
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"’Sammies’ finalists honored on Capitol Hill"
The Washington Post, By Joe Davidson, May 07, 2013
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"Brain’s Addiction 17:02"
The Moth at the World Science Festival, By Dr. Nora Volkow, May 01, 2013
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"Addiction is a disease. It’s a brain condition. 2:06"
Be Smart. Be Well, April 17, 2013
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"Addiction injection: the mission to immunize drug users against dependency"
Wired, By Madhumita Vekataramanan, March 29, 2013
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"Adderall: The "Get Ahead" Drug"
Self, By Liz Welch, February 13, 2013
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"Smoking: It’s Not Worth It 2:51"
Teen/Kids News, February 06, 2013
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"Sweet Success. How a local addiction expert controls his sugar habit"
Bethesda Magazine, By Leah Ariniello, February 01, 2013
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"Marijuana research: Is the limit for stoned-while-driving too high?"
Seattlepi.com, By Jake Ellison, January 29, 2013
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"Schools Say No to Old Drug Programs"
The Columbus Dispatch, By Lindsay Friedman, January 14, 2013
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"Legalizing of Marijuana Raises Health Concerns"
The New York Times, By Roni Caryn Rabin, January 08, 2013
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"Naloxone reverses overdoses without hefty price tag"
Reuters, By Andrew Seaman, December 31, 2012
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"Teens’ Views on Dangers of Pot Fall to 20-Year Low"
Associated Press, By Hope Yen, December 19, 2012
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"More teens smoke marijuana; fewer see great risk"
Washington Times, By Cheryl Wetzstein, December 19, 2012
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"Painkiller Misuse Numbs NFL Pain"
ESPN Outside the Lines, By John Barr, December 15, 2012
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"Scientists Say Bottoms Up to Find the Connection Between Genes and Addiction 10:18"
PBS Newshour, By Miles O’Brien, December 13, 2012
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"Drug Addiction Is Preventable 1:08"
GenConnect, December 11, 2012
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"Marijuana's Health Effects: Memory Problems, Addiction"
USA Today, By Cathy Payne and Michelle Healy, December 07, 2012
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"Marijuana Use in Adults: Are You Too Old For Pot?"
The Huffington Post, By Anthonia Akitunde, December 07, 2012
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"A Vaccine to Curb Addicts' Highs"
The Wall Street Journal, By Keith Humphreys, November 23, 2012
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"Replacing addiction with a healthy obsession"
CNN, By Jacque Wilson, November 21, 2012
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"On-Site Test for Cannabinoids in Oral Fluid 16:08"
American Association for Clinical Chemistry, By Bob Barrett, November 20, 2012
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"Baby Boomers: The Hooked Generation?"
The Miami Herald, By Ana Veciana-Suarez, November 13, 2012
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"In Maine, Bath Salts Blamed for Rising Child Neglect"
PBS Newshour, By Jenny Marder, November 01, 2012
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"Addicted to Food? The New Research suggests it’s Possible."
Newsweek, By Laura Beil, October 29, 2012
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"Adolescent Cough Medicine Abuse: What Adults Should Know"
Parade.com, By Mari Kasanuki, October 22, 2012
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"Treatment for Addicts Is Starting To Change"
Los Angeles Times, By Shari Roan, September 22, 2012
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"U.S. Drug Abuse Problem Needs to be Faced 4:02"
GenConnect, September 19, 2012
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"Seeing Through the Smoke -- The Secrets in a Cigarette 29:39"
NPR Science Friday, By Christopher Intagliata, September 07, 2012
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"Rockburn Presents: Dr. Nora Volkow 29:32"
Cable Public Affairs Channel, By Ken Rockburn, September 02, 2012
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"Study: Teen pot use, IQ linked"
USA Today, By Associated Press, August 28, 2012
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"Dr. Nora Volkow 51:40"
The Diane Rehm Show , July 09, 2012
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"Ending the stigma of addiction 3:26"
Andrea Mitchell Reports , July 03, 2012
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"The D.S.M. Gets Addiction Right"
The New York Times, By Howard Markel, June 05, 2012
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"Newborns with Drug Withdrawal A Growing Problem 1:48"
Associated Press-TV, By APTV, April 30, 2012
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"Methadone clinics don"
The Baltimore Sun, By Andrea Walker, April 30, 2012
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"Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break 13:31"
CBS News, By 60 Minutes, April 29, 2012
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"Are You a Food Addict?"
Men, By Paul Kita, April 10, 2012
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"Whitney Houston"
Tampa Bay Times, By Irene Maher, March 29, 2012
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"Madonna"
International Business Times, By Carey Vanderborg, March 28, 2012
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"New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving"
Associated Press, By Kristen Wyatt, March 18, 2012
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"Inhaling Helium Can Be Deadly, NIDA Warns (free login)"
MedScape , By Deborah Brauser, March 15, 2012
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"Learning From the Spurned and Tipsy Fruit Fly"
The New York Times, By Benedict Carey, March 15, 2012
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"Adopted kids' drug abuse risk affected by biological family"
CNN, By Amanda Gardner, March 05, 2012
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"Deadly Duo: Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Drugs Can Result in Addiction or Accidental Death"
Scientific American, By Melinda Wenner Moyer, February 24, 2012
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"Xanax Can Be Addictive, Dangerous: Doctors 2:46"
NBC Washington , By Doreen Genzler, February 17, 2012
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"Addicts' Brains May Be Wired At Birth For Less Self-Control (3:38)"
National Public Radio, By Jon Hamilton, February 03, 2012
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"Creatively confronting addiction"
The Lancet, By Denna Jones, January 07, 2012
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"Prescription drug addiction: the treatment challenge"
The Lancet, By David Holmes, January 07, 2012
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"Active Compounds in 'Bath Salts' and Ecstasy Similar (free login)"
Medscape Medical News, By Deborah Brauser, December 20, 2011
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"Caffeine Withdrawal Recommended for Inclusion in DSM-5 (free login)"
Medscape Medical News, By Deborah Brauser, December 15, 2011
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"Are You Inhaling Secondhand Coke?"
Science Now, By Elizabeth Norton, December 15, 2011
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"Teen Smoking, Drinking Down, Marijuana Use Up 1:15"
ABC News, By Mikeala Conley, December 14, 2011
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"More teens smoke pot than smoke cigarettes 1:04"
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, December 14, 2011
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"Survey: More teens using synthetic drugs"
USA TODAY, By Donna Leinwand, December 14, 2011
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"Designer Drugs Fry Brain Like Ecstasy"
Live Science, By Jennifer Welsh, December 14, 2011
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"Teen drinking, smoking, at lowest point in 30 years"
Los Angeles Times, By Shari Roan, December 14, 2011
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"How Pot, Cocaine, and Hunger Intersect in the Brain"
Discover, By Gregory Mone, December 01, 2011
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"Moms on Drugs: The Prescription Pill Epidemic"
Parents Magazine, By Andrea Barbalich, November 01, 2011
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"Are today's parents going too soft on kids using marijuana?"
USA Today, By Karen Weintraub, October 17, 2011
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"Generation Wired"
Parade Magazine, By Emily Listfield, October 07, 2011
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"Washington"
Washingtonian, By Leslie Milk, October 03, 2011
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"An Addiction Vaccine, Tantalizingly Close"
The New York Times, By Douglas Quenqua, October 03, 2011
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"Can Food Be as Addictive as a Drug?"
The New York Times Magazine, By Michael Moss, October 02, 2011
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"Don't study the video game, study the player"
USA Today, By Sharon Jayson, September 15, 2011
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"Addiction a brain disorder, not just bad behavior"
The Associated Press, By Lauran Neergaard, August 16, 2011
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"Potential New Therapeutic Target for ADHD Revealed"
Medscape, By Megan Brooks, August 16, 2011
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"Nora Volkow—challenging the myths about drug addiction"
The Lancet, By Priya Shetty, August 06, 2011
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"Who Falls to Addiction, and Who Is Unscathed?"
The New York Times, By Richard A. Friedman, M.D., August 01, 2011
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"The promise of genetic research"
Addiction Professional, By Barbara Hesselgrave, July 15, 2011
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"Rethinking Addiction's Roots, and Its Treatment"
The New York Times, By Douglas Quenqua, July 10, 2011
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"Stoned driving is uncharted territory"
Los Angeles Times, By Ralph Vartabedian, July 02, 2011
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"Coaches suspect steroid use on the decline"
Yahoo Sports, By Dallas Jackson, June 27, 2011
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"Substance Abuse Comorbidity Findings Surprise VA Mental Health Experts"
Psychiatric News, By Aaron Levin, June 17, 2011
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"High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain?"
Scientific American, By Dave Mosher, June 17, 2011
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"Dr. Nora Volkow: A General in the Drug War (8:19)"
The New York Times, By Thomas Lin, June 14, 2011
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"Dr. Nora Volkow: A General in the Drug War"
The New York Times, By Abigail Zuger, June 13, 2011
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"Why Smokers Gain Weight When Quitting"
WebMD, By Daniel J. DeNoon, June 10, 2011
radio
"Use and Abuse of Prescription Painkillers (51:34)"
NPR: The Diane Rehm Show, April 21, 2011
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"Play Sheds Light on Addiction, Encourages Physicians to Screen Patients"
Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network, By Naseem S. Miller, April 21, 2011
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"Play Sheds Light on Addiction, Encourages Physicians to Screen Patients - Interviews (2:10)"
Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network, By Naseem S. Miller, April 21, 2011
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"New Image of Addiction: Q&A with Dr. Nora Volkow"
NYU Physician, By Royce Flippin, April 01, 2011
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"Drug addiction hijacks several areas of the brain -- and almost all of one's life"
Los Angeles Times, By Shari Roan, February 23, 2011
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"Outlawing 'Legal Highs:' Can Emergency Bans Hinder Drug Development?"
TIME, By Maia Szalavitz, February 23, 2011
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"US Teens Using More Marijuana (24:08)"
PressTV: American Dream, By Michelle Katz, January 24, 2011
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"New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success"
The Associated Press, By Lauran Neergard, January 03, 2011
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"Experts worry that medical-pot laws promote teen use"
Denver Post, By John Ingold, January 01, 2011
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"Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups"
Reuters Health, By Genevra Pittman, December 23, 2010
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"Pot use among teenagers still rising, survey finds"
The Washington Post, By Rob Stein, December 14, 2010
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"U.S.: More teens smoke marijuana than cigarettes"
USA TODAY, By Rita Rubin, December 14, 2010
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"The Killers in Your Medicine Cabinet"
Reader's Digest, By Alexis Jetter, December 01, 2010
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"Education is key to smoke-free air"
Columbia Daily Tribune, By Evelyn Robertson, November 18, 2010
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"'Fake Marijuana' Users Showing Up in Emergency Rooms"
U.S. News & World Report, By Jenifer Goodwin, November 11, 2010
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"Fighting Teen Drug Use with Plain Facts"
TIME, By Maia Szalavitz, November 10, 2010
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"Longer-lasting options to treat drug addiction"
Associated Press, By Lauran Neergaard, October 18, 2010
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"Monthly Injection Approved To Fight Drug Addiction"
NPR, By Richard Knox, October 13, 2010
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"FDA OKs Vivitrol to treat heroin, narcotic addictions"
USA Today, By Rita Rubin, October 13, 2010
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"Synthetic marijuana is strong, accessible — and legal"
St. Petersburg-Times, By Rodney Thrash, October 11, 2010
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"Can Internet use trigger depression?"
Reuters, By Frederik Joelving, October 04, 2010
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"Lasting Pleasures, Robbed by Drug Abuse"
The New York Times, By Richard A. Friedman, August 30, 2010
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"Is There an Addict in Your House? Top 10 ways to prevent and treat substance abuse"
Family Goes Strong, By Karen Springen, August 25, 2010
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"Painkillers such as Percocet can push everyday people into risky addiction"
The Washington Post, By Carolyn Butler, August 24, 2010
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"Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths"
WebMD, By Miranda Hitti, August 02, 2010
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"How to Take Control of Your Cravings "
Ladies Home Journal, By Leslie Goldman, August 01, 2010
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"Drug War Statement Upstaged at AIDS Gathering"
The New York Times, By Donald G. McNeil Jr., July 22, 2010
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"Cocktail of drugs for HIV curbs new infections, study finds "
The Los Angeles Times: Booster Shots, By Thomas H. Maugh II, July 18, 2010
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"Does Teen Drug Rehab Cure Addiction or Create It?"
Time.com, By Maia Szalavitz, July 16, 2010
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"Desperate Addicts Inject Others' Blood"
The New York Times, By Donald G. McNeil Jr, July 12, 2010
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"Experts: Addicts need not look far for a high"
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, By Jason Cato, July 11, 2010
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"The growing buzz on 'spice' -- the marijuana alternative"
The Washington Post, By Michael W. Savage, July 10, 2010
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"Secret of AA: After 75 Years, We Don't Know How It Works"
Wired, By Brendan I. Koerner, June 23, 2010
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"Obesity, Drug Addiction, and Dopamine"
Psychology Today: All About Addiction Blog, By Adi Jaffe, June 05, 2010
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"The Anatomy of Craving"
SELF Magazine, By Melissa Chessher, June 01, 2010
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"Teen girls abuse drugs more than boys"
UPI.com, May 05, 2010
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"Anabolic steroid users may face heart trouble"
Reuters, By Frederik Joelving, April 30, 2010
article
"Nicotine vaccine effective in early tests"
CNN.com, By Val Willingham, April 22, 2010
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"Popping Pills A Popular Way To Boost Brain Power"
CBS News: 60 Minutes, April 22, 2010
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"Mapping drug addicts' tracks"
Science News, By Laura Sanders, April 15, 2010
article
"Once written off, crack babies can now tell stories of success"
The Washington Post, By Theresa Vargas, April 15, 2010
article
"Can Eating Junk Food Really Be an Addiction?"
TIME, By Maia Szalavitz, April 03, 2010
article
"Katie Couric's Notebook: Food Addiction"
CBSnews.com, By Katie Couric , March 31, 2010
radio
"A Vaccine to Cure Addictions? (52:45)"
The Kojo Nnamdi Show, March 08, 2010
article
"Forget the Cocaine Vaccine"
Newsweek , By Sharon Begley, March 05, 2010
article
"Superwoman syndrome fuels pill-popping"
MSNBC.com, By Karen Asp, February 24, 2010
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"Are Doctors Too Reluctant to Prescribe Opioids?"
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