A New Prescription to Treat Prescription Drug Abuse

A new prescription to treat prescription drug abuse

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“The drug of abuse can cause physical neuronal damage that may take a significant period of time to correct,” said MediciNova chief scientific officer, Dr. Kirk Johnson. “So it is expected that MN-166 (the test code for Ibudilast) would be a therapy … Read more on SmartPlanet.com (blog)

Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.

Treating addiction as a public health issue, not a crime

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The drugs of choice for an increasing number of Americans are prescription painkillers. Nowhere is the problem more apparent than Houston, where the renowned medical center area has become “a national hotspot for prescription drug abuse,” according to … Read more on Houston Chronicle (blog)

Prescription drug abuse program expands

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An Illinois medicine-monitoring program has joined a national data-sharing network to help prevent prescription drug abuse. The Department of Human Services will link its prescription monitoring program to a National Association of Boards of Pharmacy … Read more on The State Journal-Register