“Shattering the Myths Around Substance Abuse” – National Drug Facts Day 2013

“Shattering the Myths Around Substance Abuse” – National Drug Facts Day 2013 – For the second year, Mentor Foundation USA partnered with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and other key partners to host the National Drug Facts …

Can Obesity Be an Addiction?

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One area of obesity research receiving a great deal of attention lately is the considerable neurobiological overlap between addiction and some forms of obesity. Nora D. Volkow, MD, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has studied …
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Anti-HIV drugs in pregnancy not linked to children's language delays

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In addition to the NICHD, NIDCD and NIMH, seven NIH institutes and funding agencies supported the study: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Office of AIDS Research, National Institute of …
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