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.7 Million Grant To Develop Drug To Treat Cocaine Addiction Is University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy’s Largest …
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy has received a prestigious .7 million grant to develop a drug to treat cocaine addiction based on an active ingredient found in some Chinese prescription medicines. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded the five-year research grant to Jia Bei Wang, PhD, a professor of pharmaceutical sciences at …
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Former addict shares dangers of prescription drug abuse
A former pill addict, who has turned her life around, is sharing her story in the hopes that it will deter others from going down the same path.
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Pill Drop-Offs Aid Effort to Clear Medicine Cabinets
The program’s goal is to empty homes of legal but dangerous drugs that the authorities say are driving addiction and crime around the country.
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