Why Only Some People Become Addicted to Drugs: Scans of Cocaine Users Reveal …
Why only some people become addicted to drugs: Scans of cocaine users reveal …
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Study leader Dr Karen Ersche, told Mail Online: 'Drug addiction never happens overnight. It needs continued use to take hold as a habit.' The personality tests revealed that people who developed a dependence had two traits that could be harmful when …
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Drug offenders get new chance at addiction free life
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In addition, of the participants who graduate from Drug Court only about 25 percent return to the court system, a stark contrast from the 75 percent recidivist rate for offenders who did not participate in the program, Starrett said. Harrell said the …
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Drug court offers hope for the future
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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, illegal drug use has been steadily on the rise for the past decade. In 2011, nearly 9 percent (more than 22.5 million) of all Americans had used an illegal drug or abused a prescribed medication in …
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