national library of medicine

Iowa Gets Funds to Stop Drug Abuse Before It Starts

...  likely to develop a problem with alcohol or drugs, says the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. According to the NSVRC, 99 percent of women in substance abuse … Read more on StarNewsOnline.com  MENTAL HEALTH: Prescription Drug Abuse: Definitions, Symptoms, and Help Filed under: Substance Abuse These tragic losses may shed some light on the increasing problem of prescription drug abuse. However, the misuse of prescriptions is not limited to the rich and famous. According to the National Library of Medicine, an estimated 20 percent of … Read more on Evansville Courier & Press  Synthetic drugs readily available in Pinal stores Filed under: Substance Abuse The problem with this dangerous drug is so big that President Barack Obama signed the Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 in early July. The law bans synthetic marijuana and other synthetic drugs like “bath salts,” which are commonly sold as … Read more on TriValley Central  More ...