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FDA panel recommends approval for Contrave

More info…WHAT HAPPENED: A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended approval for Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.’s weight loss drug Contrave, which mixes an antidepressant with an anti-addiction drug. cocaine addiction

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Over 41,000 Czechs undergo treatment for alcohol, drugs in 2009

More info…Prague, Dec 6 (CTK) – A total of 41,419 people underwent out-patient treatment for alcohol and drug addiction in 2009, 3 percent less than in the preceding year, according to the figures released by the Institute for Health Information and Statistics. crack cocaine addiction

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University heightens drug addiction awareness

More info…In light of two recent student deaths related to prescription drugs, UTC has begun working on ways to prevent prescription addiction on campus. “The abuse of prescription pills is difficult to detect,” Tricia Henderson, the coordinator of the Department of Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Education, said. helpline for addicts

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Prescription for trouble: Addiction to painkillers hobbles more patients

More info…ST. LOUIS — Nichole Marie Case unwittingly became dependent on opioid pain drugs. She’s not alone. crack cocaine addiction

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Overeating: Is It an Addiction?

More info…The holidays are a time for eating: pies at Thanksgiving, chocolates for Advent and overflowing gift baskets of cookies and candies through the New Year. If you’re having trouble saying no to the bounty of fat and sugar, give yourself Continue reading treatment centers

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Drug de-addiction help for two robbery convicts

More info…New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) A Delhi court has sentenced two men to rigorous imprisonment for robbery but directed the jail authorities to provide them medical help as they were drug addicts and indulged in crime to buy such substances. treatment centers

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