New Drug help kick pot addiction (File photo)

New Drug help kick pot addiction (File photo)

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"Any drug of abuse has to do with dopamine. We found out few years ago that kynurenic acid controls dopamine. All we had to do was put those things together," said study researcher Robert Schwarcz, a professor of psychiatry at the University of …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising, California Fights Back

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With deaths from prescription drug abuse on the rise, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit discovers new efforts in California to track prescriptions while attempting to prevent doctor shopping. It's a law that was inspired by three tragic Bay …
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Judge says he expects to see drug addict again

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Knight said he has a serious drug problem and at first evaded questions from Collier about his habits. He said his two charges of receiving stolen property dealt with taking checks from his ex-girlfriend, and the drug trafficking charge involved him …
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McDowell County Juvenile Drug Court sees first graduates

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In May, West Virginia's 16th juvenile drug court was established in McDowell County. Designed to help young people avoid drug addiction and its related crimes, the drug court accepts juveniles referred by their parents, school administrators …
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