Local Voices: Mike O'Neil: Be on the Lookout for Students Misusing Stimulants

Local Voices: Mike O'Neil: Be on the lookout for students misusing stimulants

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Studies have shown that when these medications are used only in these cramming sessions students do not perform better, nor do their GPAs reflect their own perception of how much better they did while on the medication. Studies do show that students …
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Applications, advances in cross-linking offer treatment opportunities for

Filed under: drug abuse treatment outcome study

The study was designed to measure the so-called “K max,” or the steepest point on the cornea, as the outcome variable, looking for enhanced stability vs. control in progressive keratoconus. The study designers, convinced … and longer post-treatment …
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Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

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The study, "Testing the Cost Savings of Judicial Diversion," found that "even with the high treatment investment, there is an overall net benefit due to positive outcomes for judicial diversion participants….Overall, the implementation of (judicial …
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