Video Excerpts: Chris Herren's press conference at YSU

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Just months later, the dream became a nightmare as Herren lost his career — and nearly his family — to drug and alcohol addiction. Drug- and alcohol-free since Aug. 1, 2008, Herren is now on a mission to stop young people from making the same …
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Rats, like humans, return to drinking once punishment is removed

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A new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse suggests that rats may behave in the same way. This is important because a significant amount of addiction research is performed in animals, using models of addiction, before it is …
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'Marijuana Recovery' – The Next Major Support Group for Recovering Alcoholics …

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And with the current trend in favour of the legitimation of marijuana use, it should not be long before support groups start popping up centered on marijuana use to help people kick harder drugs. … Addiction Research and Theory, Early Online: 1-8.
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Blaine schools work with police to keep campus safe

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“In the past, through the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program, we had an officer on campus almost all the time, but that program has fallen out of use. Due to the loss of that and other resources, we've been missing that constant presence.” …
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