UNC Professor Studies Race, Drug Abuse
UNC professor studies race, drug abuse
Clark said substance abuse among biracial adolescents could have a trend resembling a combination of trends among races. “My research suggests that a child who identifies as being both black and white, their substance use prevalence rate might fall in …
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In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse
Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, used his State of the State Message on Wednesday in Montpelier to encourage public debate on the growing problem of drug abuse and addiction in his state. … Those same statistics are being replicated across the country.
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Severe Mental Illness Ups Risk for Substance Abuse
Researchers discovered people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and similar conditions have a higher risk for substance use — especially cigarette smoking — and protective factors usually associated with lower rates of substance use do not exist …
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Concern at drug use in North Nigeria's biggest city
Kano has the country's highest drug abuse rate based on the number of seizures, arrests of addicts and convictions of arrested dealers, according to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). “It is a painful fact that Kano tops the drug abuse …
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