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Five stories in the news today, Jan. 26

Five stories in the news today, Jan. 26

VANCOUVER CLINIC PROVIDES MEDICAL HEROIN FOR RECOVERING ADDICTS. The only clinic in North America to provide pharmaceutical …
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Vancouver clients sing praises of only North American clinic to offer medical heroin

VANCOUVER – The smell of rubbing alcohol permeates a tiny room where chronic heroin users inject a pharmaceutical-grade version of the drug …
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Mid-Atlantic TV Rallies Around Fighting Addiction

Putting competition briefly aside, more than a dozen mid-Atlantic TV stations will air a Maryland Public Television special on heroin addiction on Feb.
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Craving Mediates Stress in Predicting Lapse During Alcohol Dependence Treatment

ConclusionsAmong treatment seeking, alcohol‐dependent patients, craving mediated the relationship between stress and lapse. The effect was not moderated by depressed mood or anticraving medication.

Stress, craving and depressed mood are implicated in alcohol‐use treatment lapses. This prospective study examined a stress–treatment response model that incorporated mediation by craving and mod
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Dietary Nutrient Intake in School‐Aged Children With Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

ConclusionsThe present findings are consistent with prior studies investigating nutritional intake in preschoolers with FASD, indicating that these children are vulnerable to nutritional inadequacies. Moreover, data suggest a specific profile of dietary intake in this population. As several nutrients are important for cognitive development, targeted interventions in clinical populations might be e
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