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AHF UKRAINE: Access to Treatment for HIV-Infected Drug Users is an Important Step to Overcome …

AHF UKRAINE: Access to Treatment for HIV-Infected Drug Users is an Important Step to Overcome …

Now, only one third of HIV-positive drug users in Kyiv can receive additional medical services, including antiretroviral … to almost 600,000 patients living with HIV in 36 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin and North America.
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Drug Abuse Experts Stump for Opioid Addiction Tx Bill

WASHINGTON — Government health officials pressed a House committee for more resources to address the rise in overdose deaths from legal and illicit opioids at a hearing on Tuesday. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act earlier in March, which would authorize the Attorney General to distribute grants for the treatment of opioid addiction for prisoners,
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Risky Rats Give Clues on Brain Circuitry Behind Taking a Chance

A new study found that a specific type of neuron in a certain brain region helps galvanize whether or not a risky choice is made. (Source: NYT Health)
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Fenethylline (Captagon) Abuse. Local Problems from an Old Drug become Universal

Next article in issue: Neto2 Influences on Kainate Receptor Pharmacology and Function By continuing to browse this site you agree to us using cookies as described in About Cookies Author for correspondence: Panagiota Nikolaou, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias, Athens 115 27, Greece (fax +3021077160
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FDA Announces Safety Labeling Changes for Immediate-Release Opioid Medications

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has issued class-wide safety labeling changes for immediate-release (IR) opioid pain medications in an ongoing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks associated with opioid use. Among the changes, the FDA is requiring a new boxed warning about the serious risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, an
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