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  • Actress Dianne Wiest to raise the curtain in NIDA’s Addiction Performance Project May 3, 2012
    Dianne Wiest leads an impressive cast in the Addiction Performance Project, an innovative continuing medical education (CME) program for doctors and other health providers, on May 9 in Philadelphia, Pa. […]
  • Blending conference translates substance abuse research into practice April 16, 2012
    Experts will share the latest clinical research with addiction treatment professionals, healthcare providers, policy makers, and others during the April 19th Blending Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The program is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the American Society of […]
  • NIH’s “PEERx” for teens to be showcased at Rx Drug Abuse Summit April 3, 2012
    A unique, new campaign targeting teens will be on exhibit at the first national summit addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will showcase “PEERx,” a NIDA initiative that uses interactive videos and other tools to educate teens about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and help them to spread the word […]

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Prescription Drug Registry Endorsed by House Committee

Author : admin Published: December 7th, 2011

HARRISBURG – A proposal aimed at preventing the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs is one step closer to House passage after being reported out of the House Human Services Committee today, said Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), sponsor of the bill and chairman of the committee. “As we learned from two public hearings we held on this bill [...]

Act 50 – Creating a Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs

Author : admin Published: November 2nd, 2011

The House Human Services Committee held a public hearing 11/1/11 on the delay in the implementation of Act 50 which establishes a new Department of Drugs and Alcohol Programs. Chairman Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) began the hearing by saying "it is not in my nature to go public on an issue. It is my nature to fight for what I believe in, but [...]