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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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“Bath Salts”

Author : admin Published: March 31st, 2011
“Bath Salts”

Law enforcement officials throughout the country are reporting that products promoted as "bath salts" have become prevalent as a drug of abuse. Bath salts have recently appeared in some of the same retail outlets that sell synthetic cannabinoid products such as K2 and Spice, and also are available via the Internet. Bath salts are abused as [...]

Prevention Needs Assessment

Author : admin Published: April 6th, 2010

Prevention Supervisor, Lindi Gnan, recently completed the Prevention Needs Assessment for Cameron, Elk and McKean counties. The Prevention Needs Assessment process is designed to profile population needs, resources, and readiness to address needs and gaps. The process involves the collection and analysis of data to define problems within a [...]

Talking To Your Kids About Drugs

Author : admin Published: January 14th, 2010

What's one of the most effective tools parents can use in trying to raise drug-free children? Talk to them. They will listen - and you can have a positive impact. While it's true that our children are subject to a wide variety of peer and media influences - many in direct contradiction to health lifestyle messages - research has shown, time [...]