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"Hallucinogen" redirects here. For the psychedelic trance project of Simon Posford, see Hallucinogen (musician). Certain drugs can affect the subjective qualities of perception, thought or emotion, resulting in altered interpretations of sensory input, alternate states of consciousness, or hallucinations. This general group of pharmacological agents can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants. All of these agents act as neurotransmitter mimics, of ...
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- Addictions: An Overview (Cleveland Clinic)
- Adolescent Treatment Programs Reduce Drug Abuse, Produce Other Improvements (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Drug Abuse News Headlines
- Prescription Abuse to Pass Illicit Drugs
ABC News - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:57 EST
- People underestimate the power of drug cravings
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:56 EST
- FDA approves new ADHD drug
MSNBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:13 EST
- Teen abuse of prescription pills persists
MSNBC - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:02 EST
- Abuse of prescription drugs surges across globe
MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:59 EST
- Some brains are wired for substance abuse: Study
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:42 EST
- Some men don't believe sex abuse victims
The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:10 EST
- Men Who Haven't Been Victims Less Likely To Believe Child Sex Abuse Claims
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Brazilians Worst Abusers of Slimming Pills
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:44 EST
- British Psychiatrists Learning To Ask About Child Abuse
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- NIDA Begins Its First-Ever Public Discussion on Pain Relief and Addiction - March - 05, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:51 EST
- NIDA News Scan #48 - February 26, 2007 (PDF, 393 KB)
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:26 EST
- Diet Drug Approval Sparks Concern
ABC News - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:31 EST
- AARP: Prescription Drug Prices Up
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
- Novartis' diabetes drug faces another FDA study
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:26 EST
- To Settle Suit, Maker Agrees to Withdraw Growth Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:58 EST
- Studies Examine Medication Prices, Language Services Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- HIV Drug Resistance Spurred By Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Drug Maker Stops Work on Lung Disease Medicine
New York Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:52 EST
- Prescription drug plan unaffordable: official
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:05 EST
- Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Men Who Haven't Been Victims Less Likely To Believe Child Sex Abuse Claims
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Prescription drug prices soar for U.S. seniors
MSNBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:33 EST
- Moderate drinking may benefit elderly men
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:19 EST
- Brand name drug prices soar for seniors: AARP
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:59 EST
- Brand name drug prices soar for seniors -- AARP
Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:13 EST
- Drug testing children fraught with problems - doctors
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:43 EST
- Drug testing children fraught with problems: doctors
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:46 EST
- FDA May Approve Cattle Drug Which Could Lead To Drug Resistant Superbugs
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Doctors: School drug testing a bad idea
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:44 EST
- Alaska tops states for drug use
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:41 EST
- Drug Partnership Introduces Cheap Antimalaria Pill
New York Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:55 EST
- FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:47 EST
- Warning over children who abuse
BBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:02 EST
- Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Study Advances Evidence for Receptor’s Role in Alcohol Pleasure and Problems - March - 06, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:40 EST
- Drug-treated salt helps limb swelling
The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:53 EST
- Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:57 EST
- Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:12 EST
- FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
Reuters - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:48 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug That Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Drug 'stops HIV's entry to cells'
BBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:59 EST
- Roche suspends phase II trial of its anemia drug
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:20 EST
- Taken As Prescribed, Addiction Risk Is Low
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Widely Used Hepatitis B Drug Spurs HIV Drug Resistance
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA approves drug for carsick dogs
MSNBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- GlaxoSmithKline to launch a weight loss OTC drug
The Earth Times - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:51 EST
- Leukemia Drug Turns Mini-molecules Up, Cancer Genes Down
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New malaria drug targets children
BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:06 EST
- NIDA Launches Centers of Excellence for Drug Abuse Information, January 25, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:25 EST
- FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
- FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
- Many parents don't recognize drug abuse
The Earth Times - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:34 EST
- NIDA Unveils its First Consumer Publication to Explain the Science of Addiction - February 13, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:02 EST
- Mexican drug gains U.S. following
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:20 EST
- AstraZeneca explores 2nd-line therapy for lung cancer; to start Zactima 4th phase III trials
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:13 EST
- Scientists say an old, unused drug may offer treatment of Down's
The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:51 EST
- Brain Chemical Tied to Drug Addiction
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:26 EST
- Brain Chemical Tied to Drug Addiction
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Intimate Partner Abuse Has No Age Limit
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- New Drug Hope For HIV Patients For Whom Treatment No Longer Works
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- New low-cost anti-malarial drug launched
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:10 EST
- FDA Approves New ADHD Drug
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:56 EST
- FDA Approves New ADHD Drug
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- National Survey Of Health Plans Shows Very Few Provide Online Counseling
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Non-hormone drug decreases hot flashes
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:45 EST
- New AIDS Drug Increadibly Encouraging
MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- New Pharmaceutical Drug Halts Progress Of Metastatic Kidney Cancer
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Violence costs NHS millions
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:54 EST
- Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome
Reuters - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:13 EST
- U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:59 EST
- Genetic test may predict drug addiction
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:01 EST
- U.S. clears use of Abbott drug for Crohn's disease
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:25 EST
- Growth Drug Is Caught Up in Patent Fight
New York Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:03 EST
- Fifth Annual Conference On College Depression
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- 'A Perfect Storm' for Creating Drug Addicts
ABC News - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:35 EST
- MAP Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Results For Its Inhaled Migraine Drug Candidate
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cancer Drug Can Extend Survival In Patients With Deadly Brain Tumors
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Injection Drug Use Fueling Spread Of HIV In Mauritius
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Generic Prescription Drug Industry Lobbyists Target 'Authorized Generics'
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Study shows near-tripling of global ADHD drug use
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:23 EST
- Study Based On Abu Ghraib Suggests Military Veterans Highly Tolerant Of Detainee Abuse
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Advisory Panel Recommends H5N1 Vaccine To FDA For Approval
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- FDA Directs ADHD Drug Manufacturers To Notify Patients About Cardiovascular Adverse Events And Psychiatric Adverse Events
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Primitive Yeast Yields Secrets Of Human Cholesterol And Drug Metabolism
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:46 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- UN drug watchdog ignores HIV, rights groups say
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:28 EST
- JAMA Commentaries Discuss Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Coverage Gap Solutions, Cutting Waste In U.S. Health Care System
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- AARP Announces 2007 Legislative Agenda
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Drug may boost Down's learning
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:08 EST
- Petrol Sniffing Campaign Expanded, Australia
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- ADHD drug use rises worldwide
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:22 EST
- TB strain threatens "uncontrollable" epidemic
Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:12 EST
- First Drug Approved to Prevent Vomiting in Dogs
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Penn Study Based On Abu Ghraib Suggests Military Veterans Highly Tolerant Of Detainee Abuse
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Drug Safety Recommendations Lack Scientific Evidence
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Industry-backed drug studies yield rosier findings
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:21 EST
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