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…. So will children taking these medications for ADHD become drug addicts? Actually, it appears to be just the opposite. Although an increased risk of drug abuse and cigarette smoking is associated with childhood ADHD, this risk appears mostly due to the ADHD…

…reports that: "AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit U.S. group, is expected today to file suit against the U.S. arm of GlaxoSmithKline PLC alleging that several patents for its AIDS drugs are invalid and that it has abused a monopoly in pricing those drugs…

…be taken. Within this issue there are two sides, first is the conservative left who note the significant health risks, the effects that marijuana has on society, and the crime and violence that surfaces from the drug war on marijuana. Secondly, there are those…

…5,162 medical cases, and 797 documented instances of drug abuse. There were three births and eight miscarriages. Woodstock had two deaths by drug overdose and the death of Raymond Mizak who was killed in a tractor accident. The late Max Yasgur never seemed…

…A pillow stained by the tears of an innocent child rests on an empty bed. The word child abuse typically paints the picture of a child being physically attacked by a parent, but the there is another, more damaging type of abuse going on in the home…

…). It started in 1991 in Seattle, WA. P-CAP is an intervention model developed through federal funds to enable communities to respond, through long term advocacy, to the problems of mothers who have abused drugs or alcohol during pregnancy and to the needs…

…20,745 respondents. Only 5.2% of participants with no history of major depression reported drug abuse or dependence, compared to 31.6% of participants suffering from major depression before age twenty and 13.2% of those suffering after the age of twenty…

…Do Drugs Cause Youth Violence? I believe that youth violence in America is somewhat due to the use of drugs, but not entirely. Although drugs are known to educe violent behavior, I do not believe they are the routes of violence among American teens. I…

…Cocaine Cocaine is the leading drug being used in America and is chipping away at the US piece by piece. Over 6 million people do cocaine every month in the US. In 1996 an estimated 3.6 million Americans were regular cocaine users…

…Science Assessment #2: Sports Science Over the last few years' science in sport has increased dramatically, with availability of many more performance-enhancing drugs many people have seen this as an option to easily win. There are different types…