Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise

Teen Prescription Drug Abuse On the Rise –

Grants will launch opiate abuse coalitions
Gloucester is teaming with Beverly and Danvers, coordinated by the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, a coalition of city officials and community members that combats substance abuse. “The substance abuse challenge crosses borders,” said Joan Whitney, … Read more on Boston Globe

New findings could help improve development of drugs for addiction
While KOR has become the focus for drug discovery efforts aimed at treating addiction and mood disorders, KOR can react to signals that originate independently from multiple biological pathways, so current drug candidates targeting KOR often produce … Read more on Medical Xpress