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Index of 1998 Releases
- Popular Rave Drug "Ecstasy" Impairs Memory, Apparently Related To Brain Damage, 12/21/98.
- Drug Use Eases Among Teens for Second Consecutive Year, 12/18/98.
- Panel Urges Broadened Access, Insurance Coverage for Methadone Treatment Nationwide, 12/8/98.
- Comprehensive Research Effort Advanced on Tobacco Use, 11/19/98.
- Every Middle School Nationwide To Receive Award-Winning, Science-Based Drug Education Materials, 11/18/98.
- Individuals Who Abuse Any One Type of Drug Are at Serious Risk of Abusing All Other Types of Drugs, 11/12/98.
- Different Treatment Strategy May Be Required For HIV+ Women Who Have Used Injection Drugs, 11/5/98.
- Prevention Could Save $352 Million Annually - New Study Clarifies Effects of Prenatal Exposure To Crack and Cocaine, 10/22/98.
- Science and Public Confront Local Drug Abuse and Addiction Issues at Des Moines Town Meeting, 10/8/98.
- New Research Helps Explain Ritalins Low Abuse Potential When Taken As Prescribed, 9/29/98.
- Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction, 6/24/98.
- Cocaine Reward Does Not Require Dopamine or Serotonin Transporters - The Brain Sites Previously Implicated, 6/22/98.
- Psychiatrists Focus on Latest Drug Addiction Research at Annual Meeting in Toronto - Media Briefing Scheduled for June 1, 5/27/98.
- Scientists Identify Gene Involved in Sensitivity to Cocaine, 5/14/98.
- Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Estimated at $246 Billion in The United States, 5/13/98.
- Severity of Brain Changes During Nicotine Withdrawal Comparable to Those for Other Drugs of Abuse, 5/6/98.
- Popular TV Shows and Movies Receive Prism Awards for Scientific Accuracy in Showing Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 5/5/98.
- New Addiction Treatments To Be Focus of National Conference in Washington, 4/7/98.
- New Help Available For Communities To Assess Local Drug Problems, 4/2/98.
- Troubled Teens Risk Rapid Dependence on Marijuana, 3/31/98.
- Science and Public Join Together to Confront Local Drug Abuse and Addiction Issues at Boston Town Meeting, 3/24/98.
- Study Identifies Mechanism for Cocaine-Induced Stroke and Other Brain Damage, 2/3/98.
- One Step Closer To Unraveling Nicotine's Addictive Properties, 1/26/98.
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