National Institute on Drug Abuse: Jack and Jill
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances, which have dramatic implications for how to best prevent and treat addiction, have been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). "Jack & Jill" was the first installment in our "Keep Your Body Healthy" campaign. Adolescents and other young adults who use drugs and alcohol often take risks that endanger their health and the health of others. One of the most harmful risks is that of engaging in risky sexual activities. These spots focus on the connection between drug abuse and contracting HIV/AIDS...
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Category: Human Services
That children are no longer the invisible face of HIV AIDS.
Baby Mohammed is only a few hours old but his mother is HIV positive and so he’s about to begin a course of
prophylactic drugs.
Prevention of mother to child...
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hiv, prevention, aids campaign, pregnant women, .treatment, Unite for
Children, AIDS programme
Views: 16623
Category: Human Services
A nationwide campaign on drug prevention invites each and every Maldivian to be part of the solution to the countryÃs growing drug problems. The campaign, entitled "Wake Up",was launched by the National Narcotics...
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Category: Education & Career
From behind the grand colonial façade, a very different South Africa has emerged. A fusion of local traditions with
some of the best of the west gathered for the launch of the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and...
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unicef, mandela institute, nelson mandela, south africa, school, hiv, aids, youth, education, children
Views: 10199
Category: Health & Care
For the past seven years brand name drug prices have out-paced inflation, according to AARP's year-end Watchdog
Report.
John Rother, director, Policy and Strategy, AARP:
"AARP has been tracking brand name and generic drug prices...
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Category: Health & Care
When you ask Howard Ulene to sum up what it's like to live with Alzheimer's disease there's no hesitation.
Howard Ulene, Alzheimer's disease patient, drug trial participant:
"In one word, forgetfulness and in many words...
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health, care, alzheimer, patient, drug, disease, drug test, result, drug trial, new drug, results
Views: 5270
Category: Arts & Humanities
A group of teenagers gather to express themselves through drawing. They were all affected by the tsunami but today they are most concerned about the dangers of drugs.
16-year-old Nor Soffi adds color to her sign warning against...
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malaysia, tsunami, unicef, kids, drugs, empower, workshop, school, drawings, aids, violence, education, arts
Views: 8642
Category: Politics & Goverment
While the Mexican government has cracked down on the country's top drug traffickers, Afghanistan is currently producing more opium poppy than ever before. Those nations are among the many countries the U.S. State Department evaluated...
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department of state, war, drugs, lord, afghanistan, narcotics, strategy, opium, coca, production, asia, bolivia, trade, politics, us
Views: 8733
Category: Environment & Global Warming
An estimated 80 percent of streams throughout America showed positive traces of chemicals commonly found in prescription drugs, according to a U.S. Geological survey. Health experts say this is because many individuals often toss...
Views: 6011
Category: Public Benefit
Medicare Part D is a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. It was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 and ...
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Category: International & Intercultural
Large concentrated epidemics among high risk groups, including injecting drug users, men who have sex with men, and sex workers and their clients, are driving the HIV epidemic in South Asia. HIV prevalence among these often vulnerable...
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worldwide, united nations, conference, poverty, organization, international, hiv, aids, global, world bank
Views: 3430
Category: Health & Care
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances,...
Views: 4155
Category: Health & Care
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. Recent scientific advances have revolutionized our understanding of drug abuse and addiction. The majority of these advances,...
Views: 4152
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