Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 5

Betty Ford Center: Addiction the Disease – Part 5 – Betty Ford Center Physician Director Dr. Harry Haroutunian talks about the biological, social, psychological and spiritual aspects of addiction and alcoholism.

LICADD Celebrates Recovery, Raises 24k for Substance Abuse Prevention

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

(Long Island, N.Y.) On Sunday, November 18, 2012, Long Island's educators, treatment professionals, and community members gathered for a celebration of recovery at the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.'s (LICADD) 23rd Annual …
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Sanofi's Aubagio Gets Australian Nod – Analyst Blog

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

On September 12, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aubagio as a once-daily treatment for patients with RMS. Aubagio is currently under regulatory review in the EU with a final decision expected in the first quarter of 2013.
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Pills prove a prescription for addiction

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

Only one-third involved heroin. Preliminary figures suggest there were 612 such deaths in 2009, a 22 per cent increase from 2008, and 705 in 2010, a 15 per cent increase. Dr Mike McDonough, the head of addiction medicine at Melbourne's Western Hospital …
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Lilly is among the companies seeking a share of the Low-t drug market

Filed under: drug treatment news 2010

From 2010 to 2011, sales of treatments for low testosterone jumped 30 percent, to $ 1.5 billion. By 2017, prescriptions should triple, to $ 5 billion, according to Global Industry Analysts. The latest to seek a piece … Chase used to be a marketing …
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