DEA Educational Foundation 2013

Published July 2, 2013

DEA Educational Foundation 2013 – Drug Enforcement Agency Educational Foundation – what we do and why we support helping prevent drug abuse and addiction.

Food Is Addictive

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"The concept of food addiction is very provocative and rightly so," says Dr. David Ludwig, the director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Center at Boston Children's Hospital. "Unlike drugs of abuse, food is necessary for survival." Perhaps the …
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Will new WHO guidelines reduce HIV-related illness burden?

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WHO's new “Consolidated guidelines on the use of anti-retroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection” asks all countries to start ARV for people living with HIV whose CD4 count is 500. CD4 is a marker for immunity in people living with HIV …
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Letters: Nickerson endorsement

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Cowlitz County has a high rate of teen pregnancy, our youth are using drugs like heroin and meth and becoming addicts at younger, more alarming ages. Prostituion and property crimes are on the rise. There's obviously a lack of sex education and youth …
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