Big Think Interview With Nora Volkow

Published May 10, 2013

Big Think Interview With Nora Volkow – A conversation with the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Prescription drug abuse a growing issue in Redwood County

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse has estimated 48 million people who are 12 years of age and older have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons, which represents approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Subsequently, there has also …
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Health Statistics Pioneer Dorothy P. Rice, Sc.D., Named 2013 Recipient of the …

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''As a leader in the Social Security Administration and then at the National Center for Health Statistics, and since, she elevated the importance and use of high quality medical and financial data to inform decisions in policy making and management …
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A grim Albany parade with no end in sight

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10:30 a.m. President Bill Clinton, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, NYU professor John Sexton and National Institute of Drug Abuse director Dr. Nora Volkow discuss prescription drug abuse on a panel moderated by Wall Street Journal reporter Melinda Beck, …
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