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Addiction

• Is there a link between addiction and obesity?
• Is there a pill that can cure addiction?
• Is there a conflict between medical and non-medical approaches to addiction? 
• Do People Use Drugs to “Self-Medicate”?
• Do we know why we get addicted?

Cocaine

• Progress in developing meds for cocaine addiction?
• Brain response to dose of Ritalin predicts ability to quit cocaine during treatment

Methamphetamine

• Why do we need a medication to treat methamphetamine addiction?
• Medications to treat Methamphetamine Addiction: How close are we?
• Steps in testing a new medication for Meth Addiction: Step one- phase I clinical trials
• Rx Stimulants for Methamphetamine Addiction? Good idea?
• Meth reduces sperm count and damages sperm in male rats

Smoking / Cigarettes / Tobacco

• Does extending pre-quit date varenicline treatment increase success in smoking cessation?

Marijuana

• Reefer Madness: Is Marijuana a “Gateway” Drug?

Inpatient Treatment

• When is inpatient or residential treatment for drug/alcohol problems needed?

Pain Medication

• Pain medicine, addiction, and overdoses

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