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Magic Mushrooms Can Bring About Lasting Personality Changes

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Taking magic mushrooms (psilocybin) can have a lasting change on the individual’s personality, making them more open about their feelings and the way they perceive things, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, wrote in the Journal of Psychopharmacology…

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Little Decline Found In Hepatitis C Infections Among Injection Drug Users

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

A recent 20-year study of injection drug users (IDUs) in Baltimore found a significant decline in new cases of HIV infection but only a slight decline in new cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The findings suggest that efforts to curb blood-borne transmission of these viral infections have had success but must be expanded against the highly transmissible HCV…

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Health Advocacy Group Pushes Liquor Tax In Md.; Mass. Computer Files With Personal Health Care Information Are Lost; Calif. Battles Whooping Cough

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Baltimore Sun: “A health advocacy group is hoping to use this year’s election to pressure General Assembly members into passing a ‘dime a drink’ liquor tax increase to help pay for health care for the disabled and poor…

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In-treatment vs. out-of-treatment opioid dependent adults: drug use and criminal history.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

This study compared the characteristics of opioid-addicted adults seeking (n = 169) and not seeking (n = 74) methadone treatment in Baltimore, Maryland. Participants entering treatment were recruited from six methadone treatment programs, while out-of-treatment participants were recruited from the streets using targeted sampling methods. Measures included the Addiction Severity Index, a Supplemental Questionnaire, and urine drug test

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Pregnancy and race/ethnicity as predictors of motivation for drug treatment.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Authors: Mitchell MM, Severtson SG, Latimer WW While drug use during pregnancy represents substantial obstetrical risks to mother and baby, little research has examined motivation for drug treatment among pregnant women.

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Pregnancy and race/ethnicity as predictors of motivation for drug treatment.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Authors: Mitchell MM, Severtson SG, Latimer WW While drug use during pregnancy represents substantial obstetrical risks to mother and baby, little research has examined motivation for drug treatment among pregnant women. We analyzed data collected between 2000 and 2007 from 149 drug-using women located in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Comparison of characteristics of opioid-using pregnant women in rural and urban settings.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

We examined socio-demographic and other variables in opioid-using pregnant women seeking treatment and screened for participation in a multi-site randomized controlled trial. Women screened in rural Burlington, Vermont (n = 54), were compared to those screened in urban Baltimore, Maryland (n = 305).

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Comparison of characteristics of opioid-using pregnant women in rural and urban settings.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

We examined socio-demographic and other variables in opioid-using pregnant women seeking treatment and screened for participation in a multi-site randomized controlled trial. Women screened in rural Burlington, Vermont (n = 54), were compared to those screened in urban Baltimore, Maryland (n = 305). Rural opioid-using pregnant women appear to have some characteristics associated with better treatment outcomes (e.g., less severe drug use, greater employment)

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