Themes for past conferences have been how to tackle drug abuse problems and transport issues.
He said they helped tackle issues such as drug abuse, mental health and teenage pregnancy.
Techniques for dealing with drug abuse also have to be different in rural areas.
The misuse of painkillers represents three-fourths of the overall problem of prescription drug abuse.
Singapore has none of the collateral damage and social costs associated with drug abuse.
The latter penned a searing tome of drug abuse, violence and redemption, 2003's A Million Little Pieces.
He said he planned to work on tackling alcohol and drug abuse, as well as anti-social behaviour.
These include brain tumors, seizures, alcohol and drug abuse, and psychosis stemming from schizophrenia or other disorders.
Shurtleff, of the federal drug abuse agency, also said he hoped the research would lead to newer drugs.
To curb prescription drug abuse, 34 states have prescription monitoring programs, but their requirements and effectiveness vary, experts said.
Adopted children had roughly double the risk of drug abuse if their biological full- or half-sibling had similar issues.
Others tackled heart disease, stroke, and drug abuse and HIV - all of which disproportionately affect the black community.
In 2012, he was awarded the Service Award from the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors.
Every day, far too many Americans are hurt by alcohol and drug abuse.
Many come from turbulent homes, with problems like domestic violence or drug abuse.
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Politicians love to get on their soap boxes and rail against drug abuse.
He blamed Jackson's death on drug abuse, though he offered no direct evidence.
Combining proven public health and public safety strategies will help break the vicious cycle of drug abuse, crime, and incarceration.
Predictably, Mr. Clinton and Mr. Dole have focused essentially on domestic issues, ranging from taxes to drug abuse and even character.
The tests were headed by Dr Thomas Kosten who unveiled the findings at a conference on drug abuse in New Mexico.
And Ms. Stone has avoided the pitfalls of early fame, including the drug abuse that led to tragedy for Ms. Winehouse.
To honour his wife's memory the star recently set up a fund to help women recovering from alcohol and drug abuse.
Mr. Botticelli has served in a variety of leadership roles for the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors.
But despite the hype, the overall economic effects of "soft addictions" pale in comparison with traditional "hard addictions" like drug abuse and alcoholism.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that drug and tobacco use costs American society an additional 400 billion dollars a year.
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Other programmes, from help with birth-control and HIV-prevention to counselling against drug abuse and domestic violence, will be made smaller or eliminated altogether.
In any event, rates of drug abuse in the U.S. tend to be higher than in Sweden or other Scandinavian countries, says Kendler.
The North Wales AM cited alcohol and drug abuse as some problematic alleviators to PTSD in the absence of appropriate counselling and support services.
And the National Institute on Drug Abuse held a conference last year to explore the possible role of physical activity in substance abuse prevention.
It has focused attention on our problems as well as our strengths - poor health, pockets of poverty, minority groups, alcohol and drug abuse.
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