Sentences with phrase «abilities of an addictive drug»

Previous research, for example, has shown that a majority of never - smokers given a cigarette or dose of nicotine not only report disliking the effects, but later, when offered a nicotine - containing pill, gum or candy, or a placebo — a classic test of the «reinforcement» abilities of an addictive drug — they chose the placebo.

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In the midst of the worst drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to keep addictive opioids off U.S. streets was derailed, according to a whistleblower and former DEA official, Joe Rannazzdrug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to keep addictive opioids off U.S. streets was derailed, according to a whistleblower and former DEA official, Joe RannazzDrug Enforcement Administration's ability to keep addictive opioids off U.S. streets was derailed, according to a whistleblower and former DEA official, Joe Rannazzisi.

At a Senate press briefing Tuesday morning, heads of the Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction said that it was time to bolster law enforcement officials» ability to arrest and prosecute drug dealers that put highly addictive heroin and even more dangerous opioids like fentanyl and carfentanyl on the street, after years of legislation aimed at prevention, treatment and insurance coverage.