Research In Adolescent Addiction Supported By Early Stimulus Funding

A Brown University professor is among the first in the country to win a federal research grant funded by national economic stimulus efforts. Robert Miranda Jr., assistant professor (research) with the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addition Studies, will use the funds in an unusual study that may help reduce marijuana addiction among teens by testing a novel medication. “There are very few medication studies done for adolescent substance abuse,” Miranda said.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on June 10th, 2009