Using fMRI to Treat Substance Abuse and Chronic Pain

Using fMRI to treat substance abuse and chronic pain – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, will be using stimulus funds to see if real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging could be used to help relieve the agony that people experience as they try to free themselves of substance abuse. Now, thanks to the national economic stimulus program, Mackey will receive 1559 over the next two years to expand upon his earlier work, using fMRI to register how blood flow to the brain may change under different circumstances.

Counting up the potential sequester cuts

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The state would also lose about $ 1.6 million to help prevent and treat substance abuse. Maryland health departments would also lose about $ 595,000, resulting in about 14,900 fewer HIV tests. Funding for vaccinations in Maryland would drop by about …
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Legalize Marijuana Bill Faces Uphill Battle In Md.

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The bill includes a significant excise tax of $ 50 per ounce on wholesale sales, the proceeds of which would offset the cost of implementing the act and also fund treatment programs to prevent alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse. The legislation would also …
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