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Since the early 80's CNS Publications, Inc.,™ has been a leader in the creation of drug education materials for educators, health care professionals and the public. CNS develops chemical dependency publications and videos used by treatment facilities, counselor-training programs, VA Medical and treatment facilities, law enforcement agencies, prison recovery programs and businesses and industries concerned about drugs in the workplace.

Our college and university curriculum has been adopted by over 400 schools nationwide, and is used at both the graduate and undergraduate level.

Newest Drug Education Blogs

Bromo-Dragonfly & the DEA Microgram Bulletin
Bromo-DragonFLY, DragonFLY, or B-Fly ... began to appear as a street drug notably in Oregon, Australia, Germany, Sweden and Denmark. The young people who made me aware of the drug ... describe their experience as mildly or sometimes ambivalently negative: “too intense”, “LSD for robots”, “rat poison”, “lasts too long and leaves you drained”, “definitely not for everyone, just too powerful”. Read More...

DEA Drugs and Chemicals of Concern: Kratom
...the effects of kratom as similar to opium, leading to stupor and habitual use while others found its leaves to be a stimulant like cocaine - chewed, swallowed like tea, or occasionally smoked to increase work output and tolerance to intense sunlight. Read More...

GABAergic Medications in Treatment
...research indicates that drug craving is associated with increased dopamine activity in the nucleus accumbens septi of the brain.... drug use dramatically increase the levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens. It is believed that GABA modulates or reduces the dopamine levels in that area of the brain ... Read More...

Discoveries in Brain Chemistry
Recent discoveries of brain neuropeptides, neuronal genetic expression and brain proteins that bind to DNA and control genetic information transfer may have immense potential to improve treatment... Read More...