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If you have ever taken prescription pain pills for a medical condition such as a broken bone or dental surgery, we need you for a paid research study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The purpose of this study is to learn more about how opiate pain medication affects the body and brain. Both outpatient and inpatient study visits are required.
You may be able to participate if you:
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• Are 21–55 years old • Have used opiate pain pills in the past for a medical or dental condition • Don’t smoke cigarettes
There is no cost to participate. Study participants receive money for time and local travel.
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How did it start? Its origins are most closely linked to Pete Frates, a former Boston College baseball player who can no longer speak, walk or move because of the disease. Frates, according to The Boston Globe, was diagnosed with the disease in 2012 and keeps a poster of Gehrig, who “inspires me every day,” on his wall.
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The ice-bucket challenge that became an Internet sensation last week has had the intended effect: It has resulted in “unprecedented” contributions to the ALS Association and put a modern face on Lou Gehrig’s disease. CINDY BOREN ( THE WASHINGTON POST )
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Ice bucket challenge raises millions for ALS
After a week of viral videos of everyone from Dale Earnhardt Jr. to LeBron James doing the stunt, the ALS Association announced Monday that it has received $15.6 million, an increase from $1.8 million given over the same period (July 29–Aug. 18) a year ago. That translates to 307,598 new donors, according to ALS Association President and CEO Barbara J. Newhouse.
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“I know that many people are wondering what the ALS Association is going to do with these donations, and my answer is this: invest prudently in helping people with ALS and their families and caregivers in the battle against the disease, while resolutely pursuing all avenues to extend, improve and ultimately save lives,” Newhouse said on the ALS website.