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Treating addiction as a chronic disease, or how can something that makes so...
It’s been ten years since a special communication in the Journal of the American Medical Association by four leading experts declared that drug dependence (including alcohol) should be treated as a...
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Alcoholism isn’t the only alcohol problem: It’s not even the biggest alcohol...
“One in four US teens and young adults binge drink,” blared the headlines in USA Today. And many of those folks are imbibing a lot more than only five drinks in a couple of hours, the definition...
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Substance abuse a “crisis” in military; Defense Department response is...
Substance abuse in the Armed Forces is a crisis situation that reduces military readiness. And the Defense Department’s response is inadequate and outdated. Continue reading →
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Is there “proof” that AA works? There’s certainly a ton of evidence…
Of course, people who go to AA couldn’t care less about the research; they just know what works for them. True, AA doesn’t work for everybody. But then, many treatments for other chronic diseases work...
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Top Substance Abuse Research Findings of 2012 from About.com
Buddy T., anonymous recovery writer for About.com, penned a wonderful column on the most important research about ATOD in 2012. And, leading the way are — new findings on the harms of marijuana. Our...
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