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Are You Dependent on Sleeping Pills?

Are You Dependent on Sleeping Pills? Despite the knowledge that sleeping pills are only of short-term benefit, many people continue to…

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Taking Prescription Pills While Avoiding Addiction

Taking Prescription Pills While Avoiding Addiction When prescription medications are used in any way other than as prescribed, they are being…

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The Latest Advances in Addiction Treatment

The Latest Advances in Addiction Treatment The statistics on addiction treatment and recovery are grim. It is estimated that 10% of…

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The Benefit of Harm Reduction for Heroin Addicts

The Benefit of Harm Reduction for Heroin Addicts People have often heard of abstinence based addiction treatment, but are less familiar…

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ADHD May Be Linked To Addiction

ADHD May Be Linked To Addiction The brain’s dopamine system, which anticipates reward, has been linked to addiction by researchers. Now…

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Binge Drinking Health Dangers

Binge Drinking Health Dangers A new study has shown that binge alcohol drinking has adverse health effects for healthy people who…

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Binge Drinking Prevents Wound Healing

Binge Drinking Prevents Wound Healing Findings from recently published studies strongly suggest that binge drinking will contribute to delayed wound closure…

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Concern about New Prescription Pain Medicines

Concern about New Prescription Pain Medicines Prescription narcotics were responsible for almost half the total overdose deaths in 2010. Thus, Many…

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Substance Abuse Is High In LGBTQ Communities

Substance Abuse Is High In LGBTQ Communities  The mental health issues that impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals…

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Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media

Deadly Drinking Game on Social Media A new drinking game is rapidly spreading among young people using popular social media outlets. …

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