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The Big Number: 17.6 million Americans suffer from alcoholism
If alcohol is affecting your life and relationships — you find it’s hard to control how much you…
Read Article →8 signs your co-workers are struggling with addiction
With roughly 23.5 million Americans addicted to drugs or alcohol, and another 22 million in recovery, substance abuse…
Read Article →Detoxing from opioids cold turkey is hell. This is how it feels
Detoxing off heroin or opioids without medication is sheer hell. I should know. For many users, full-blown withdrawal…
Read Article →Teenagers Say Depression and Anxiety Are Major Issues Among Their Peers
Most American teenagers — across demographic groups — see depression and anxiety as major problems among their peers,…
Read Article →He made his way to the top of ‘Big Law.’ Then his drinking almost brought him down
On a Sunday morning in 2010, Steven Wall was given an ultimatum by his wife and his boss:…
Read Article →The Forgotten Addiction | Psychology Today
With all eyes on opioids, this massive unseen threat continues to claim lives. In recent years, Americans have…
Read Article →A Visual Jorney Through Addiction
The opioid epidemic is devastating America. Overdoses have passed car crashes and gun violence to become the leading…
Read Article →Dry Christmas: drinking is going out of fashion, especially for the young. Here’s how the teetotal plan to make it through
More than 25 per cent of young people classed themselves as “non drinkers” in a report by the…
Read Article →F.D.A. Seeks Restrictions on Teens’ Access to Flavored E-Cigarettes and a Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced a series of restrictions aimed at combating a growing public…
Read Article →Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped to Deal With the Opioid Epidemic. Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction. – The New York Times
BOSTON — To the medical students, the patient was a conundrum. According to his chart, he had residual…
Read Article →Meth is making a comeback while America obsesses about opioids
In the shadows of the nationwide opioid crisis, another threat looms. Methamphetamine use is on the rise in small…
Read Article →Imagine if the media covered alcohol like other drugs – Vox
Meet alcohol, the drug making people run around nude and collapse in the streets. What if the media…
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