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Drug, Alcohol Use Among Young Adults Goes Untreated
- By News Services
- Published 07/1/2009
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About seven million young adults in the past year were classified as
needing treatment to overcome alcoholism or illegal drug usage, a new
national study released Monday said. The report further showed that 93% of the
young adults between ages 18 to 25 didn't receive the necessary
treatment.
Screening Reveals Overlooked Addictions among Elderly
- By Join Together
- Published 06/25/2009
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Addiction Touches Almost Everyone
- By Misc Author
- Published 06/19/2009
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Three of every four people surveyed said that they personally knew someone who has been addicted to alcohol or drugs. More
ominously, half of Americans "say they could not afford treatment if
they or a family member needed it. They are also concerned that people
addicted to alcohol or drugs may not be able to get treatment because
of cost or lack of insurance coverage."
We do love our bad health habits
- By News Services
- Published 06/12/2009
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An article in the June issue of The American Journal of Medicine
reveals that not only do few American adults follow healthy lifestyle
choices, their numbers are declining. If you follow all five healthy
habits -- moderate exercise, five fruits and vegetables a day, weight
control, no smoking, moderate alcohol -- you're a rare breed: Only
eight percent of U.S. adults ages 40-74 do so.
Artists conquered addiction and gained celeb patrons
- By Misc Author
- Published 06/8/2009
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Four years ago, he was begging on the streets of Scotland and stealing
to feed his drug habit. Today, however, Frank McFadden is a being
hailed as a world-class painter with a coterie of beautiful superstar
muses including Jessica Simpson and Debbie Harry.
Dr. Drew Plucks Sizemore for Rehab Show
- By News Services
- Published 06/5/2009
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Tom Sizemore, who was arrested on an outstanding
warrant, checked into Dr. Drew's house on Friday to begin taping the
third season of the "Celebrity Rehab" show. Making the addition of Sizemore particularly interesting is that one of his fellow castmates is Heidi Fleiss.
Addiction: New research suggests it’s a choice
- By Misc Author
- Published 06/4/2009
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The idea that addiction is a disease is an article of faith in the
study of drug and alcohol dependence, providing the foundation for much
of the treatment and public policy related to addiction since the early
1900s. In a forthcoming book, psychologist Gene Heyman dismantles this
time-honoured assumption, arguing that addiction is first and foremost
governed by personal choice, and does not therefore fit clinical
conceptions of behavioural illness.
Many Americans Choose To Live Unhealthy
- By News Services
- Published 06/1/2009
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Fewer Americans are choosing to live healthy say the authors of a new
report from the Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of
South Carolina.
The success of drug decriminalization in Portugal
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/27/2009
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"In 2001, Portugal became the only EU-member state to decriminalize
drugs, a distinction which continues through to the present. Last
year, working with the Cato Institute, I went to that country in order
to research the effects of the decriminalization law (which applies to
all substances, including cocaine and heroin) and to interview both
Portuguese and EU drug policy officials and analysts..." Glenn Greenwald
Intoxication may not always be visible
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/27/2009
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One well-known and often deadly consequence of alcohol intoxication is
impaired driving. Yet still today, it is difficult for even trained
observers to fully identify "intoxication," given that so many factors
contribute to it. This review examines the very definition of
intoxication, as well as methods designed to prevent impaired driving.

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