Drug Abuse: More to Addiction Than Substance Abuse, Group Says – MedPage Today

Drug Abuse: More to Addiction than Substance Abuse, Group Says – MedPage Today


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More to Addiction than Substance Abuse, Group Says
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The ASAM policy statement was the result of a four-year process involving more than 80 experts and "extensive dialogue" with the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The new definition marks the first time ASAM has taken an official position that
Addiction is a brain disease, experts declareLos Angeles Times
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Addiction is a 'brain disorder not just a behavioural problem,' say expertsDaily Mail
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Drug Abuse: Childhood Obesity, Drug Abuse Top Concerns for Children – WebMD


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Childhood Obesity, Drug Abuse Top Concerns for Children
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16, 2011 — Sexting and Internet safety issues now rank among the top 10 health concerns US adults have about children, joining childhood obesity, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy, according to a new poll by the University of Michigan.
Drug abuse equals child obesity as top health concernExaminer.com
Drug Abuse, Obesity Top Health Concerns for US YouthMedscape
Drug Abuse, Obesity Top List of Kids' Health ConcernsMyHealthNewsDaily
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Drug Abuse: Block talks about substance abuse, calls for resignation – KOB.com


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Block talks about substance abuse, calls for resignation
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On his first day back on the job after skipping out for over a week, Jerome Block Jr. tackled one of his biggest problems head on, letting reporters into his office after a scheduled PRC meeting to tell them that he had a substance abuse problem with

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Drug Abuse: Stumbo demands more action against pain pill docs by medical board – Lexington Herald Leader


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Stumbo demands more action against pain pill docs by medical board
Lexington Herald Leader
Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for some age groups in Kentucky, where 16.1 percent of adults 18-25 have used prescription drugs for non-prescribed purposes, according to federal drug abuse statistics. Data shows that 6.5 percent of all
House Speaker Greg Stumbo chastised the state Board of Medical Licensure Louisville Courier-Journal

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Drug Abuse: 4000 beneficiaries have drug addictions – Stuff.co.nz

4000 beneficiaries have drug addictions
Stuff.co.nz
The figures obtained by the Standard showed 1666 of those receiving the sickness benefit because of alcohol and drug abuse-related conditions had been receiving it for more than two years. A further 819 had been receiving it for between one and two

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Drug Abuse: Wayne and Dave Babych teach hockey skills to Winnipeg kids



Ex-NHL hockey players Wayne and Dave Babych and a group of volunteers put on a hockey camp each summer for underprivileged kids from the North End of Winnipeg. Its an area that sees a lot of drug abuse, gang violence and crime, its not an easy place for a kid to grow up. produced by www.compassdigital.ca Shot and edited by Ivan Hughes
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