Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions, Penn Study Finds

Weight loss drug helps curb cocaine addictions, Penn study finds
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PHILADELPHIA—The drug topiramate, typically used to treat epilepsy and more recently weight loss, may also help people addicted to both cocaine and alcohol use less cocaine, particularly heavy users, researchers in the department of Psychiatry at Penn …
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Lifestyle after rehab determines relapse for many patients
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He died from ingesting a dangerous mix of alcohol and heroin in a hotel room in Vancouver over the weekend. Monteith's death caused many to wonder: Do rehab clinics really work? Are they even worth attending? News Leader 9's Sara Lim met with Angie …
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Seeing clearly now it's dry July
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I also like beer, but alcohol and I are on a break, so I try to ignore them. They are laughing at me. I am two-thirds of the way through Dry July. It's a month-long festival of sobriety, where you spend your newly found free time raising money for …
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