Marijuana Legalization Gains Support, Confounding Policymakers
Marijuana Legalization Gains Support, Confounding Policymakers
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"We're on this hundred-mile-an-hour freight train to legalizing a third addictive substance," says Kevin Sabet, a former drug policy adviser in the Obama administration, lumping marijuana with tobacco and alcohol. Legalization strategist Ethan …
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Demi Lovato Doesn't Deserve Hate for Raw Confessions About Abuse …
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Lovato later acknowledged having suffered from bulimia, self-injury, and self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. She said that she'd "basically had a nervous breakdown" and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her treatment. She's talked …
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Finasteride, medication for male pattern hair loss, may also decrease drinking
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However, results from Dr. Irwig's cohort and previous animal studies raise intriguing possibilities about developing finasteride-type drugs for the treatment of alcohol abuse." Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google: Other social bookmarking …
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New county substance abuse treatment assessment center opens Monday
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A new York/Adams Drug & Alcohol Commission – White Deer Run York Assessment Center – will open Monday for individuals seeking substance abuse treatment, according to a news release. The center has been planned to open for several months and it …
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