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Smoking Crack Can Cause Emphysema too, ya’ know…
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Recently, Amy Winehouse was in the news again. The singer, whose popular song “Rehab” topped the record charts, has been in and out of drug rehab herself. Winehouse has struggled with a highly publicized crack addiction as well as having an alcohol addiction. Now, the singer has been diagnosed with emphsyema so […]
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Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse and Men
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According to an article published by the Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies, women aren’t the only ones who suffer from episodes of domestic violence. In fact, men experience domestic violence as well and the impact of this on their health can be just as devastating.
Domestic violence in men is under-studied and often […]
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Making a Living Off of Cocaine: One Town’s Struggle to Survive
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In the town of Guerima, which is a remote Colombian settlement, the residents are desperate to get their livelihood back…their livelihood of course being the production and sale of cocaine. You see, ever since Colombia deployed a national army to create a stranglehold around the town of Guerima, there is now no Marxist rebels […]
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Time to Grow Up; Adolescents Aren’t ALWAYS to Blame for Drug Use
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Have you ever noticed that we live in a society that is somewhat upside down where more demand is placed upon young people to act more adult-like? In the meantime, adults have become increasingly more like adolescents! According to a recent article by sociologist Mike Males,
American teenagers- in fact, teens throughout the Western […]
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Save Money by Decriminalizing Drugs!
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According to a recent article published by STLtoday.com, American taxpayers would save more than $46 billion if drug addicts (who are in prison now) were treated for their addictions instead. This is based on a study that was released at the end of May 2008.
The study from the Urban Institute in Washington found that […]
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Timeline of a Smoker…You can ALWAYS Quit!
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According to Lake Region General Hospital, it’s never too late to quit smoking. Here’s some interesting information that they put together for those who are thinking of quitting smoking. The following information is based on what happens to a smoker after they put out their last cigarette.
What Happens After:
20 Minutes: Your blood […]
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Protecting Those With Alzheimer’s
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While alcohol addiction affects families in the thousands across the United States, there is a growing, if not larger, number of people who are affected when their loved ones are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. An article that was published earlier this year in Telegraph.co.uk talked about how German nursing homes were using a strategy […]
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5 Things to Avoid if You’re Depressed
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Sometimes life after drug and alcohol addiction recovery can be extremely difficult. Some people find if extremely difficult to fight the urges they once had with drugs and/or alcohol. Therefore, in an effort to not be tempted into doing drugs again, they remove themselves from situations where there may be drugs and/or alcohol. […]
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Turning 21 Never Seemed So Deadly…
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Turning 21 years old never seemed so deadly. It’s absolutely amazing how accepting Americans are of alcohol sometimes. We embrace it and even encourage it with games such as “21 for 21″. According to this popular alcoholic drinking game, a person (who is typically in college by this age) drinks 21 alcoholic […]
