MELANIE REINBOLD: Impact of alcohol abuse worse than that of tobacco
Can someone please tell me why there is such a double standard regarding alcohol use and tobacco use? I do not use either, but I think alcohol causes far more problems than tobacco ever has. And yet the government wants to make it even more accessible.
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Pill to quit drugs? Docs aim to rewire brain
Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep heroin addicts from relapse? A drug that wakes up narcoleptics treat cocaine addiction? Researchers are testing to see if medications for other brain diseases can halt relapses. Addiction – Cocaine – Alcoholism – Health – Substance abuse
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MATForce cleans up communities
Crime statistics in Yavapai County look pretty good compared to four years ago when the Methamphetamine Advisory Task Force Yavapai County Substance Abuse Coalition came into being. Whether the decrease is due to MATForce’s existence is difficult to pinpoint, MATForce Co-Chairman Doug Bartosh said. Yet, it has had great successes in bringing about awareness, education and legislation regarding …
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