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Teen Substance Abuse |
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Alcohol and marijuana are the two most frequently used and abused substances among U.S. teens. Apart from their separate effects, the two substances pose special risks when used together.
In a study published...
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Alcohol Abuse on Dec 19th, 2013 in
Drug Addiction |
Comments Off on Polydrug Dependence Can Change Your Moral Outlook
Polydrug dependence, also known as polysubstance dependence, occurs when a person develops a physical/psychological reliance on two or more substances of abuse. This condition is a potential outcome of any...
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Alcohol Abuse on Nov 14th, 2013 in
Teen Substance Abuse |
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When a teenager experiments with alcohol for the first time it’s called early initiation. This is a serious concern because many teens that use alcohol recreationally develop a dependence by the time they...
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Alcohol Abuse on Oct 25th, 2013 in
Alcoholism |
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Alcohol abuse costs young people in terms of health, relationships and quality of life, but it also has an impact on the broader culture. New research has managed to quantify some of those negative costs to...
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Alcohol Abuse on Sep 6th, 2013 in
Alcoholism |
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Alcohol-related disorders is the collective name for a group of mental health conditions that revolve around the dysfunctional consumption of alcoholic beverages. These conditions appear in the American...
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Alcohol Abuse on Jul 10th, 2013 in
Research and News |
Comments Off on States Consider Abolishing Alcohol ‘Blue Laws’ to Boost Coffers
So-called “blue laws” may soon be abolished in several states across the country. The laws, which limit the sale of liquor on Sundays, were originally part of a religious ordinance to reserve Sunday as a...