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_ Alcoholism and Drug AbuseStereotype about Native Americans' Alcohol Abuse Is Wrong By Jane Farrell articleAlthough conventional wisdom has long held that Native Americans have extremely high rates of alcohol abuse, University of Arizona researchers … Read More→
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_ Addiction & Substance OveruseOpioid Prescriptions Given to Patients Who Have Already Overdosed By Jane Farrell articleAlthough the dangers of over-prescribing opioids are well known, patients who have been hospitalized after opioid overdoses are being given … Read More→
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_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Brain HealthThis is Your Brain on Marijuana By Sondra Forsyth articleSeveral studies have demonstrated that the primary active constituent of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC), induces transient psychosis-like effects in healthy subjects … Read More→