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  A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that binge drinking is on the rise for U.S.

  Prescription Painkiller Overdose Rates Rising: What is the Link to Mental Health?

  By Rheyanne Weaver HERWriter on February 1, 2012 - 6:43am
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  Substance use can have serious consequences. Drug users may experience infections, paranoid delusions, brain damage, nerve damage or sudden death, depending on which drug they are using.

  The Difference Between Drug Abuse and Drug Dependency

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on December 7, 2011 - 8:02pm
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  In 2009, 8.7 percent of people ages 12 and over in the United States used an illicit drug in the past month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  The Definition of a Drug Addiction

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on December 7, 2011 - 7:48pm
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  LONDON (Reuters) - "Club drug" abuse in Britain is on the rise, as young people ditch cocaine and heroin for mephedrone and ketamine, experts at the launch of a specialist dru

  "Club drugs" replacing heroin, crack in UK: clinic

  on September 26, 2011 - 10:10am
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  [Corrects headline of story posted as elin20110913 to reflect that amphetamine-type drugs are second only to cannabis, not "more common" than cannabis.]

  CORRECTION: Amphetamine-type drugs nearly as common as cannabis

  on September 13, 2011 - 9:30am
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  VIENNA (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are selling more cheap and easy-to-make amphetamine-type drugs, such as ecstasy and crystal meth, in new markets, and cannabis is now the onl

  Amphetamine-type drugs more common than cannabis

  on September 13, 2011 - 7:16am
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  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the movie "Grease" and the 1970s TV series "Taxi", died on Friday at the aged of 60, his management com

  "Grease," "Taxi" actor Jeff Conaway dies at 60

  on May 27, 2011 - 1:35pm
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  Earlier this month I wrote about my visit to the Carl Vogel Center during National Women’s Health Week in Washington D.C.

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  Beat the Clock by Knowing What to Ask Your Doc: Health Concerns at Every Age

  By Hannah Cutts on May 25, 2011 - 6:46pm
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  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Whitney Houston is undergoing treatment again for drug and alcohol addiction, her spokeswoman said on Monday.

  Whitney Houston back in drug rehab

  on May 9, 2011 - 1:50pm
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  LONDON (Reuters) - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual b

  80,000 on benefits in UK due to addiction, obesity

  on April 21, 2011 - 11:17am