What Is Rehabilitation?

Published March 11, 2013

What is Rehabilitation? – The term ‘rehab’ often gets mentioned, particularly in the news. It is not uncommon to hear stories of famous people with drug or alcohol abuse problems chec…

New Lancet paper reveals that UK lags behind much of Europe on key …

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Drug and alcohol use disorders, which were ranked as two of the least important causes of death in this age group in 1990, rose to sixth and 18th place in 2010, respectively. Only in men older than 55 has the UK experienced significantly faster drops …
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Lower legal age may lead to adult binge drinking

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“It wasn't just that lower minimum drinking ages had a negative impact on people when they were young,” explains first author Andrew D. Plunk, a postdoctoral research fellow in psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Setting a federal standard on marijuana

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

If marijuana does indeed have a medical purpose, then it makes sense to write federal legislation that would treat it like an ordinary prescription drug, complete with FDA oversight. Anything less would probably just add to the confusion and abuse …
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