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Final Push For Mental-Health Bill
In a historic move, the US Congress passed a legislation, last week, that would require health insurers and businesses with over 50 employees to provide ...
Traces of 6 Medications Found in DC Drinking Water
DC residents are taking more medicine than they think they are.
Scientists in Oregon Test Wastewater to Detect Drug Use
A team of researchers in Oregon spent a day collecting wastewater from around the state to see which communities are using what drugs – and in what quantities!
Substance Abuse Results In Over 1.7 Million E.R. Visits
Hospital Emergency departments receive over 1.7 million visits a year as a result of substance abuse or misuse, according to a report just released by the Drug ...
WHO Says That Americans Are the World's Biggest Drug Users
In a new report, the WHO has released statistics that show how little effect punitive drug laws seem to have on drug experimentation rates.
Worldwide, Alcohol Leads to Early Death for 1 in 25. In Europe, It’s 1 in 15
Alcohol’s influence on early death has grown since the year 2000, attributable largely to an increase in drinking by women, and overall increases in developing ...
Alcohol Abuse Costs Each Canadian $463 Per Year
In a newly released report, the Canadian Centre for Mental Health and Addiction recommends 6 policy changes that they say could save 800 lives, and almost a ...
Insurance Companies Could Save Money By Funding More Addiction Treatment
A study out of John Hopkins University suggests that insurance companies could actually save money by providing more coverage for early and aggressive ...
Oral Cancer up 25% in UK; Experts Blame Heavier Drinking
Heavier drinking is causing a dramatic increase in oral cancers in those over 40.
Alcohol Abuse Pulls Russian Male Life Expectancy Down to 60 Years of Age
Russians drink, on average, 50 bottles of vodka per year per person, a figure that President Medvedev calls, “monstrous.”