Peru seeks to prevent drug use among college students
The survey, which was published by the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) and presented in the nation's capital earlier this month, reported 29.2% of drug users showed symptoms of abuse or addiction. Of all of the drugs consumed by college students, …
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Drug addiction grows by over 1000 in Azerbaijan
According to Asif Kengerli, addictions psychiatrist of the anonymous substance abuse medical-consulting office under the Republican Narcology Center of the Health Ministry, 90-95 percent of the injecting drug consumers are hepatitis C carriers, and all …
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong opens up about addiction: Biggest celeb …
Another day, another celebrity addiction confession. "I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the end of the night," Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tells Rolling Stone of the alcohol and prescription drug abuse that led him to rehab …
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Not Enough: Leading Intervention Expert Daniel Gerrard Demands More Help …
According to Gerrad, every year, thousands of UK families are left without the help they need to deal with addicts in their immediate family. Recent statistics published in the United Kingdom Drug Situation 2010 Edition, an annual report prepared for …
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Maine Bill's Proposed Fetal Exposure Guidelines Generate Controversy
A proposed bill in Augusta seeks to clarify the circumstances under which health care providers should report cases of newborns who have been exposed to drugs and alcohol in the womb. Maine lawmakers took up the measure today at a … Therese Cahill …
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About His Drug Addiction And …
Battling alcohol and prescription drug addiction for year – things finally came to a head when the lead singer had an almighty meltdown while onstage in Vegas for a radio festival. Now Billie has opened up about the depths of his addiction, telling …
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