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Injectable drug shows promise in aiding in recovery of alcoholics...
Using advances in brain technology, scientists and pharmaceutical companies are developing vaccines and
medications to treat a wide variety of addictions, from alcohol and other drugs to behaviors such as
gambling. Vivitrol is the latest anti-alcoholism drug, priced at $695 a shot.
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Underage drinking costs hit $62 billion... Dividing the cost of underage drinking, based on a new study, by the estimated number of underage drinkers approximates that each underage drinker costs society $4,68O per year. Read More.... |  |
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Blind drunk has been used to describe...
a person so intoxicated that his vision is severely impaired, but now a new study has shed new light on the effects of moderate drinking on vision. Read More.... |
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 Alcohol and Health... Several studies have suggested
that moderate drinking reduces the chances of developing heart disease. Now, however, a new study reported
in Addiction Research and Theory points out a problem with such studies, noting that they group abstainers
together, evaluating the experiences of lifelong abstainers and those who avoid drinking by personal choice
with those who abstain because alcohol has been responsible for health problems. |
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