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Alcohol & Drug Trends

• Can Interpersonal Relationships Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Abuse?

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) New data implies that parents can help lower teen drinking rates. One study reported that third-graders who took part in a home-based, five-month alcohol-prevention plan were not as […]

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• Links Between Alcohol Sales Laws and Disease Prediction

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) The University of California, San Francisco recently released the results of a study investigating possible correlations between alcohol usage and cardiovascular disease. The study is the largest of […]

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• Office Visit Screenings Save Resources

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) New research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health concluded that screening Medicaid patients for drug and alcohol issues can lower drug use and […]

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• “Smart Drugs” Used by a Growing Number of Students

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Although prescribed to treat conditions such as narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), approximately 10% of undergraduate students in the United Kingdom (U.K.) are using drugs such as […]

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• Alarming Rise in Opioid-Related Insurance Claims

  (September 30, 2016)

  (Fall 2016) Within a seven-year span (2007 to 2014), health insurance claims associated with heroin and opioid prescription painkiller dependence diagnosis exploded, increasing over 3,000%. The outbreak seems to be […]

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