5 Things to Know Before Dating an Addict

5 Things To Know Before Dating An Addict

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#2 Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease. An estimated 40 to 60 percent of addicts relapse, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Since relapse is always a possibility, addicts and their partners need to stay alert to their triggers …
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Len Bias' mother shares her perspective on drug abuse

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Lonise Bias is sharing her perspective as a speaker at the third annual National Drug Fact Week sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. After going through the hardship of losing her son, Bias has made a career of reaching out to young …
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Lower legal age may lead to adult binge drinking

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health funded the research. Source: Washington University in St. Louis. Please wait. Tags: addiction, alcohol, college …
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Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character defect. Morley Safer reports.