Alcohol Abuse Ranked a Leading Risk Factor for Diseases

Alcohol abuse ranked a leading risk factor for diseases

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Alcohol use disorders, such as dependence and the problems associated with these conditions, are much more common than, say, illicit drug disorders, as important as they are. Whether the problem is trending up or down depends upon who you're reading …
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Party pills: Chemical warfare

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The number of new psychoactive substances identified by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has rocketed from 13 in 2008, to 57 this year. The annual EU drugs report, issued last week, says the boom has been driven by … But …
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Which new state and federal laws will affect your family?

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Both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have stated that marijuana impairment testing via blood sampling is unreliable. This law isn't measuring just impairment; it measures any use. Regular …
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Biggest Biotech Trends of 2012

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… pharmacodynamics (PD), clinical immunogenicity, and clinical safety and effectiveness." At a May 11 hearing, executives from a dozen biopharma companies urged greater flexibility in the definition of proteins, tighter standards in naming and …
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