2012: Obamacare, New Obesity Drugs, Gun Violence, Lance Armstrong, and Pot …
2012: Obamacare, new obesity drugs, gun violence, Lance Armstrong, and pot …
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While the annual state-by-state statistics on obesity got more grim in 2012 (36 percent of U.S. adults are obese), the first drugs for obesity since 1999 were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. … The FDA does not regulate caffeine in …
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Chemicals 'crank' up area meth lab arrests in Delaware
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Dr. Richman said an informal survey of treatment providers found that people have been seeking help but addiction is not widespread. The stimulant is comparable to the …. “Speaking generically, statistics show that if a person has substance abuse …
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Ohio, local officials call for more mental health assistance
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He points to the impending consolidation of the mental health department with the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services as proof of progress. The cleaving of mental health from physical health is … But Margaret Quinn contends …
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Alcohol abuse playing role in suicide
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As previously reported, high unemployment rates, substance abuse, alienation, prevalence of lethal devices, “the cowboy way” and varying cultural views on suicide all contribute to this momentous problem in our society. … While most Americans who …
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