Concussions, Suicides and Cover-Ups: When Sport Ceases to Be Fun

Concussions, suicides and cover-ups: when sport ceases to be fun

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

After a glittering career Webster's post football life descended into one of depression, anxiety, memory loss, chronic drug abuse and homelessness. Posthumous examinations of Webster's brain revealed that his final, tragic years were the result of …
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Commentary – National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

But, for the 775 families whose loved ones were killed during December 2010 in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the joyous celebrations ended in disaster. Throughout the United States, local communities will observe … "Drinking and driving is never …
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Heroin use growing problem in suburbs

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

In a 2010 Roosevelt University study, the Chicago metropolitan area ranked the worst in heroin-related problems in the nation. Just in Lake County, deaths increased by 130 percent from 2000 to 2009. “In Chicago, the death rate has … According to …
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