The Death of the Rock Star – Everyone's Sober Now

The Death of the Rock Star – Everyone's Sober Now

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Bottom line, it's not cute. Despite the mainstream artists' need to put their bling, bitches and Bentleys on blast in music videos, that's not what's really going on beneath the surface in the real world. It's a lot darker and colder out there …
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Prescription Monitoring Programs help fight prescription drug abuse

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For that reason a growing alliance of states are joining hands to help reduce the opportunities of prescribed medications from becoming a drug abuse problem. But for some, the idea of limiting access to pain medication may seem more like a "hinderance" …
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From serving their country to sleeping on its streets

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“The news you're hearing about PTSD is helping to de-stigmatize getting help. Hopefully that's contributing to them steeping forward,” Troiani said. If left untreated, PTSD can lead its sufferer to self-medicate with alcohol and drugs. This substance …
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