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Fentanyl-laced herion has killed hundreds of addicts from Chicago to Philadelphia. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic drug, a prescription painkiller. It is 80 to 100 times more powerful than morphine and can kill humans in small doses. Most likely, the
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| Brits Binge Drink Once Every 13 Days
British adults are binge drinking once every 13 days, four times as often as Italian adults do, says a report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies. Not only do adult Brits like to guzzle booze down fast, but so do many adolescents. Apparently, one in ever
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| Today Is No Tobacco Day 2006
Today all smokers have the opportunity to say no to tobacco - No Tobacco Day 2006. Although tobacco addiction is serious and strong, giving it up is not impossible. Take comfort from the hundreds of millions of people who have managed to give up. There
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| Smoking Desire Lingers For Years After First Cigarette
If an eleven-year-old child smokes just one cigarette, the urge to smoke lingers within that child for the next three years, doubling the chances that he/she will become a regular smoker, say researchers from University College London, Department of Epide
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| Heavy Marijuana Smoking Not Linked To Raised Lung, Neck Cancer Risk
As marijuana produces more resin and tar than tobacco, as marijuana smokers inhale deeper into the lungs and hold the smoke down for longer, one would expect to find that lung cancer risk would be significantly higher. However, researchers from the David
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| Coffee Drinking Associated With Lower Risk For Alcohol-related Liver Disease
Drinking coffee may be related to a reduced risk of developing the liver disease alcoholic cirrhosis, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Cirrhosis progressively destroys healthy live
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| Study Elicits "child's Eye" View Of Methamphetamine Abuse And Its Effects
The children's stories are distressing: They had been left alone and hungry for days, were physically abused, forced to get high, told to steal from loved ones and to lie to authorities, and they had seen their parents "hyper" and delusional.They had been
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| Surging Heroin Addiction A Major Public Health Threat In Washington, D.C.
Opioid addiction, particularlyto heroin, is a rapidly growing public health threat in the greaterWashington, D.C. area. According to a recent government report, as many as18,000 D.C. residents are addicted to heroin. Heroin is one of the threemost frequen
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| FDA Announces 'Pedigree' Requirements For Tracking Drugs Through Wholesalers
The FDA on Friday is scheduled to announce a new rule that will require pharmaceutical wholesalers to track who handles the drugs they distribute, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the new rule, wholesalers will have to supply a "pedigree," tracing e
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| EU's Free Trade Rules Exacerbate Alcohol-related Harm
Europe's commitment to the common market is contributing to alcohol-related harm by forcing member states to put free trade before health, states an Editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. Strong evidence shows that higher taxes, restrictions on alc
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| New York Times Examines Efforts To Make Clean Needles Available In New Jersey
The New York Times on Sunday examined efforts to make clean syringes available legally in New Jersey to curb the spread of HIV and other bloodborne diseases. Such efforts have been "blocked repeatedly over the years," according to the Times (Chen, New Yor
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| Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects Up To 16 Million Americans
A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found. Depending upon how broadly it'
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| Steering Group To Review Alcohol Advertising Regulations Announced, New Zealand
The Ministry of Health has announced the membership and terms of reference for the steering group charged with reviewing alcohol advertising regulations. In January Associate Health Minister, Damien O'Connor announced a wide-ranging review of the regulati
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| Time Examines Issue Of Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy, Effects On Fetus
Time magazine in its May 29 issue examined the issue of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its effects on the fetus. According to a study published in the June issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, infants born to women who drink
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