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A Forever Recovery: Adderall Abuse Should Encourage Prescriber Reform

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BATTLE CREEK, MI–(Marketwire – Feb 25, 2013) – According to the staff at A Forever Recovery — a leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Battle Creek, Michigan — prescription drug abuse is a problem that Americans fail to acknowledge …
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Billie Joe Armstrong Talks About Substance Abuse

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Billie Joe Armstrong breaks silence about his alcohol and prescription drug abuse. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he opens up about what he calls "substance abuse" that drove him to rehabilitation after he had a public meltdown on stage during the …
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