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Study Roundup: In Some Ways Alcohol Dependancy is Worse Than Smoking …

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Surprisingly, the research team also found that even after specialized, in-patient treatment for alcohol dependency (AD), participants still had the same foreshortened lifespan. Luckily for some patients, having an additional psychiatric diagnosis …
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Calls for Special Fund for Treatment of Alcoholism

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The Center for Addiction Medicine (SÁÁ) wants the government to establish a special fund for the treatment of alcoholics. The center is calling for 10 percent of the taxes collected through the sale of alcohol to be directed to a special fund to help …
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