Dramatic Rise in Substance Abuse in America – Teen Drug Use Number One Health Problem

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Experts: More suburban heroin use

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While the latest statistics are hard to come by, experts seem to agree heroin use is up. "It seemed to be like a demographic … "A lot of the prescription drug abuse — OxyContin in particular, Vicodin and others — work in the same way as heroin does …
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Angels' Hamilton primed for monster year — but holds no grudges

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The Rangers — cautious and perhaps a little weary after a five-year relationship filled with big achievements but occasional frustrations and worries over the player that had been banished from baseball for substance abuse — offered a six-year deal …
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Program seeks to help LGBTs with substance–abuse issues

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According to Dr. Jason Trautman, Chicago Lakeshore Hospital (CLH) clinical coordinator for outpatient services, LGBT membership appears to correlate with increased risk of substance abuse. Trautman also noted that about 20 percent of the LGBT …
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