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Pediatricians Address Drug-Addicted Newborn Problem
Due to a astounding increase in the number of babies being born addicted to prescription drugs, new guidelines have been released to help healthcare providers who care for these...

Dealing With a Hangover
You wake up with your head pounding from the sound of the alarm. The light from the window is actually painful. You are dizzy and slightly nauseated. You have...

Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem?
Alcohol and drug use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those...

Alcohol in the News
Leslie Carter Suffered Apparent Overdose... Demi Moore 911 Call: 'She Smoked Something'... Child Star Taran Noah Smith Popped for DUI, Drugs...Kim Richards Admits She's an Alcoholic... Ryan Merriman's DUI...

Know Someone Who Hides Their Drinking?
Do you know someone who hides their drinking from those closest to them? Have you ever seen anyone go out of their way to cover up how much they...

Misuse of Prescription Drugs Is Illegal
Many teens today have been told by their peers that, unlike underage drinking and marijuana use, using and sharing prescription drugs is legal. But the truth is just because...

Police Want Help to Spot Drugged Drivers
With prescription drug abuse increasing at epidemic levels, a corresponding rise in the number of drugged drivers on the highways has resulted. The problem has grown so rapidly that...

Mixed Results in Annual Drug Survey
The annual Monitoring the Future survey brought mixed results for parents and health officials concerned about preventing youth substance abuse. Alcohol and cigarette use is at a historic low...

Meth Shakers Overwhelm Burn Units
A new method of making methamphetamine is so volatile that hospital burn units have become so overwhelmed with injured patients - many without insurance - to the point that...

Best Colleges for Non-Drinkers Named
Many students headed to college do not plan to drink alcohol for health, religious or other reasons. Many of these students do not want to be engulfed by the...