alcohol dependency

EDITORIAL: Pennsylvania Doctors Need to Address Pill Crisis

EDITORIAL: Pennsylvania doctors need to address pill crisis

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Dr. David Talenti, vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Board of Trustees, said physicians “should be taking the lead” in advising the governor and legislators about prescription drug abuse. The group has formed a task force to provide …
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Support for Alcoholism After Rehab? There's an App for That

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Medicaid Expansion Spurs States to Fight Graud, Overpayments

Medicaid expansion spurs states to fight graud, overpayments

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In February, New York's Foundling Hospital was forced to pay $ 250,000 in fines and reimbursements to Medicaid for billing the program before children were admitted to the hospital and after they left. The state has so far recouped $ 3.8 … Arkansas …
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Recovery Group of Southern West Virginia planning to open first Logan County

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What Is the Most Pressing Public Health Problem in Scotland?

Question by asphyxia: What is the most pressing public health problem in Scotland?
What do you think?I think it is binge drinking,alcoholism and drug abuse?What do you think has contributed to this problem and what measures do you think has the government and the NHS have taken to combat this problem.Have all the methods failed or is there still hope.Exact details and statistics welcome.

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Answer by paris_capulet
the highlanders

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Federal prisoner drug-test program will cost M

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What Is the Real Definition of an Alcoholic?

Question by Becca: What is the real definition of an alcoholic?
Just because I drink now and then, people call me an alcoholic. I thought the definition was someone who can’t give up drinking. I can.

If I can drink, but can stop whenever I want, am I an alcoholic?

If you’re not obssessed with drinking, and could swap it for orange juice when you wanted to, would you call that an alcoholic? Even though you still drink?

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Answer by Kasumi
A person suffering from alcoholism

Is the Us So Weak We Can Not Stop the Drug Trade From South America?

Question by big win: is the us so weak we can not stop the drug trade from south america?
allow me to help the not so deep. without drugs in america our economy would collapse. rehabs , prisons and jails would b empty. people of color may have a chance in life. i met a dea agent in atlanta and he told me the gov wants blacks to destroy themselves. think of all the jobs created by drugs. our gov is the biggest pimp drug dealer.i lived on both sides of the fence. born and raisede in glens falls ny hometown usa. now living in the city limits of detroit . apples to oranges.people who understand please help me understand.? if u r on the outside looking in please no comment

Trying to Fight Alcohol Addiction of 25 Years, Any Help?

Question by mummy: Trying to fight alcohol addiction of 25 years, any help?
My father has an alcohol addiction for about 25 years now and decided that its time to call it quits. Alcoohl destroyed his first marriage and now is at risk of loosing another wife and 9-year-old daughter. What should he do to stop completely? Any steps he should take?

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