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Alcohol - Abuse
According to the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, approximately 15 percent of the national health care budget is spent each year treating people with alcohol related problems. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Health
Secondhand smoke is a serious problem. Scientists have established that it is a cause of disease in nonsmokers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that secondhand smoke causes 3,000 adult nonsmokers to die each year of lung cancer. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Advertising
“The tobacco Industry spends more than $12.4 billion per year—over $34.1 million a day—marketing its deadly products in the U.S. alone, much of this reaching kids. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Alcohol - General
Alcoholism’s danger signs:
- A history of alcoholism in your family background or earlier in your own life.
- A history of “blackouts” when one does not remember events during a drinking episode. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Tobacco - Addiction
Researchers have recently determined that the new low-tar and ultra-light cigarettes are no less hazardous to one’s health than the regular cigarette. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Drugs - Testing
“Steroid-tainted slugger Rafael Palmeiro’s suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs is over. However, the controversy surrounding his reported positive test for the anabolic steroid stanozolol will continue . more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Drugs - Steroids
“Currently, there are more than 100 different types of anabolic steroids that have been developed, and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Drugs - Statistics
- In 2003, an estimated 19.5 million Americans, or 8.2 percent of the population aged 12 or older, were current illicit drug users. Current illicit drug use means use of an illicit drug during the month prior to the survey interview. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Drugs - Prescription
“According to the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 2.8 million persons aged 12 or older had used OxyContin nonmedically at least once in their lifetime. more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
Drugs - PCP
“Phencyclidine (PCP) was reported as the primary substance of abuse for about 3,100 substance abuse treatment admissions reported in 2001 to SAMHSA’s Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). more »
By Jerry Price - Mar 13, 2006
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse
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