'Anti-gambling' Pill Goes to Trial

'Anti-gambling' pill goes to trial

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The DSM-5 is expected to broaden the definition of addiction to include gambling for the first time, making it almost no different to drug or alcohol addictions. More importantly, addiction-medicine experts believe this means that treatment approaches …
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The Boogey Man And Christmas

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Others compare modern life against a fantastic “good old days” era, one whitewashed of racism, poverty, drug addiction or other very real problems. Many accept such wild ideas as fact. Instead of imaginary friends, however, adults are more … To truly …
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Hundreds of high-prescribers don't check Oregon's pharmacy-monitoring program

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A report on the state's pharmacy monitoring program shows that in a recent six-month period, 1,746 Oregonians fit the definition of drug-seeker: filling prescriptions written by five or more providers at five or more pharmacies. While that number isn't …
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