Child Abuse in U.S. Declines for 5th Straight Year – US News and World Report
Child Abuse in U.S. Declines for 5th Straight Year – US News and World Report
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Some of the victims were exposed to domestic violence (about 25 percent), drug abuse (almost 19 percent) or alcohol abuse (almost 10 percent), according to the report. Bryan Samuels, commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, …
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Boys Born to Cocaine-Addicted Fathers Resist the Drug : Conditions : Medical …
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Boys born to fathers who are addicted to cocaine develop resistance to the drug, a new research has found. … indicating that paternal exposure to toxins such as cocaine can have profound effects on gene expression and behavior in their offspring …
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Brooke Mueller's 19th stint at rehab over after six days – San Francisco Pop …
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This time, Mueller was in rehab for her addiction to Adderall. Mueller has a valid prescription for the drug, which is used to treat her ADHD, but when faced with a looming deadline for a jewelry order, she took way too much in an attempt to keep alert.
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Drug deaths startle officials
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It's the latter category — prescription drugs and particularly methadone, a pain killer prescribed for heroin addicts — that have sent overdose fatalities for 2012 to levels that startle county health officials and have law enforcement's close …
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