NFL Needs to Tackle Concussions, Depression & Abuse Head-on After Jovan

NFL needs to tackle concussions, depression & abuse head-on after Jovan

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Substance abuse, depression and head trauma are all possible factors leading to violent repercussions in the lives of the league's athletes and those close to them. Again, a player has committed violence upon himself or others in a tragic and rattling …
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Rural substance abuse starts young

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Substance abusers treated in rural areas are more likely than substance abusers in urban treatment centers to be non-Hispanic whites 18 to 25 years old, report primarily alcohol abuse or abuse of non-heroin opiates such as Oxycontin or Vicodin, and …
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