What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction?


 

What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction? – In this video Dr. Mike Marino examines the causes of and effective treatment for substance abuse and addiction problems.

 

Tackling prescription drug abuse in Indiana

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By some estimates, one person dies of a prescription drug overdose somewhere in the United States on average every 25 minutes. The causes are complex. Medical science to its great credit has developed powerful new painkillers that temporarily relieve …
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Johnny Lewis Death: Drug Use May Have Triggered Psychotic Break, Actor Had

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According to TMZ, the actor's family members say Lewis' drug use completely changed him, and sources told the website the actor was "mentally healthy" until he suffered a "psychotic break" earlier this year, which was likely triggered by drug use …
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Is a drugaddicted mom to blame if her child commits suicide?

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Sabrina Ann Howard, 40, has a history of drug addiction, and prosecutors say her negligence and drug-addled lifestyle led her distraught teenager to end his own life. Here, a brief … The state of Indiana has a "causing suicide" law that was written …
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RT @jon_mcgregor: RT @jon_mcgregor: Ah! The causes of poverty are drug addiction, lack of education, etc! Got it. Thanks, Dave. Nothing structural? No soc … – by KevinFrankeUK (Kevin Franke)

 

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RT @jon_mcgregor: RT @jon_mcgregor: Ah! The causes of poverty are drug addiction, lack of education, etc! Got it. Thanks, Dave. Nothing structural? No soc … – by GaryRaymond_ (Gary Raymond)

 

From Twitter:

Ah! The causes of poverty are drug addiction, lack of education, etc! Got it. Thanks, Dave. Nothing structural? No social justice issues? – by jon_mcgregor (Jon McGregor)