Even a Moderate Amount of Drinking Could Cause Brain Decline / Scientific American
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2015 Was the Worst Year for Drug Overdose Deaths in US History. Then 2016 Came Along. / Vox
In 2016, more Americans died of drug overdoses than ever died of HIV/AIDS, guns, or cars in a single year.
Sobriety As A Social Movement / GOOD Health
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The return of straight edge—and the strange reaction it gets.
Red Wine Increases Cancer Risk—but Nine out of 10 Drinkers Are Not Aware of the Dangers / The Independent
The latest evidence suggests that the claimed benefits of drinking red wine for heart health are less than previously thought and are outweighed by the harmful effect alcohol has on cancer risk.
We're Drinking More Than Twice What Experts Consider a Binge / Tonic.VICE
There's now a Level I, II and III to define the severity of your weekend bender.
White House Proposes Cutting Drug Control Office Funding by 95% / The New York Times
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When he was running for office, Donald J. Trump promised to rid America of the scourge of drugs, vowing to crack down on dealers and invest heavily in programs to get heroin and other opioids off the streets.
But on Friday, President Trump’s administration revealed plans to gut the 2018 budget of his Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Trump's War on Drug Users: Column / USA Today
Obama made headway in ending failed war-on-drugs policies, but Trump is undoing that.
Alcohol Abuse Leads to 4,300 Deaths Annually Among People Under 21 / Miami Herald
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Baby Boomers Warned over Alcohol Intake as Hospital Admissions Soar / The Guardian
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Alcohol was the primary or secondary issue in an estimated 1.1m admissions in 2015/16, up 64% from a decade ago
‘Just Say No’ to the Gateway Theory of Pot / The Atlantic
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An interactive look at which drugs people start using right after they first use marijuana—and what that really means