drug and alcohol abuse

Can a Patient Be Turned in for Alcohol And/or Drug Abuse?

Question by wOW ReALLY: Can a patient be turned in for alcohol and/or drug abuse?
Can a doc turn his patient in for alcohol or drug abuse to the police or social services?

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Answer by Danim Morem
No. It is their job to diagnose you and to… Continue reading

What Are the Health Dangers From Tobacco (Both Cigarettes and Cigars), Alcohol, and Drug Abuse? What Are Some?

Question by austin: What are the health dangers from tobacco (both cigarettes and cigars), alcohol, and drug abuse? What are some?
What are the health dangers from tobacco (both cigarettes and cigars), alcohol, and drug abuse? What are some of the impacts of caffeine and sugar on the body?… Continue reading

New Life House Helps Women With Addiction

New Life House helps women with addiction

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Spending Christmas with their families takes on a new meaning for the women at New Life House after struggling through various stages of drug and alcohol abuse and are now living productive lives with a support system to… Continue reading

What Project Can I Make Out of Drug-Alcohol Abuse Psychology Research?

Question by thomas_afi628: What project can I make out of Drug-Alcohol Abuse Psychology research?
I am a senior in high school, and we have to do a big graduation project that consists of a 5-page paper, 15 hours with a mentor, and a final presentation in front of judges.… Continue reading

What Are Some Questions That a Substance Abuse Medical Doctor?

Question by ohmygoshjessica: What are some questions that a substance abuse medical doctor?
I am interviewing a medical doctor who specializes in drug abuse about the role genetics plays in one’s choice to use substances. I need to come up with questions relating to the drug use/genetics relationship..

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Drug Abuse Runs in Families

Drug Abuse Runs in Families

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Environmental factors within families have "potent influences" on the risk for drug abuse, new research confirms. In a nationwide Swedish study, researchers found that the risk for drug abuse was strongly correlated in siblings and spouses after …
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