TIPS FROM the DOCTORS: FOODS THAT COOL YOU

TIPS FROM THE DOCTORS: FOODS THAT COOL YOU

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

Now, in the past decade, 10 approved biologic medications have become game changers. They promise great benefits (with some risks, such as increased infections and some cancers) when other treatments don't work. This has made doctors and patients …
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Sexual abuse is a “gateway experience” that often leads to drug addiction

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

We have language for “gateway drugs” but fail to identify gateway experiences. There's little or no shame in admitting to alcohol or marijuana use. There are a myriad of obstacles to discussing a history of sexual abuse. The degree to which surviving …
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School policies reduce student drinking — if they're perceived to be enforced

Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age

The results were similar in Washington, where the legal drinking age is 21 and schools tend to have a zero-tolerance approach, and Victoria, Australia, where the legal drinking age is 18 and policies are more about minimizing harm. In the study …
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