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One of the most common causes of death from drinking alcohol is alcohol poisoning. Binge drinking can be defined as drinking more than five standard drinks (four drinks for women) over two hours. (A standard…
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All drugs of abuse affect the way your brain and body function. Drugs have an immediate effect on your body, but they can also create long-lasting changes even when you have stopped taking the drug. For…
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The answer is clearly "yes." Marijuana use, like other drugs, poses multiple risks for teens. One of those risks is addiction. Addiction involves both psychological and physical components. This may …
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Drug addiction is a brain disease. One of the reasons that people who are addicted to drugs just can’t stop on their own is that this disease is so powerful that it changes the way people think and behave.…
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