Racial Bias Linked to Substance Abuse

Racial bias linked to substance abuse

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… of health and kinesiology at Purdue University. “There is a connection here, and while more work is needed to understand the cause and effect, especially if a substance abuse problem could be one of the reasons people are treated unfairly, people …
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Honoring Heroes, Hollywood-style

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These 10 people — the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012 — will receive the red-carpet treatment and be formally recognized during a live telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. "They've … Each of the top 10 CNN Heroes receives a $ 50,000 grant …
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Is "nature's speedball" the latest South Florida drug craze?

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However, it is marketed on the Internet as 'alternative medicine' for use as a pain killer, medicine for diarrhea, and other ailments and for the treatment of opiate addiction," says the DEA's drug fact sheet on Kratom. Very little is known about the …
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My gambling addiction epiphany

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Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske, director of the US Office of National Drug Control Policy, recently delivered a speech at the Betty Ford Center, in which he argued that drug dependency should no longer be viewed as a moral failing, but as a medical …
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