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Binge Drinking a Big Problem Among High School Girls

Drunk-girl One in five high school girls binge drink, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC Report: Binge Drinking Among Women and High School Girls — United States, 2011

binge drinking2 Excessive alcohol use among women and girls accounted for an estimated average of 23,000 deaths and 63,000 years of potential life lost (YPLL) in the United States each year during 2001–2005.

Opioid-Overdose Antidote Can Save Lives and Money

19296875 The opioid-overdose antidote naloxone can save lives and money when distributed to heroin users, a new study finds.

Study Shows Racial Disparities in Completion of Substance Abuse Treatment

African American man Black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment programs are less likely to complete treatment, compared with white patients, a new study finds.

Do Alcohol And Marijuana Mix? Colorado Is About To Find Out

drinking In the debate over what marijuana legalization means for Colorado, the best drug-policy brains in the nation say there is one question getting short shrift: If people can more easily toke, does that mean they will drink less?

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