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Alcohol abuse and dependence does incalculable harm in the United States, accounting for about 5 percent of all deaths. The main health hazard associated with AUDs is cirrhosis of the liver, which ...

Alcohol dependence is linked to hormones and proteins which are different in men and women, suggests research recently presented in Milan, Italy. Scientists found that alcoholism, depressive ...

The case reports described in this review article demonstrate the benefit that patients have derived from the adjunctive use of dexmedetomidine to their current treatment regimen for alcohol ...

A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any form of medication for ...

Norman Yakeleya, who has served as Sahtu MLA and Dene national chief, considers alcohol addiction one of the most serious threats facing the NWT, and he would like to see more government action in ...

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