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Facing Addiction in America | 12/15/2016 | addiction, epidemic, surgeon General | |
78 People Die a Day From Opioid Overdose, Surgeon General Says in Landmark Report | 11/17/2016 | surgeon General, addiction, epidemic |
n 2015, the report notes, substance-abuse disorders affected 20.8 million people in the United States — as many as those with diabetes and 1.5 times as many as those with cancer. Yet, Murthy said, only one in 10 people receives treatment. |
Complexities in understanding and addressing the serious public health issues related to the nonmedical use of prescription drugs | 09/01/2016 | Studies, Research, Prescription, epidemic, 2017 Legislation |
A common theme among every article in this issue is the overlap be- tween NMUPD, excessive drinking, and marijuana and other forms of substance use. In every investigation, nonmedical users were observed to have a history of using alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and other psycho- active substances. Kalyanam, Katsuki, Lanckriet, and Mackey (2017) |