Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study

Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study

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MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery may increase risk for the use or abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs, a new study suggests. Patients — 132 women and 23 men — who had undergone one of two commonly performed types of …
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Program shows students the truth about substance abuse

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Sherri Chan, the school's Youth Service Center coordinator, said assessments showed that substance abuse was an issue that needed to be addressed at the school. Chan said she found out about the program through the extension office and decided to …
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Substance Abuse: 'Flight' Closes the New York Film Festival

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Flight, Robert Zemeckis's new movie, closed the New York Film Festival with a bang, taking you aboard a plane falling apart in heavy winds. Pilot Whip (Denzel Washington), seen drinking heavily before and during this disaster, maintains his demeanor, …
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