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What to know about your mental health over the holidays
The holiday season also places more stress on people, stress that can take a toll on one’s mental health. Here’s what you can do to help.
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Drug and alcohol abuse increase during the holidays, experts say
NBC 7’s Amber Frias spoke with an epxert about the rise of stress, depression and drug and alcohol abuse around the holidays
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Why are there no treatments for cocaine and meth addiction?
Amid public health warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the Food and Drug Administration is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.
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Lamar Odom Invests in Addiction Treatment Centers After His Own Health Journey
More than seven years after his near-fatal overdose, Lamar Odom has launched Odom Wellness Treatment Centers, a collection of facilities offering rehab programs to those struggling with addiction.
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Nearly 8% of Addiction Patients Cheat Drug Tests, Study Says
Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.
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Nearly 8% of Addiction Patients Cheat Drug Tests, Study Says
Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 a Day on Drugs for 6 Years at the Height of His Crack Addiction
During a recent interview on the podcast “Off the Record With DJ Akademiks,” the 63-year-old rapper shared that he was addicted to cocaine, crack, weed, alcohol, and cigarettes “for 18 years straight.”
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Flavor Flav Spent $2,600 Everyday On Drugs For 6 Years
Flavor Flav got candid about his past battles with addiction during an appearance on the “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks” podcast.
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California Reports Rise in Fentanyl Seizures in Crackdown
California seized more than 28,000 pounds of fentanyl over the past year. That’s a nearly six-fold increase in the amount of the drug recovered a year earlier.