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Addiction and Substance Abuse

Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.

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MTV's "Choose or Lose" Series Includes "Drug Wars" Episode Spotlighting Addiction Among Young Adults

February 1, 2007 | Program Result

Staff at MTV: Music Television created "Choose or Lose: Drug Wars," a 30-minute show that explored how the intersection of drug addiction, drug abuse and the justice system impacts young people.

Smoking in Context

December 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This article examines the extent to which smoking prevalence varies across geographic areas, specifically communities, health regions, and provinces/territories in Canada, independent of individual characteristics. Geography contributed to the total variation in smoking at 8.4 percent.

Literacy Is the Key to Change for Addicted Mothers

April 1, 2000 | Program Result

Economic Opportunity Family Health Center, Inc. (EOFHC), of Miami, Fla., hired three consultants to assess its comprehensive residential program for crack-addicted mothers and their children. EOFHC has offered its program, which links primary health care with treatment for drug abuse, since 1987.

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