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Alcohol Use Disorders Linked to Death and Disability

Filed under: alcohol and tobacco abuse

Rehm explained it will take the same long-term perspective as used with tobacco to implement more effective measures in curbing alcohol use. “The most realistic short-term goal is probably an increase in brief intervention and treatment rates.” Gitlow …
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Health campaign targets smoking in LGBT community

Filed under: alcohol and tobacco abuse

"We saw what it was to be a gay person or a lesbian person — and that person was smoking and was drinking." At Thursday's event, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky called out tobacco companies that target the gay community through …
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The Tobacco Trail: Smuggling Cigarettes Out of Virginia

Filed under: alcohol and tobacco abuse

He's chief of enforcement with the Northern Virginia Cigarette Tax Board. “It's more profitable than heroin, drugs, methamphetamines. And the penalties are so low,” said Carey. The News4 I-Team went undercover with Carey, along with a team of Alcohol …
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