Half of Veterans Prescribed Medical Opioids Continue to Use Them Chronically …
“Unlike other samples, it appears that mental-health disorders and substance-use disorders are associated with increased rates of discontinuation in the VA,” said Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, who led a collaborative team of researchers from the University …
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Study: Energy drinks tied to depression, substance abuse in teens
"We also found something very interesting," said principal investigator Azagba, according to CTV News. "The more intense users tend to be more likely to be depressed, they're more likely to have substance use," he said, referring to alcohol and marijuana.
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Part 6 – Substance Use and Bipolar Disorder — In this video series, Drs. Russ Federman and J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., authors of Facing Bipolar: The Young Adult’s Guide to Dealing With Bipolar Disorder, e…

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