Stanton Peele: Politics in the Diagnosis of Addiction
Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:17 Written by Mike Tuesday, 15 May 2012 03:17
There is an inescapable conceptual struggle when dealing with America's volatile history of, and attitudes towards, substance use. In other words, the meaning of addiction is a never-ending American, and thus worldwide, cultural debate.
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S’pore residents’ alcohol, gambling addiction rates revealed
Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 03:18 Written by Mike Monday, 14 May 2012 03:18
SINGAPORE: Surveys show that alcohol addiction affects about 0.5 per cent of Singapore adult residents, while about 1.4 per cent are probable pathological gamblers.
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21.8% Of Pregnant White Women Smoke
Last Updated on Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:17 Written by Mike Sunday, 13 May 2012 03:17
According to a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 21.8% of pregnant white women between the ages of 15 to 44 years smoked cigarettes within the past 30 days, which is considerably higher compared with the smoking levels amongst pregnant Black women (14.2%) and pregnant Hispanic women (6.5%) within the same age range. The report also showed that the …
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