Anti-smoking medication shows promise for treating alcohol dependence

Anti-smoking medication shows promise for treating alcohol dependence

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A smoking-cessation medication may be a viable option for the treatment of alcohol dependence, according to a study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The study found that varenicline (marketed under the name Chantix), approved in 2006 …
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Running helps drug addict turn his life around

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It was symbolic of his life at the time, but it also provided cover for forging business checks he had stolen, he says, from a fellow drug user. He sunk deeper into addiction and crime, using more drugs than ever, and traveling as far as Baltimore and …
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MSNBC's Martin Bashir: 'IRS' is the new 'n***er'

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According to MSNBC host Martin Bashir, Republican criticisms of the Internal Revenue Service are little more than thinly-veiled racist attacks on President Obama. “This strategy is nothing new, and it was explained way back in 1981 by Lee Atwater, who …
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