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Every 20 minutes, someone dies from overdose – but treatment isn’t keeping pace

December 21, 2016

The Bend Bulletin, Oct. 20, 2016 The abuse of prescription pain killers and illegal drugs has tripled the rate of opiate overdoses in the U.S. since 2000. Every day, 78 people die of heroin or prescription opiate overdose, a rate of about one person every 20 minutes. Yet, the nation’s capacity to treat opioid addiction […]

Using new definition in DSM-5, study finds 3 in 10 Americans have drinking problem sometime in their lives

June 10, 2015

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MedicineNet.com, June 3, 2015 Nearly 30 percent of Americans have a problem with alcohol at some point in their lives, ranging from binge drinking to full-blown alcoholism, but less than 20 percent are ever treated, a new study found. Alcohol use disorders are among the most common mental health problems worldwide and result in disability, […]