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A new report from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) shows methamphetamines to be a significant driver of overdoses in rural areas of the U.S.
Sadly, many who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ+) often face cruel harassment, isolation, discrimination, and even violence in their lives. Bisexual
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It has long been reported that the problem of opioid abuse is an equal opportunity employer. It strikes the rich and the not so rich,
Research has pointed to the connection between opioid abuse and childhood trauma for some time. One study, published in 2009 in the Journal of Addictive
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For years, it has been known that hundreds of genes may amplify a person’s risk of becoming an alcoholic. But are our genes the only
