Dating Can Lower Substance Abuse Among Young People

Breaking silence about addictions
WASHINGTON - If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers 'fess up so they could get help? It's a huge irony of health care: Go to the emergency room, and you'll be asked about a tetanus shot, even though "most of us have never seen a case of tetanus," says Dr. Gail D'Onofrio, emergency medicine chief at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Extra Credit: Turnip greens are a grown-up addiction
Do you ever get hooked on a certain food? I do. I go on a binge and eat that at every meal, almost as though it were an addictive drug.

The Ranch at Dove Tree: recovery from addiction is the best holiday gift
The holidays are a special time that gives us the chance to pause and count the many blessings in our lives. For many people, one of the greatest blessings and joys is the gift of recovery. Recovery from addiction is a gift to the individual, to family and friends, and to society overall. When someone gets help for a substance problem, everyone benefits.

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