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alcohol dependence

noun as in alcoholism

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In a 2021 study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers reviewed 82 of the most liked TikTok videos about attempts to cut down substance use or maintain recovery.

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Moschak is the lead author of a new study published this month in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence that describes a novel approach for rats to self-administer cocaine and encounter aversion from that very first "high."

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Bluthenthal coauthored a 2021 study in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, finding that Black and Latino populations in Los Angeles and San Francisco were less likely to have access to naloxone, the life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication.

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As published last month in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the research team found that when administering cannabis to people in standard doses, the typical rate of anxiety and paranoia among test subjects dropped steadily as the scientists increased the amount of a naturally occurring lemon-scented aromatic — one that hasn't been proven to have any effect on how individuals experience a cannabis high until now.

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When 32-year-old Travis Freeman was booked into jail last May, he had a number of medical problems, including hepatitis, fentanyl addiction, alcohol dependence and bipolar disorder.

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