alcohol dependence
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Pilots are required to disclose during regular medical exams any medications they take and whether they have depression, anxiety, drug or alcohol dependence.
From Washington Times
Numerous studies support the idea of natural recovery, with one federally-funded survey of 43,000 people concluding that over 72 percent of all people who recovered from alcohol dependence managed to do it without formal intervention.
From Salon
Some also suffer from alcohol dependence or psychiatric disorders, researchers have found.
From Los Angeles Times
Self-destruction is recurrent through “Model Citizen,” which traces the recovering addict’s life from his days as a wine-stealing fifth grader, through a first marriage ruined by his alcohol dependence, toward the moments of clarity that forced him into rehab and onto a happier, healthier path.
From New York Times
“There are grave concerns over the long-term health implications of the rising level of alcohol dependence.”
From New York Times
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