Drug Abuse
High Mortality among Russian Men Undercuts Pro-Natalist Policies
June 28, 2009By Paul Goble Extremely high mortality rates among Russian men in prime child-bearing ages, far larger than those in other developed countries and largely the result of alcohol consumption and drug abuse, are undercutting not only Moscow’s efforts...
Study: Addiction - Downturn Fuels Rising Drug and Alcohol Abuse
June 23, 2009"Addiction is on the upswing, fueled by pressures from our economic downturn," says Howard Meitiner, President and CEO of Phoenix House, the nation's largest non-profit alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention facility. "Eighty-eight...