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What are the underlying causes of drug and alcohol abuse? And why do you need to know? If you’re trying to solve a drug or alcohol abuse problem, wouldn’t it be a good idea to find out first what’s causing it? Obvious question right, well maybe not so. Perhaps knowing about the cause to drug abuse is the first step to solving the problem.

Drug and alcohol abusers were all born with various degrees of abilities and inabilities. The less able drug or alcohol abuser are the more dependent they became.

An easy example to show is with children. In their early age, they’re unable to cook, or work for a living. Therefore they depend on their parents to survive.

As children grow, they learn new skills, and as a result, become less dependent on their parents.    Read more...

Causes of Drug Abuse: Causes and myths of prescription drug abuse
Dr. Janet Linton, a psychiatrist with Grayson and Associates, talks about the causes and myths of prescription drug abuse.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: NIH's 'PEERx' for teens to be showcased at Rx Drug Abuse Summit
( NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse ) A unique, new campaign targeting teens will be on exhibit at the first national summit addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic. The National Institute on Drug Abuse will showcase "PEERx," a NIDA initiative that uses interactive videos and other tools to educate teens about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and help them to spread the word.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Study evaluates link between genetic and environmental factors and risk of drug abuse – News-Medical.Net
Researchers also suggest a gene-environment interaction in the etiology (the study of the causes of a disease) of drug abuse. “Adopted children at high genetic risk were more sensitive to the pathogenic effects of adverse family environments …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Danger! May Cause Addiction – Examiner
defines prescription drug abuse as “the intentional use of a medication without a prescription; in a way other than as prescribed; or for the experience or feeling it causes.”  Prescription drug abuse is on the rise primarily due to the accessibility and …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Rx pill abuse reportedly leading cause of accidental deaths – WVLT
A few weeks later her nephew, Henry Granju died. He was only 18 years old. “These drugs are very highly addictive they have a very strong concentration of chemicals,” said Heather Sutton. Anti-drug advocates filled this room,going over strategies …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Cause of death still unknown in the death of Whitney Houston – The Celebrity Cafe.com
the investigation involving the cause of death is still unsolved. Houston, who died on February 11, was laid to rest in Newark, NJ following her tragic death in the Beverly Hills hotel. Since then, speculation of drug and alcohol abuse have surfaced …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Time to focus on root causes of child abuse
It's time to deal with the root causes of child abuse and neglect.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: HIV rate among U.S. injection drug users falls: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – HIV infections among injection drug users in the United States have fallen by half in the past decade, but HIV testing is also down and risky behaviors such as needle-sharing persist, raising worries that progress may be short-lived, U.S. health experts said on Thursday. A study by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on a 2009 survey of 10 …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Ice interdiction: Mission impossible?
Hello armchair CSIs. For this column I want to discuss the challenges of reducing the abuse of ice, or crystal methamphetamine, and prescription drugs. Drug abuse causes enormous destruction to our people and must be stopped.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: HIV rate among US intravenous drug users falls: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – HIV infections among intravenous drug users in the United States have fallen by half in the past decade, but HIV testing is also down and risky behaviors such as needle-sharing persist, U.S. health experts said on Thursday. A study by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention based on a 2009 survey of 10,000 people from 20 urban areas found that …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Addiction Causes: Understanding Self Medication And How I Lost My Sister To Substance Abuse – Huffington Post
By the 1970s, the theory of self-medication formally arrived, and immediately caused a storm of controversy because it challenged views then held by the medical community and law enforcement that attributed drug abuse to … whose cause of death will …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Drug deaths surpass car accident fatalities – msnbc.com
Prescription drug abuse is now considered the number one cause of death among Florida residents. “Sometimes if it doesn’t affect us- then we don’t know or care,” says Southwest Florida Addiction Services Program Director Alex Garcia-Barbon.
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Legalizing drugs won’t prevent abuse – CNN
First, we do not know the immediate cause of Houston’s death … legalization does not prevent the abuse and misuse of drugs. In fact, it accelerates it. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, prescription drug abuse is …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Drug deaths surpass car accident fatalities – msnbc.com
Prescription drug abuse is now considered the number one cause of death among Florida residents. “Sometimes if it doesn’t affect us- then we don’t know or care,” says Southwest Florida Addiction Services Program Director Alex Garcia-Barbon. In Southwest …
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Causes of Drug Abuse: Prescription abuse ‘epidemic’ in Houston – msnbc.com
As investigators determine the cause of Whitney Houston’s death … The combination of it all is bringing new light to the continuing problem of prescription drug abuse nationwide.  Local 2 Investigates is looking into why Houston has been …
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