Drugs to treat alcohol addiction are underused
Two popular new medications may change that
Nearly 30m Americans suffer from alcohol-use disorder, meaning that alcohol has a significant and negative impact on their lives. Over 140,000 die from alcohol-related causes each year: alcohol is the fourth-highest cause of preventable death in America. These statistics are especially devastating because for many people the suffering could have been avoided.
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United States September 16th 2023
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- Hunter Biden’s woes, and a new impeachment saga, will go on and on
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- Drugs to treat alcohol addiction are underused
- Wyoming wants to become America’s crypto capital
- Texas Republicans may oust Ken Paxton, one of their own
- Why some GOP candidates don’t act as aggrieved as Donald Trump
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