This Dangerous Illness Is Spreading in Young Men at an Alarming Rate

This Dangerous Illness Is Spreading in Young Men at an Alarming Rate

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It wasn't until the 25-year-old discovered the New York City-based AIDS service organization Gay Men's Health Crisis in college that he was able to fully understand the necessary precautions to prevent HIV/AIDS and find a support group. He hasn't …
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Burma's uphill struggle against escalating drug use

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Seventy-year-old Kyaw Min founded the Voluntary Social Workers' Association – an organisation that helps drug addicts quit. He set up the group after his brother died in 1999 from an overdose. “I could not help my brother who was addicted and died,” he …
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ADHD drug effective for people with dependency

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What they found was that the experimental group had fewer relapses into drug use, displayed fewer ADHD symptoms and adhered to their treatment regimens for longer than the placebo group. “We've shown for the first time that ADHD in these people is …
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