What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction?

What Causes Drug and Alcohol Addiction? – In this video Dr. Mike Marino examines the causes of and effective treatment for substance abuse and addiction problems.

Baby Born With Drug Addiction in US

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A baby boy born in Florida, addicted to cocaine and unable to breathe independently, is apparently doing fine according to his mother. The boy was born on October 15th at … This causes the oxygen supply to the foetus to be cut off. This condition …
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Opana: Abusing Pain Drug Can Cause Fatal Blood Disorder, FDA Warns

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Prescription drug abuse leads to more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined, and rural residents are nearly twice as likely to overdose on pills than people in big cities, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Law …
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Poisoning is now the leading cause of death from injuries in the United States

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One fascinating topic covered is how the brain continuously desires the drug of choice once it feeds the “reward” portion of the brain that causes addiction: “Our brains are wired to ensure that we will repeat life-sustaining activities by associating …
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