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Back Pain and You
If you suffer from back pain, you are far from being alone. It is said that four out of five adults experience the symptoms of low back pain at least once in their lifetime.
Back discomfort can be caused by muscular and ligamentous injury as well as a wide variety of medical disorders.
So tell us, have you ever experienced back pain?
Back Pain and You originally appeared on About.com Physical Therapy on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 10:58:13.
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85% of Prison Inmates Need Substance Abuse Treatment
Of the estimated 2.3 million inmates currently incarcerated in U.S. prisons, 1.9 million could benefit from alcohol and drug treatment, which could ultimately save taxpayers millions of dollars, according to a new report. Currently only 11% of inmates who need treatment are receiving it during their incarceration.
Approximately 85% of current inmates could benefit from treatment, according to The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. Read more...
85% of Prison Inmates Need Substance Abuse Treatment originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 00:40:21.
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'It Won't Happen to My Teen'
Many parents just do not want to believe that their children will become involved in the use of drugs, prescription or illegal. It's one of the myths surrounding teen prescription drug abuse: it won't happen to my child. But statistic tell a different story. Read more...
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'It Won't Happen to My Teen' originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 00:06:12.
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Surviving Alcohol Liver Disease
Since it was first published, Valerie's story of her near brush with death and ultimate survival has inspired many others suffering from alcohol-related liver disease and their families. Six years after it was first published, we heard from Valerie again with a update on how her life turned out after receiving Last Rites twice. Read more...
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Surviving Alcohol Liver Disease originally appeared on About.com Alcoholism on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 00:03:05.
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