Heavy pot use in teen years may predict later-life disability | Fox News: A long-term study of Swedish men finds that those who smoked marijuana at age 18, especially the heaviest users, were more likely to end up on the nation’s disability rolls by age 59.
It’s unclear whether the pot use in adolescence may have led to more severe substance abuse or was an early sign of psychiatric or social factors that contributed to later disability, the researchers caution.
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Excessive Drinking Causes 10 Percent Of Deaths In Working-Age Adults : Shots - Health News : NPR
Excessive Drinking Causes 10 Percent Of Deaths In Working-Age Adults : Shots - Health News : NPR: Think about people dying from drinking too much, and you probably think of the classic disease of alcoholics, cirrhosis of the liver. Or perhaps an alcohol-fueled car crash. But there are many more ways to kill yourself with alcohol, unfortunately, and they account for 1 in 10 deaths in working-age adults, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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