What Should you do if Your Friend is Experiencing an Alcohol Overdose?

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What Should you do if Your Friend is Experiencing an Alcohol Overdose?
Alcohol overdose is caused by drinking too much alcohol too quickly. This can overwhelm the body’s ability to process the

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New Practical Theorist on Cannabis Available
Practical Theorist 12 – Cannabis, The Current State of Affairs Contributor Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on

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NIAAA November CADCA Blog Post – Myths and Facts about Alcohol
The winter holidays are a time for celebrations and spending time with family and friends. For many people alcohol will

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Statement from CDC Director Redfield on E-Cigarettes
The CDC and FDA are working to investigate respiratory illnesses related to e-cigarette use. Both the U.S. Centers for Disease

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Road Map to Prevention
As an emergency physician, it is my job to keep people alive. If someone dies during my shift, it’s considered

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March — National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Through our Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA), CADCA observes National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — a health observance dedicated by

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Addressing Rural Cancer Health Disparities – A Geographic Health Equity Alliance Publication
On Thursday, November 16, 2017, CADCA’s Geographic Health Equity Alliance (GHEA) posted a blog entitled Rural Caregiving in the United

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Rural Caregiving in the United States
Nearly 40 million individuals are providing informal (unpaid) care for an adult family member or friend in the United States.

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You Can’t Treat Your Way out of an Epidemic…But Can You Vaccinate It?
Routine vaccinations have reduced or even eradicated many deadly diseases; in the 1950s, polio was a public health crisis claiming

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Prevention Starts with Awareness
As a parent of three teenagers, I know it’s hard to consider the possibility that your child could be

