Due to the recent economic downturn, the United States Army is seeing an uptick in what it calls "quality" recruits and has halted the practice of giving recruitment waivers to convicted felons and recent drug offenders, according to published reports Sunday.

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Australians with mental illness smoke at four times the rate of the general population, says a new study from the University of Melbourne.

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A significant number of U.S. veterans back from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan begin abusing alcohol after returning, perhaps to cope with traumatic memories of combat, military researchers said on Tuesday.

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Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings.

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Ahh, cancer. One learns so much from being diagnosed with a death-sentence disease. Of course, 95% of it is stuff you would rather not know, but that other 5% is downright interesting.

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think about it. yeah, right: "Cannabis joint 'as harmful as smoking five cigarettes'" I READ Zammit's study: it is being POLITICIZED to say what it actually *does not*. Spread Love... ... but wear the Glove! BlueBerry Pick'n can be found @ ThisCanadian

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Unexplained absences essayed into a placeholder

My afternoons are becoming ever more physically and psychologically uncomfortable.

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Alcohol is my closest friend

I'm shamed. No I'm not. I'm ashamed. Well alright...not really. I'm comfortable because I tell myself this is only temporary.

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Please scroll down briefly at the link to find the article "Addiction or Self Medication?" By M. Simon. I quote from the article:

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Until now you may have read the Glazerbeam only for information and controversial opinions, but according to a new legal theory developed by New York Attorney Michael Diederich, you may also qualify to win big bucks, up to $5 million.

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I enjoyed reading Seth Stevenson's experiences with Paxil.

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