New York City Alcohol Abuse: New Poll Suggests Mayor Bloomberg Eyeing

New York City Alcohol Abuse: New Poll Suggests Mayor Bloomberg Eyeing

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Despite a quick and angry backlash following the mayor's last attempt to limit the sale of booze in the city, The Post has caught wind of a 50-question survey currently being conducted via telephone and focused primarily on alcohol intake. The city …
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Defiance, Not Hyperactivity, Linked to Drug Dependence

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“By taking into account the unique effect of inattention and hyperactivity, which had seldom been considered separately before, we came to realize that the link between ADHD symptoms in childhood and substance abuse in adulthood was overestimated and …
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Sly Stone Reportedly Living Out of Van; Substance Abuse and Financial Mismanagement Take Toll on Fun – Sly Stone is trending after a piece in the New York Post reported that the reclusive soul-music icon is homeless and living out of a conversion van in Los Angeles due to a “lethal combination of excess, substance abuse, and financial mismanagement.” During the ?60s and ?70s, the songwriter lead Sly and the Family Stone to prominence with a memorable performance at Woodstock and hit records like Dance to the Music and Stand! Stone, 68, is still recording music with the help of a laptop computer, and while he says he?s distrustful of the industry, he has hopes of finding his way back onstage by collaborating with current stars like Lady Gaga.