Sugar Dubbed Dangerous, Addictive Drug

Published September 23, 2013

Sugar Dubbed Dangerous, Addictive Drug
Paul van der Velpen, the head of Amsterdam's health service, says sugar is an addictive drug that should be “tightly regulated.” “Just like alcohol and tobacco, sugar is actually a drug,” he wrote in a column on the agency's website. “The use of sugar … Read more on KMBZ

Chamber speakers tackle substance abuse
Statistics show that in the United States, 73 percent of drug users are full-time employees, and that drug and substance abuse costs U.S. businesses approximately $ 170 billion annually, according to the organization. David Mann and Meredith Sayre are … Read more on Pacific Daily News

Obese cancer patients often shorted on chemo doses
A paper Lyman published in the journal Nature in August said that a 20 percent reduction in chemo doses lowered remission and cure rates by half in animal experiments and helped the tumors develop resistance to the drugs. Other research in people found … Read more on Honolulu Star-Advertiser

State of MiND: Substance Abuse
Pay close attention. 1 in 2 of us are addicted to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. State of MiND: Substance Abuse explores the prevalence of substance abuse in…