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Even simply reducing alcohol consumption to low levels without full abstinence nonetheless increased cortical brain volume.

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I keep waiting for the intrepid detective to show up and take charge, solve the mystery. 

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Those signs and symptoms happen to be shared by most people who arrive in treatment for opioid or alcohol or stimulant disorders. They're behaviors that clinicians use to help them identify addictive disorders in their patients.

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Someone as enmeshed in the disease as this drinker may have lost, at least temporarily, the ability to make the right decision.

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...the situation has improved, mostly because of renewed efforts on the demand side. Estonia adopted harm reduction strategies used effectively in other countries,  such as take-home naloxone; ready access to MAT; and efforts to destigmatize drug use and drug users.

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