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National Recovery Month



September is Recovery Month National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2013


Reports and Studies


Teen Drinkers Suffer Nerve Damage in Brain

Date: January 28, 2010

California researchers who compared the brains of teen drinkers to non-drinkers found that young alcohol users suffered damage to nerve tissues that could cause attention deficits among boys and faulty visual information processing among girls.

Teen Drinkers Suffer Nerve Damage in Brain, Study Finds

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