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“Facing Addiction,” a report, pulls together the latest information on the health impacts of drug and alcohol misuse, as well as on the issues surrounding treatment and prevention. - “

Would have liked to see some mention of how our medical system does not deal with the reality and sources of pain - and I'm not talking pharmaceutical conspiracies but our tendency to not talk about pain in any real way. If everyone was able to get unlimited access to therapy, acupuncture, massage and physcial therapy, I bet we'd have a lot less people self-medicating. It doesn't solve the addiction crisis, but it's a start. Of course, you've got to want to stop the pain in a real way. But that's another story.