Keep state lotto above board

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(Council on Compulsive Gambling, “1995 Statistics for 1-800-GAMBLER Hotline” March 20, 1996) 39% of persons who entered publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment centers in Texas stated that the lottery was their most problematic gambling activity.
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Alcoholism Treatment Before, After Liver Transplant Helps Prevent Relapse

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New research shows that liver transplant recipients who receive substance abuse treatment before and after transplantation have much lower alcohol relapse rates than those untreated or only treated prior to transplantation. A second study also …
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Medicare Advantage: The canary in the coal mine

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There is just one problem: Obamacare completely guts Medicare Advantage. Provisions of the law are almost explicitly structured to drive the government's premier choice-based healthcare program into oblivion. First, Obamacare lowers Medicare Advantage …
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