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Latin America – The Dangerous Addictions

March 15th, 2012
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by Elliott Morss A couple of years back, I asked what do humans spend the most on for entertainment.  The answer is drinking, sex, and illegal drugs. More recently, I tried to determine the most dangerous human addictions.  For this, I used DALYs (the… more »

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Dangerous Addictions

February 23rd, 2012
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by Elliott Morss Several years back, I documented that drinking, drugs, and sex were the leading entertainment sectors globally. Not surprising – human nature. Everything in moderation is fine - we all dig our own graves, etc. But what happens when “en… more »

Tags: addiction, addictive drug, alcoholism, breast cancers, disability adjusted life years, drugs and sex, drunks, elliott morss, illicit drugs, nicotine, obese children, obesity, overweight, premature mortality, risk category, world health organization