Dr. Barry Dworkin

Alcohol and tobacco are the greatest contributors to poor health outcomes

Health Headlines Commentary for May 15, 2018

Source:

Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs

Reference:

Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report. Addiction, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/add.14234

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