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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
The average older adult in the United States takes five prescription drugs per day. Half of these drugs contain a sedative. Alcohol should therefore be avoided by most senior citizens because of the dangerous interactions between alcohol and sedatives.
Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.