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ALCOHOLISM risk factors , *MENTAL health laws , *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *MENTAL health , *HEALTH care rationing , *HEALTH insurance , *INTESTINAL absorption , *BARIATRIC surgery , *OVERWEIGHT persons - Abstract
The article reports on news related to alcoholism and drug abuse. A 2011 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that only two percent of U.S. employers discontinued their coverage of mental health and substance abuse as a result of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Research from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden suggests that bariatric surgery patients should be followed for postoperative alcohol problems.
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- 2011