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“Faith and Recovery Overcoming Addiction in the Jewish Community”

Posted on September 22, 2024September 22, 2024 by Lisa Pollack

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Sep

Strategies designed to facilitate an understanding and sharing of potential solutions For AUD (Alcohol use disorder) and SUD (substance use disorder) in Judaism. By Rabbi Igael Gurin-Malous and Dr. Gary R. Smith DVM INTRODUCTION Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) have becomepressing concerns in societies around the world, cutting across cultural, religious, […]

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“Substance Abuse in the Jewish Population”

Posted on September 20, 2024September 20, 2024 by Lisa Pollack

20
Sep

By Joseph A. Hirsch, PhD, PsyD and Steven Mandel, MD In the most recent report by the World Health Organization over 3 million deaths occur annually that are attributable to alcohol consumption and psychoactive drug use. 1 The overwhelming majority of these deaths are in men. How many Jews in the United States and worldwide […]

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