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Celebrities and substance abuse.
umerous celebrities of the past half century have been plagued with substance abuse problems, with disastrous results. Th is article highlights some of the most famous cases and briefl y discusses medical views of substance abuse from Osler's time to the present. ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis Presley, the undisputed king of rock and roll, had it all: a great voice, talent, and especially charisma. His pe...
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com responsiveness to a variety of stimuli [1]. The airways become congested with thick, white mucus. The mucus can form into plugs, occluding airways and resulting in Atelectasis. Mucosal edema can also occur. The combined problems of mucus, bronchoconstriction and edema lead to alveolar hyperinflation. When a severe exacerbation doesn’t respond to con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2009.11928552