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Substance Abuse

Unfortunately, brain injury and drugs and alcohol often go hand in hand. People who abuse drugs and alcohol have a higher incidence of sustaining a brain injury -- from falling or driving while intoxicated, for example. And the effects of alcohol and drugs only get worse for people after a brain injury.

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