Pills for Bites: The Alarming Link between Drug Abuse and Eating Disorders
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The association between drug abuse and eating disorders (EDs) is not new. Since the 1970s, doctors have reported higher incidents of self-medication and drug abuse in a subset of eating disorder patients. Drugs, in this context, cover everything from laxatives and diet pills, to alcohol and street drugs. The association between drug use and EDs [...]