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Topics including the latest alcoholism treatments and marijuana abuse and treatment.</itunes:summary><feedburner:origLink>http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=329&amp;autostart=false</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-SubstanceAbuse-podcast/~5/H3ReYv-cYb4/12_carek_final.mp3" length="8447791" type="audio/mpeg" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/028bcbdeb98e4d7c8eed90c179a2e6ae-8b713e485f9a43fb862b710dcc014bb5/12_carek_final.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item><item><title>Addiction to Antianxiety Medication: Benzodiazepines</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-SubstanceAbuse-podcast/~3/S20wTXzWHPE/displayPod.aspx</link><description>Dr. Robert Mallin, a family physician who specializes in addiction medication, discusses the criteria for addiction to antianxiety medications, such as Benzodiazepines.  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