Three Siouxland Counties Raising Alcohol Abuse Awareness – KTIV

Three Siouxland counties raising alcohol abuse awareness – KTIV
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Three Siouxland counties raising alcohol abuse awareness
KTIV
So much so, that the Iowa Department of Public Health chose a local organization to help raise awareness of alcohol abuse in 3 Siouxland counties. A billboard at West 7th and Wesley Parkway tells drivers that "There are already enough drunk photos" and

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Stop-smoking drug tested despite adverse effects – Philadelphia Inquirer
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Stop-smoking drug tested despite adverse effects
Philadelphia Inquirer
At the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, which is also testing Chantix, principal investigator Joanne Fertig said, "Alcoholism is a life-threatening disease. I think it's imperative for us to keep looking and screening medications
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Politicians have an important role to play in fight against alcohol abuse – Herald Scotland
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Politicians have an important role to play in fight against alcohol abuse
Herald Scotland
that the tools available to governments – regulation, taxation and legislation – are weak in relation to solving the problems arising from our alcohol-saturated culture "We must fix our attitude to alcohol, not its price", The Herald, December 26).

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Texts from physicians can reduce unhealthy drinking by young adults – American Medical News
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Texts from physicians can reduce unhealthy drinking by young adults
American Medical News
Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more alcoholic beverages in about two hours for women and five or more drinks for men, said the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Excessive alcohol use leads to about 79000 deaths in the

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Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease.


Tim Brunson, PhD, talks about how the brain works regarding addictions (alcohol, drug addiction). Why does your brain respond to repeated behavior? How can you use suggestion and imagination to create an alternate reward instead of alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs? Listen to this video on addictions and find answers!

 

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