Alcohol Abuse Elderly in the News

The Weekend Interview With Hugh Herr: The Liberating Age of Bionics
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If the person can't return to work after an accident or live independently, or falls into drug or alcohol abuse, the average cost to the state works out to about $ 5 million to $ 8 million. "The fly of the cost is the prosthesis and the elephant is all …
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Home Health Care Worker Accused Of Stealing From Quadriplegic, Other At …
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A court database shows that in 2006 and again in 2009, Allicia Baldwin pleaded guilty to underage possession and consumption of alcohol. “I would say those are red flags,” said the Denver woman whose husband is a quadriplegic. While Baldwin … Rose …
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Upshur County's UCARE wins statewide contest
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The winning entry explained how it would use the Element MDS kits to help dispose of unneeded medications, thereby keeping them out of the hands of unintended users and out of the public water supply. Joyce Harris-Thacker, director of the Upshur County …
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Elder abuse a growing form of family violence in Qld homes
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Many people wouldn't blink an eye lid at the mention of alcohol or drug abuse. But despite 30,000 Queenslanders over 65 likely to experience elder abuse each year, the increasing and disturbing trend is largely under recognised. Last financial year the …
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