Helping Frances Youngest Alcoholics
Helping Frances Youngest Alcoholics
Alcoholism is not the kind of disease we expect to find in teenagers. Yet, more and more young people are turning to drinking not only as a social pasttime, but as an answer to their problems and insecurities. YannicK starting drinking at the age of 14 in order to combat his shyness and by the age of 17 was drinking a huge quantities every day . At 19, he took a job in a bar, an ideal environment to nuture his addiction. Things reached a crisis point when his mother refused to have him in the house, forcing him onto the streets and to address his problem. These days, Yannick is sober and does his best to communicate the dangers of drink to other young people. Yet every day is an uphill struggle, and he knows that he will be haunted by his illness for the rest of his life. How can we prevent young people from falling into alcoholism? What are the signs parents should look for, and what future is there for those kids who have already fallen prey to this awful disease?
County officials team in effort to cut down on truancy
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“If we can reduce truancy at that level for students … it helps to reduce the likelihood of alcoholism and drug dependence,” he said. “Some people may just view truancy as a school issue, but it's a community issue.” Ligonier District Judge Denise …
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Mary Sanchez: Mentally ill need help
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Still-developing children are difficult to diagnose, as are people with co-occurring issues like alcoholism paired with a mental disorder. Adam Lanza had been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome but no form of mental illness. Yet his actions would seem …
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About 700,000 assaults a year are committed by college students who have been drinking, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports at least 40 percent of all college students …
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