Alcohol Abuse Stories in the News

Two victims explain why they didn't report abuse
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A man from Salford alleges he suffered repeated attempted rape when he was 15, by a Charedi businessman who tied him up with a chasidic prayer belt, a gartel, while plying him with alcohol, marijuana and food. Attacks took place over many months, it is …
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Ireland won't ease drunken-driving law for farmers
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And alcohol-abuse campaigners say Healy-Rae's logic is twisted, since alcohol is a depressant and hardly a cure for the blues. "The link between alcohol use and suicide has been well established and drinking alcohol will exacerbate, not alleviate, any …
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Manti Te'o and the 'American Idol' Effect: Our Addiction to the Culture of Tragedy
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But the answer is simple. The story in which Te'o lost his girlfriend right after losing his grandmother and right before playing the best football of his Notre Dame career is prime for a movie a la Rudy or Miracle, or, perhaps, a Manti Te'o reality TV …
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