Alcohol Abuse in the News

'Drunk or dying?': Kentucky law addresses alcohol abuse, student safety
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The call must be for medical assistance due to alcohol consumption and the victim or caller is only immune from criminal prosecution for certain alcohol-related crimes. The individual could still face University sanctions and civil liabilities …
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Sudbury drug, alcohol abuse strategy nears completion
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As the city of Sudbury works out a way to shelter homeless people with addictions, a strategy to reduce alcohol and drug abuse in the community is in its final stages. Public Health Nurse Brenda Stankiewicz — one of two people leading the development …
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Burden of alcohol abuse to economy estimated to be as high as 10% of GDP
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THE damage alcohol abuse inflicted on the economy cost at least R246bn, or 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009, according to research published earlier this month in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ). The SAMJ study comes as the …
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