Posts Tagged ‘Abuse’

Alcoholic Treatments in the News

Seniors get WISE to drug abuse
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Abuse of alcohol and prescribed and over-the-counter drugs affects up to 17 percent of adults aged 60 or older out of approximately 8 million adults, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. As many as one in six Americans 60 and older …
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MDU measures difficulties of treating alcoholic and drunken patients
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In the two and a half years between January 2009 and June 2011, the MDU opened 189 files in response to requests for help from members concerned about an aspect of treating an alcoholic patient, an average of six such cases each month. …
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What to ask if alcohol abuse suspected – UPI.com
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

What to ask if alcohol abuse suspected UPI.com "Excessive alcohol consumption costs the United States $ 223.5 billion per year and 15 percent of the US adult population binge drank in past 30 days and this percentage increases over the holidays, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found," … and more »

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Alcohol Monitoring Systems Files Appeal With Federal Circuit Court in Patent Suit – Sacramento Bee
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Alcohol Monitoring Systems Files Appeal With Federal Circuit Court in Patent Suit Sacramento Bee The system includes an anklet, worn 24/7, that samples perspiration every 30 minutes in order to monitor for alcohol consumption and compliance with court-or agency-ordered sobriety. The system launched to the corrections market in April of 2003 and … and more »

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UNLV falls behind in substance abuse aid
Filed under: Alcoholism

University does not match the recovery programs of other schools in nation As most colleges have a variety of scholarships to fulfill the needs of students, UNLV has a list of many programs and scholarships within their database. But scholarships for recovered students of alcoholism and substance abuse have not made it to the the […]
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Tom: Downfall of a Functioning Alcoholic

The son of an alcoholic, Tom began drinking at a very young age. For much of the time, he was able to balance his family, his job, and his alcohol. However, the more success he had in his career, the more his drinking became a problem. And soon enough, the disease took everything he had. Please listen to his story… Please subscribe! To learn more about The Second Road and how this online community can aid you in your recovery from addiction, please visit our website: www.thesecondroad.org

Alcohol Abuse Signs in the News

New program in Jefferson County to screen for alcohol abuse problems
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By REBECCA MADDEN Jefferson County Community Services will receive $ 1.5 million over five years to help identify the early onset of alcohol abuse in county residents. Community Services Director Roger J. Ambrose said the funding, from the state Office …
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Deaton: Faculty can deter alcohol abuse
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By Janese Silvey Hours before one of his top officials was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, Chancellor Brady Deaton urged professors to help in the University of Missouri's fight against student alcohol abuse. “The closer you get to it, …
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Free The Bowl® Video Contest Takes on Alcohol-Related Violence at Sports Events
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Action urged on NI alcohol abuse
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Alcohol abuse claims 266 lives in Northern Ireland every year, doctors have warned.
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Alcohol causes hundreds of NI deaths – Video
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Almost 300 people die in Northern Ireland every year because of alcohol abuse, according to the British Medical Association. – Video available
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One in 16 suffers from depression in lifetime
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Depression, alcohol abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are the most common mental woes in Singapore. One in 16 people had depression while one in 29 people suffered from alcohol abuse in their lifetime.
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Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse in the News

Alcohol abuse blights West
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Although the region's PCTs have invested money into dealing with alcoholism over the last few years, they say the hardest part is undoubtedly getting an alcoholic to access treatment. Jez Bayes, alcohol strategy lead for the drugs and alcohol team at …
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Is alcoholism a disease?
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This goes along with the thought that it is an individual choice to drink and the alcoholic should just pull themselves together and quit the alcohol. Why can't they just stop? But, at the other end of the spectrum, others feel alcoholism is a disease …
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