Posts Tagged ‘Abuse’

Alcohol Abuse: Women suffer faster alcohol abuse damage – News.com.au
WOMEN alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study has shown. Women suffer a 50 per cent reduction in the so-called serotonin function in their …
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Alcohol Abuse: Study: White kids more likely  to abuse drugs and alcohol – Chicago Sun-Times
Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely to abuse or become dependent on drugs and alcohol than white kids, according to a Duke University-led study based on an unusually large sample of kids from all 50 states. “There is certainly still a myth …
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Alcohol Abuse: Cases of treatment for alcohol abuse up 42% since 2005 – Irish Times
THE NUMBER of instances of treatment for alcohol abuse has risen by more than 40 per cent in six years. A total of 42,333 cases with alcohol as a main problem substance presented to drug treatment services from 2005 to 2010, according to a Health Research …
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Alcohol Abuse: White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring, because white adolescents are among the most likely ethnic and racial groups to have substance-use disorders.
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Alcohol Abuse: Surge in alcohol abuse reported
The number of people treated for alcohol abuse increased by almost 50 per cent in five years, according to figures just published.
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Alcohol Abuse: Cases of treatment for alcohol abuse up 42% since 2005
THE NUMBER of instances of treatment for alcohol abuse has risen by more than 40 per cent in six years.
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Alcohol Abuse: Black, Asian teens less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol
Native American adolescents are the most likely to abuse drugs or alcohol while black and Asian teens have the lowest abuse rates, a new study from Duke University finds. About 9 percent of white teens and 15 percent of Native American teens used drugs or alcohol in a way that suggested they had a disorder, […]
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Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol abuse rises sharply in the military – Oregonian
I think it’s OK to describe this as a sobering report from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center. It says that alcohol abuse has risen sharply in recent years, with the highest percentages of recurrent cases among members of the Air Force …
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Alcohol Abuse: College Alcohol Abuse – Transworld News
Drinking and college seem to be synonymous terms. Yet, because they seem be so intertwined, it seems to set the table for immediate and future problems in relation to alcohol. Binge drinking is particularly highlighted in the media associated with the coll …
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Alcohol Abuse: White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse – Los Angeles Times
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not …
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Teenage Alcoholism Facts in the News

Teenage Alcoholism Facts: Black, Asian teens less likely than whites to abuse drugs, study concludes
By Jay Price, McClatchy Newspapers DURHAM, NC — Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely than their white peers to abuse or become dependent on drugs and alcohol, according to a Duke University-led study based on an unusually large sample from …
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Teenage Alcoholism Facts: Talk to children about drugs, alcohol
According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, almost 80 percent of high school students have tried alcohol. In an average month, about 9 million Americans teens drink alcohol. A study done recently by the University of Pittsburgh …
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Alcohol Abuse: Coroner calls for action on alcohol abuse
A South Australian coroner has called for action to control alcohol abuse among transient Aboriginal communities.
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Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol abuse: A police tradition that needs to end
Fort Worth police focus on alcohol abuse issues that have been ignored for too long.
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Alcohol Abuse: New attack on plans for minimum alcohol pricing
NEW plans to crack down on the sale of drink to curb alcohol abuse have been criticised as discriminatory and misguided.
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Alcohol Abuse: Is alcohol good or bad for your health?
Does it boost your brain power or lower it? Strengthen or weaken your bones? A dizzying array of research suggests alcohol can have both good and bad effects — depending on who you are and how much you drink.
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Alcohol Abuse: Coroner calls for action on alcohol abuse – SBS
Chronic ill health and alcohol abuse pose a serious threat to traditional Aboriginal communities, a coroner says. After investigating six deaths around a place called Town Camp near Ceduna on South Australia’s west coast, SA deputy coroner Anthony Schapel …
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Alcohol Abuse: Virginia Tech plans to curb alcohol abuse among students – WVEC
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech has developed a plan to curb alcohol abuse over the next seven years. The report released Friday says 57 percent of Virginia Tech students drink beyond moderation and about 500 injuries occur each year at …
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Alcohol Abuse: Students get straight talk about drug, alcohol abuse at Lone Hill’s Red Ribbon Week observance – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
They had different ways of saying it, but guest speakers and participants in Lone Hill Middle School’s Red Ribbon Week finale furnished San Dimas students with negative realities, offered positive alternatives and encouraged them to avoid drug …
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Alcohol Abuse: to best treat addicted patients – University at Buffalo Reporter
“This grant recognizes UB’s national leadership position in alcohol abuse and addiction medicine,” says Richard D. Blondell, director of addictions research and professor of family medicine in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
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