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Film Celebrates Voices of Recovery From Drug and Alcohol Abuse – NorthJersey.com

Film celebrates voices of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse – NorthJersey.com
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Film celebrates voices of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse
NorthJersey.com
This award-winning, independent documentary aims to change the addiction conversation from focusing on problems to spotlighting solutions, by sharing the faces and voices of recovery. The 88-minute film will be followed by a panel discussion with

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Parents’ Alcohol Abuse or Divorce Hikes Risk of Suicide Tries in Offspring – PsychCentral.com
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Parents' Alcohol Abuse or Divorce Hikes Risk of Suicide Tries in Offspring
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Parents' Alcohol Abuse or Divorce Hikes Risk of Suicide Tries in Offspring People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85 percent more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to new research.
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Single Mom Struggles for Economic Self-Sufficiency

Overcoming Alcohol Abuse in the News

Single mom struggles for economic self-sufficiency
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As thousands of women in Rochester strive to find financial freedom and remove themselves from being a member of the devastating statistics, some feel if they remain in the city, their circumstances will be much harder to overcome. Melissa Parrish …
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Can one mom's devotion to her kids overcome lifelong FASD struggles?
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I am the adoptive single mother of 6 children, all of whom struggle with the birth defect of prenatal alcohol exposure and several with substance abuse, along with many mental health issues. They are now from 18 to 28, all currently living at home, and …
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This Spoken Word Poem Powerfully Expresses The Pain Of Growing Up Around
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Alcohol Abuse: Campaign to Prevent Alcohol Abuse

Campaign to prevent alcohol abuse
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A CAMPAIGN to tackle alcohol abuse has been unveiled by public health experts.
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Adults at higher risk of suicide attempt if parent abused alcohol, research finds
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( American Psychological Association ) People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85 percent more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Governor signs bill banning extreme-strength alcohol in Maryland
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Today, Gov. O’Malley signed legislation banning the retail sale of alcohol 190-proof and stronger effective July 1. Maryland joins the ranks of more than a dozen other states that ban the sale of such products, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia.
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Why Interventions Work – Presented by INTERVENTION CANADA

Why Interventions Work – presented by INTERVENTION CANADA


http://intervention-canada.ca *** Intervention Canada is the Canadian version of the Emmy-Award-winning A&E series Intervention. We profile Canadians whose d…

 

Desperately Seeking Calamity
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I posted a link a few threads back where the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism says that the annual death toll of college students on spring break is ~1800 (one thousand eight hundred) per year. I'm not 100% certain that I'm …
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Alcohol Abuse: Campaign to Prevent Alcohol Abuse

Campaign to prevent alcohol abuse
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

A CAMPAIGN to tackle alcohol abuse has been unveiled by public health experts.
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Adults at higher risk of suicide attempt if parent abused alcohol, research finds
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

( American Psychological Association ) People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85 percent more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Parents’ Alcohol Abuse or Divorce Hikes Risk of Suicide Tries in Offspring
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85 percent more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to new research. The new study also found that the risk of a suicide attempt increased by 14 percent for people whose parents were divorced. But putting […]
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Woman Accused of Driving Drunk Onto Scene of Alcohol Abuse Group’s Race – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Woman accused of driving drunk onto scene of alcohol abuse group’s race – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Woman accused of driving drunk onto scene of alcohol abuse group's race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A West Bend woman was ticketed for drunken driving Sunday after police say she drove onto a recreational trail during a fundraising race for an organization that helps fight drug and alcohol abuse. There were no runners on the course at the time. The

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Health and Mind: April is National Alcohol Abuse Awareness Month – Central Kentucky News
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Health and Mind: April is National Alcohol Abuse Awareness Month
Central Kentucky News
April marks the 28th National Alcohol Awareness Month. Since 1987, The National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence, Inc has sponsored NCADD National Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma …

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