Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol’

Books On Alcoholism in the News

Four new members named to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and …
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By National Institutes of Health US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently appointed four new members to the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and …
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Writer Presents Book on Alcoholism
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Lubango — The Angolan writer, Isaura Maria da Conceição panda presented on Saturday her book entitled "Memórias de uma alcoólica" in Lubango city, southern Huíla province. The referred book comprises 39 pages and portrays stories based on the author's …
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Downtown nuisance gets 60 days in jail
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How To Help Alcoholic in the News

Birmingham Maple Clinic Reports on SAMHSA Findings on Children and Alcohol
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Birmingham Maple Clinic recently reported that a SAMHSA study has found that 7.5 million children in the US currently live with a parent who has an alcohol disorder. Birmingham Maple Clinic, providers of professional mental health services in Michigan, …
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New South Florida Drug, Alcohol Rehab Center 'Into Action Treatment' Offers …
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Into Action Treatment, located in Boynton Beach, FL, is a beautiful new Florida drug rehab center offering solution focused treatment to help drug addicts and alcoholics recover from addiction, permanently. Featuring a 45 or more day program …
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Alcohol abuse – a scandal that's proving hard to tackle
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As David Cameron calls alcohol abuse the scandal of our society, Alcohol Concern tells Channel 4 News minimum pricing would save lives, but the industry claims it would not work.
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7.5 Million Children Living With Parents Who Abuse Alcohol
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A new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that was conducted in conjunction with Children of Alcoholics Week, February 12-18, 2012, reveals that 7.5 million children below the age of 18 years, i.e. 10.5% of the population, lived with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year. Furthermore, the findings show that 6.1 million …
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Deadly Alcohol Needs Global Regulation, Health Expert Says
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Commit to fight against teen alcohol, drug abuse – Island Packet Online
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The death of 17-year-old Kendall Walton of Hilton Head Island in November has prompted a new initiative to fight teen alcohol and drug abuse. We wish the organizers well, especially when it comes to reaching out to the community at large for help.
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Alcohol abuse could kill around 210,000 people over the next 20 years, warns Southampton academic – Healthcanal.com
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A University of Southampton academic has warned the UK is on the ‘potential tipping point’ in the war against alcohol abuse and says failure to reform alcohol laws will result in 210,000 avoidable alcohol-related deaths over the next 20 years.
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15% of U.S. surgeons report drinking problems – Philadelphia Daily News
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National Guard Deployment May Sometimes Trigger Alcohol Abuse
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Title: National Guard Deployment May Sometimes Trigger Alcohol Abuse Category: Health News Created: 2/20/2012 2:05:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/21/2012
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Alcohol abuse could kill around 210,000 people over the next 20 years, academic warns
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A University of Southampton academic has warned the UK is on the ‘potential tipping point’ in the war against alcohol abuse and says failure to reform alcohol laws will result in 210,000 avoidable alcohol-related deaths over the next 20 years.
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Letter: Alcohol price plans annoy me
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There isn’t any doubt that alcohol abuse causes a huge and costly problem for the NHS, but plans to raise the price of alcohol really annoys me.
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Alcoholism Research in the News

Drinking alcohol really does shrink the brain as grey matter seeks to protect …
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'This pattern of brain damage mimics a unique aspect of brain pathology observed in human alcoholics, so this research extends the validity of using these mice as a model for studying human alcoholism,' Thanos said. In humans, these brain regions are …
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Sunday TROSA ceremony 'like Christmas'for graduate
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Calhoun is the retired deputy director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a division of the National Institutes of Health that conducts research on the causes and treatment for alcohol-related issues. Addiction is a disease, …
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