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18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced
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It has a 10 billion yen (US$ 100 million) price on its head, but for some reason, this creature ends up teaching a middle school class at the beginning of the school year. … He is hospitalized for his alcohol abuse, and learns to be afraid of the …
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70 million Americans taking mind-altering drugs
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Of course, when we think of driving “under the influence,” our minds turn to alcohol, so fasten your seatbelts: In 2010, nearly one-quarter of all Americans aged 12 and up participated in binge drinking, about 58.6 million people, and heavy drinking …
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The Red Road Review: Shades of Gray
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If you want to be certain you caught all of the information revealed, you can either watch it more than once or you can see if I noted something you might have missed my recap, linked to above. It seems so cliche to use the term Romeo and Juliet story …
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Starting a peer educator program
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Our two-and-a-half-hour workshop focused on Peer Education for Drug and Alcohol Prevention. It included our teen-created video “I'm the Least Drunk” … I don't just pull together information for a column.” When I opened my email Tuesday night I …
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New Study out of Loma Linda University Reviews Binge Drinking Among …
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Binge drinking vs. critical thinking
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

Penn State's method of paying local bars to close is not a panacea for alcohol abuse by students. But it shows how schools are trying new ways to end binge drinking. They must renew their focus on clear, critical thinking.
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Destination Hope Announces Two Online Interactive Tools that Showcase the Effects of Substance Abuse on the Body
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Many addicts are unaware of the impact drugs and alcohol have on the human body. These interactive tools allow people to learn about the effects by organs and systems. (PRWeb February 27, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11617247.htm
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28 February 2014
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Tyrone minor manager Mickey Donnelly says the GAA must do more to highlight the blight of alcohol abuse.
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Booze-fuelled aggression on the increase
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Warwick RSL Club manager Jo Schwenke and regular pub patron Tony Hausfeld believe the attitudes of young people are to blame, rather than drinking hours. Mrs Schwenke said more accountability should be placed on patrons who break the law.
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Study Claims to Find First Deaths Linked to Marijuana
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Researchers studied 15 people whose deaths were reportedly linked to marijuana use and found that in 13 cases, cause of death was unrelated. In the last two cases, researchers said the drug was to blame for the deaths of a 23-year-old and a 28-year-old …
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DrinkWise's cynical campaign shouldn't fool anyone
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Drinking games raise fears of alcohol abuse
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Last semester, the Wake Forest campus had the highest numbers of alcohol abuse in years. This semester started off with similarly high numbers. In January alone there were 34 students treated for alcohol related incidents, which was a higher number than Student Health anticipated.
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Alcohol abuse campaigner caught twice over limit
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A FORMER alcohol misuse campaigner who was found drunk behind the wheel of her car twice in the space of three weeks was spared a jail term yesterday.
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Soaring numbers of over-40s are taking heroin, using cannabis and binge drinking
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A report from DrugScope has revealed that the population of heroin users is ageing – and their health is rapidly deteriorating.
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Stakes are higher as spy series The Americans launches Season 2
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“Yes, I had to stop drinking for many days when she had a knife in her hand,” Rhys said, straight-faced. “We did a couple of weeks of martial arts training. I'd done a little bit prior to that and, if I may speak on Ms. Russell's behalf, her dance …
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Struggling with an 'uncertain' future
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Brown still frequently visits his former transition worker, Brad Napier, at his office in the Broadway Youth Resource Centre, and Napier still tries to help Brown out — even though the teen is no longer allowed to be on his caseload. Brown has no …
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Our View: Colorado rolls in marijuana dough
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