Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol’

Question by ahopef3: side effects of pain killers?
would taking five 5/500 mg of vicodin be overdosing? ( 150lbs)

is passing out a sign of over dosing?

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Answer by sassy but sweet
um go to the doctor if you took that much or you could possibly do a lot of damage to your body and yes you could die.

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Limerick homeless shelter hit by drug overdoses
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Head of homeless services at Novas Initiatives' McGarry House, Anne Cronin told the Limerick Post that it works with a number of service users at the shelter with “varying levels of problematic drug and alcohol abuse”. “Very often, service users …
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Boy Hit With Ruler, Spoon Daily For Years In 'Misguided' Attempt At Discipline
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Treatment Of Alcohol Abuse in the News

Chapters Capistrano Urges Women to Seek Addiction Recovery, Offers Flexible …
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While many addiction recovery professionals are encouraged by the diminishing stigma surrounding treatment, Chapters Capistrano—a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Southern California—notes that there is still a lot of work to be done to …
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ADAPT program assists service members with alcohol problems
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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – April is designated as Alcohol Awareness Month, and the Altus Air Force Base Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program is urging Airmen to look out for each other when it comes to identifying alcohol …
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Heroin Epidemic Challenges Nonprofits and Health Insurance Alike
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What Causes Alcohol Abuse in the News

Downtown will need support through transition: Our View
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From nurses who work with new mothers to encourage breastfeeding, to the scientists who analyze well water for contaminants, to the educators who lead public information campaigns on the risks of drug and alcohol abuse, public health is a way of …
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World Vision Reversal On Hiring Gays Causes Google Executive To Resign
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World Vision should be able to turn down people engaged in immoral lifestyles, whether that lifestyle is one of homosexual behavior, drug or alcohol abuse, chronic dishonesty ( such as blatant lying on resumes), or something like that. Discriminating …
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Public health professionals help community: Our View
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Alcohol Abuse Advice in the News

Sharp rise in men injecting steroids to get muscled 'gym body'
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Conservative estimates place the number of steroid users in England and Wales at around 60,000, but one drug and alcohol charity, the Crimes Reduction Initiatives, said it had seen a rise of 645 per cent in steroid users visiting its 21 needle …
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Not just a girl thing, young men have eating disorders, too: Study
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Statistics from the study likewise show that up to 70 percent of BN and AN cases have been caused by unfavorable events in life such as abuse or substance abuse in the family, specific personality traits, existing psychiatric conditions or complex …
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Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says
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Jason Lechner, a support counselor at College Park High in Pleasant Hill, told parents and students during a presentation on drug and alcohol abuse that even top athletes and academic stars routinely drink, smoke marijuana or use other drugs such as prescription pills, cocaine and heroin. To help prevent teen substance abuse, Lechner advised parents to stay connected to their children, get to …
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Alcohol abuse: 5 facts – U-T San Diego
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Alcohol abuse: 5 facts U-T San Diego In 2012, about 24 percent of people age 18 and older reported binge drinking in the past month (defined as consuming five or more drinks during the same occasion during at least one day in the past month), and 7 percent reported heavy drinking during …

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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study – Reuters
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study Reuters He and his colleagues write in JAMA Psychiatry that only about one in four people recovering from alcohol abuse abstains from drinking alcohol during the first year of recovery. Past studies have found that continuing treatment for alcoholism is linked … and more »

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