Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Alcoholics Family Support in the News

Alcoholics Family Support: Prince William County health calendar
Sunday, Oct. 23 Alcoholics Anonymous 2 pm, Sentara Potomac Hospital, Conference Room 2/3, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-221-2500. Al-Anon Family Group, newcomers meeting 7:15 pm, regular meeting 8 pm, Haymarket Baptist Church, parish hall, …
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Alcoholics Family Support: What's happening today in the north valley
Judgment Workshop: How to do your own divorce; family support issues. Service of Butte County Superior Court. Days, times vary. 532-7015. Finance Committee: 8 am City Council Chambers, 421 Main St., Room 1, Chico. Fourth Tuesday. …
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Alcoholics Family Support: Local calendar, October 25
Adult Children of Alcoholics meets 7 to 8:30p.m. every Wednesday at the Church of the Nazarene, 1307 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands. This group for adults offers self-help based on searching for the means of arresting the emotional disease of family …
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Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Can Lead To Health Problems For Over-50 Crowd – Huffingtonpost.com
While a glass of red wine a day may reduce the risk of heart disease, many boomers are drinking a lot more and not realizing they are increasing their potential risks for other serious health problems, ranging from alcohol abuse disorders to …
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Alcohol Abuse: Cumbrian alcoholic abused paramedics and police – court – News and Star
An alcoholic who abused paramedics, refused to leave an ambulance and shouted at police officers has admitted being drunk and disorderly. Stuart Farish, 35, of School Close, Maryport, appeared before West Cumbria Magistrates. Jane Mackrill, prosecuting …
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Alcohol Abuse: PURSER: Raising a glass to the Constitution – Washington Times
Prior to Prohibition, alcohol abuse was widespread. However, instead of dealing with the issue through appropriate regulation, a wide variety of political interests aligned and a one-size-fits-all nationwide approach was adopted – banning alcohol outright.
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Alcohol Abuse: MoH to take action on alcohol abuse – Modern Ghana
10/11/2011 4:30:15 PM – The Ministry of Health (MoH) is developing a policy to regulate the production, distribution, marketing and consumption of alcohol in the country, following the growing incidence of alcohol. “Alcohol is a drug and its addiction is a …
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Alcoholism: NIH study finds doctors miss many alcohol screening opportunities – National Institutes of Health (press release)

NIH study finds doctors miss many alcohol screening opportunities National Institutes of Health (press release) Physicians often fail to counsel their young adult patients about excessive alcohol use, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIAAA guidelines for low … and more »

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Alcoholism: Brain may be key to alcoholism – The Desert Sun

Brain may be key to alcoholism The Desert Sun Answer: You are really asking what is the cause of alcoholism. That we do not know. There seems to be a sensitivity to alcohol in the brain in those who are susceptible to the disease. In those prone to alcoholism, alcohol provides a powerful positive …

Help For Spouses Of Alcoholics in the News

Help For Spouses Of Alcoholics: HEALTH: Support groups
Women for Sobriety —- Self-help group for women alcoholics, meets Mondays at the San Marcos Kaiser-Permanente center. Not a 12-step program. Email [email protected]. Celebrate Recovery —- Meets Mondays at The Church at Rancho Bernardo, …
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Help For Spouses Of Alcoholics: If Your Spouse is an Addict, Are You Doomed to Divorce?
Have you acknowledged to your spouse that s/he is an addict? Has your life been made chaotic as a result of living with an addict? Have you gotten help for yourself from an addiction expert? Have you sought help for your spouse from an addiction expert …
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Alternative Alcoholism Treatment in the News

Alternative Alcoholism Treatment: ADACCV now can continue to offer health treatment
Drugs in the Workplace offers employers an affordable and viable alternative to termination of good employees due to problems with drugs and alcohol in the workplace. Drugs in the Workplace provides employees with useful information, education and …
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Alternative Alcoholism Treatment: Drug court group blasts 'Last Shot with Judge Gunn'
A press release dated September 13, 2011, states that “the show features Judge Mary Ann Gunn's drug court and the real-life consequences of individuals with criminal charges who are battling drug addiction and alcoholism.” In fact, Last Shot with Judge …
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Alternative Alcoholism Treatment: Hepatitis C: current management and emerging therapies
Adults positive for HCV RNA with a liver biopsy showing chronic hepatitis and significant fibrosis should be offered treatment, in the setting of compensated liver disease. Patient compliance and the absence of concurrent alcohol or illicit drug use …
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Alcohol Abuse: Three NS communities mull health, social costs of growing alcohol use – TheChronicleHerald.ca

Three NS communities mull health, social costs of growing alcohol use TheChronicleHerald.ca Municipal leaders in this province know alcohol abuse presents a challenging question for them: How to reduce the alcohol-related harm at the local level? Health care, social and economic costs can be high and municipalities want to try to mitigate the … and more »

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Alcohol Abuse: Rowan seeks to head off alcohol abuse among students – Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com

Rowan seeks to head off alcohol abuse among students Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com All first-year students must also take the school's Alcohol-Wise online course before attending classes. Students answer questions about their alcohol use in the course, that officials say takes about an hour to complete, and those answers are …