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Public Health Focused on Fighting Obesity, Alcoholism – Chippewa Herald

Public health focused on fighting obesity, alcoholism – Chippewa Herald
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Public health focused on fighting obesity, alcoholism
Chippewa Herald
Obesity, alcohol and substance abuse, mental health, and access to medical care are major health concerns in Chippewa County, according to a public health report. In the 2012 annual report, to be presented to the Chippewa County Board Tuesday night,

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"Other Teens Drink and Use Marijuana but My Kids Don't," Parents Say in New Poll

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Articles Drug Alcohol Abuse: "Other Teens Drink and use Marijuana but my Kids Don't," Parents say in new Poll
"From our previous national poll efforts, we know that the public sees drug abuse and alcohol abuse as major health concerns for children." What can parents do about teen substance use? Biermann suggests:1. Talk to your teenager about substance use in
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Articles Drug Alcohol Abuse: Parents need to consider the facts when allowing teens to drink alcohol at home
As a youth worker with Youth Resources' evidence-based prevention programs, let me remind all well-intentioned parents of a few facts regarding alcohol use among teenagers. Alcohol is a mind-altering drug, and the human brain is not fully developed
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Alcohol Abuse: Three NS Communities Mull Health, Social Costs of Growing Alcohol Use – TheChronicleHerald.ca

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

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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