Commit to Fight Against Teen Alcohol, Drug Abuse – Island Packet Online

Commit to fight against teen alcohol, drug abuse – Island Packet Online
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

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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The online, anonymous poll indicated that 15 percent of surgeons appear to suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence: nearly 14 percent of male surgeons and 26 percent of female surgeons. Those figures exceed the 8 percent to 12 percent figure …
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