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Northern Territory has paternalistic, dictatorial approach to alcohol abuse
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MPs Warren Snowdon and Shayne Neumann say mandatory rehabilitation and alcohol protection orders are political stunts The Northern Territory government has a paternalistic, dictatorial approach to treating alcohol abuse, say two members of a federal inquiry into the issue. It has been dismantling successful grassroots alcohol treatment programs in favour of overfunding political stunts such as …
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Strong support for tougher alcohol laws
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Support for hardline laws tackling alcohol-related violence has increased after a series of incidents.
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Majority of Australians think nation has problem with alcohol
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And more than three quarters believe Australia's battle with the bottle will not get better over the next decade, according to new polling.        
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Hitting the mommy juice too hard? Experts warn of alcohol abuse by moms – Today.com
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Hitting the mommy juice too hard? Experts warn of alcohol abuse by moms Today.com In a TODAY.com survey, almost 40 percent of respondents said drinking helps them cope with the stress of being a parent and more than one-third said they have mom friends who they think have a problem with alcohol. Wine is the beverage of choice, with … and more »

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Northern Territory has ‘paternalistic, dictatorial approach’ to alcohol abuse – The Guardian
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Northern Territory has 'paternalistic, dictatorial approach' to alcohol abuse The Guardian The Northern Territory government has a “paternalistic, dictatorial approach” to treating alcohol abuse, say two members of a federal inquiry into the issue. It has been dismantling successful grassroots alcohol treatment programs in favour of … and more »

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Alcohol-fuelled violence: Queensland Police Union journal criticises Campbell …
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POLICE have challenged Premier Campbell Newman to wind back trading hours, saying they are fed up with violent revellers “drinking for Australia”. In the April edition of the Police Journal, to be released this week, officers detail how terrifying …
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Intimate Partner Violence accounts for almost .8 billion each year on lost …
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Printz was the main speaker during the informative and powerful seminar that included not only facts and figures but heartbreaking stories of women who experienced intimate partner violence. The impact of IPV on the workplace is that 31 percent of co …
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Hitting the mommy juice too hard? Experts warn of alcohol abuse by moms – Today.com
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Hitting the mommy juice too hard? Experts warn of alcohol abuse by moms Today.com In a TODAY.com survey, almost 40 percent of respondents said drinking helps them cope with the stress of being a parent and more than one-third said they have mom friends who they think have a problem with alcohol. Wine is the beverage of choice, with … and more »

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Northern Territory has ‘paternalistic, dictatorial approach’ to alcohol abuse – The Guardian
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Northern Territory has 'paternalistic, dictatorial approach' to alcohol abuse The Guardian Snowdon dismissed mandatory alcohol treatment, whereby a person can be detained for three months in forced rehabilitation, as a “political exercise”. He said the inquiry had repeatedly heard that alcohol abuse should be treated as a health issue and …

Question by StoryWeaver: Are there Different Types of Short-Term Memory?
I ask this for a few reasons: one is that I’m just curious, another is that I kind of have poor short-term memory in certain areas but not others. I had a stroke when I was an infant (I’m sixteen now, and despite the doctor’s initial predictions I’m perfectly capable of walking, speaking, and intelligent thought….obviously….) and it has undoubtedly had permanent affects on me. For example, I had a 2-year gross motor delay, same with fine-motor, and I am much weaker on my left side. I’m also partially-blind. But I think I have memory problems too. There are times where I’ll repeat the same question multiple times to my friends without realizing it, and I’m constantly forgetting about plans or commitments that I’ve made. The weird thing is that if I make these plans like two weeks in advance I don’t forget them, but I do if they’re made the day before. Part of me wonders if it’s just severe ADD, but I really do forget some huge things. There are times when my parents ask me how my day was and I suddenly realize that I can’t remember a single thing that happened.
BUT, I *can* remember songs on the piano (and play them by memory), and I’m really good at memorizing lines in a poem or script, and am really good at remembering patterns. That’s kind of why I’m curious as to whether or not there are different types of short-term memory, one that’s patterns while the other’s accumulative maybe. I’m not saying I have a memory disorder, but I am a little worried lol.

Strong support for tougher alcohol laws
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New research suggests there is strong support for tougher laws aimed at tackling alcohol-related violence and drunkenness.        
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Teachers deal with students' drug and alcohol abuse, report says
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The binge drinking and drug taking culture among high school students is having a detrimental impact on schools, a survey of principals found, with teachers spending significant amounts of classroom time dealing with the fallout of weekend parties.        
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