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Alcohol Abuse: Clay Action CoalitionTeen Leadership Conference – Florida Times-Union
A handful of Clay County teenagers spent their Saturday afternoon learning about alcohol and tobacco abuse, peer pressures, tactical approaches to making changes within their communites and how to influence change as part of the Clay Action …
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Alcohol Abuse: Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against ‘Disease’ Label – LiveScience.com
“It really doesn’t matter what illness you have; people have a sense of loss,” said Dr. Ihsan Salloum, chief of the Division of Alcohol and Drug abuse at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; who also called the Young’s article “more …
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Alcohol Abuse: Drug abuse costs criminal justice system 0M – Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new study says drug and alcohol abuse cost the state’s criminal justice system nearly $ 430 million in 2010, which paints a “quite grim” picture that could get far worse. In a series of reports, the West Virginia Prevention Resource …
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Alcohol Abuse: Program targets drug and alcohol abuse
The United Way increasingly allocates resources based on its annual community needs survey, CEO Bill McKinney said Friday, and he had a ready example. Last year’s assessment “indicated a number of glaring problems,” he said, and one of those was drug and alcohol abuse.
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National Institute Of Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse: Study: Alcohol, Drug Hospitalizations Rise
By Jacqueline Howard A rising number of young adults nationwide, between ages 18 and 24, have been hospitalized for alcohol and drug overdoses, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, …
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National Institute Of Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse: Study: Alcohol, drug hospitalizations way up
Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses, alone or in combination, increased dramatically among 18- to 24-year-olds between 1999 and 2008. Researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National …
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Consequences Of Alcoholism: Drug and alcohol abuse on the rise
By Liz Furlow Drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise across the nation, and the consequences are steep: For the first time in history, more deaths were caused by drug use than by motor vehicle fatalities in 2009, according to data from the Centers for …
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Consequences Of Alcoholism: DA's office steps up fight vs. underage drinking
Their meeting will follow a Monday evening presentation on the latest research on the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain, and is designed to outline the legal consequences of the social host liability law. Tonight from 7 to 8:30 pm at the …
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Alcohol Abuse: Path of Hope speaker talks of resources available in town
Path of Hope teaches individuals with drug and alcohol abuse problems there is another way to live and there’s still hope.
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Alcohol Abuse: Amy Winehouse Dead (7/23/2011)

Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse has been found dead in her London home, the Daily Mail, the BBC and Sky News are reporting. The Grammy-winning singer, who had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse and spent time in rehab, was found by emergency services on Saturday afternoon. She was 27. According to the Daily Mail, the Metropolitan Police released the following statement:”Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased.”Most recently, Winehouse canceled a planned European tour after a disastrous performance in June in Belgrade. The Grammy-winning singer, who had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse and spent time in rehab, was found by emergency services on Saturday afternoon. She was 27. According to the Daily Mail, the Metropolitan Police released the following statement: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased.” Most recently, Winehouse canceled a planned European tour after a disastrous performance in June in Belgrade.

Alcohol Abuse: Grant will help educate students about alcohol abuse
The Strategic Communication program in the Schieffer School of Journalism has received a grant to educate students about the affects of alcohol. A non-profit group, The Century Council, awarded the $ 50,000 grant to the Schieffer School.
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Alcohol Abuse: Drug- and alcohol-related crimes dominate Aroostook County indictments
CARIBOU, Maine — Despite increased police action and efforts by community and counseling agencies, drug and alcohol abuse and the damage they cause remain widespread in Aroostook County. Aroostook County District Attorney Todd Collins announced earlier this week that the grand jury handed down 39 indictments, with 13 cases directly …
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Alcohol Abuse: Des Plaines Library free drug, alcohol abuse lecture
Keys to Recovery, an alcoholism and drug treatment center at Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines, will present a free lecture on recognizing the signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse, 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 at the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 Ellinwood St.
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Alcohol Abuse: University students who use cannabis, tobacco and alcohol take too many non-prescribed drugs, study suggests
A Spanish study on the consumption of drugs amongst university students confirms that non-prescribed drug abuse amongst those who use cannabis, tobacco and alcohol could be considered “another form of multi-drug consumption.”
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