Posts Tagged ‘Abuse’

Alcohol Abuse: Alcopops Tax Cuts Youth Grog Abuse, ‘but Community-Wide Reform Needed’ – Cowra Community News

Alcohol Abuse: Alcopops tax cuts youth grog abuse, ‘but community-wide reform needed’ – Cowra Community News


Brisbane Times

Alcopops tax cuts youth grog abuse, 'but community-wide reform needed'
Cowra Community News
THE alcopops tax has worked to reduce drinking by young people but broader changes and a comprehensive approach, including taxation reform, are needed to tackle alcohol abuse across the wider community, according to Medical Journal of Australia.
Alcopop tax hits home but more measures needed to stop alcohol abuseThe Daily Telegraph
Call for pricing to curb alcohol abuseNTNews.com.au

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Alcohol Abuse: Coalition seeks tighter restrictions on Iowa City’s under-21 law – The Republic

Coalition seeks tighter restrictions on Iowa City's under-21 law
The Republic
AP IOWA CITY, Iowa — A community coalition designed to curb alcohol use by minors in Iowa City has proposed new recommendations to the city's under-21 ordinance to prevent businesses from skirting the law. Coalition members have expressed concern that
Coalition seeks tighter restrictions on under-21cbs4qc.com

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Adams County in Step With National, State Figures on Youth Substance Abuse – Quincy Herald Whig

Alcohol Abuse: Adams County in step with national, state figures on youth substance abuse – Quincy Herald Whig

Adams County in step with national, state figures on youth substance abuse
Quincy Herald Whig
The Health Department and Recovery Resources both receive grant funding to help fight drug and alcohol abuse by students. Those agencies have been working together in local schools to offer a prevention curriculum called "Too Good for Drugs.

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Alcohol Abuse: Binge Drinking is More Likely to Affect Teen Girls – Care2.com (blog)


Sydney Morning Herald

Binge Drinking is More Likely to Affect Teen Girls
Care2.com (blog)
Women may be particularly vulnerable to alcohol abuse at a young age because their brains develop more quickly, although other physiological differences may also account for the study's disturbing results. According to the BBC, “Female teenage heavy
Adolescent binge drinking can damage spatial working memoryEurekAlert (press release)

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Alcohol Abuse: In Young Women, Obesity, Alcohol Abuse and Depression Are Linked: Study – Dose.ca

Alcohol Abuse: In young women, obesity, alcohol abuse and depression are linked: Study – Dose.ca
Alcohol abuse, obesity and depression seem to go hand in hand for many women, according to the first study to look at how the three relate to one another over time in young adults. Dr. Carolyn A. McCarty of Seattle Children’s Research Institute and her …
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Alcohol Abuse: Study shows dopamine deficiency could be linked to addiction – Transworld News
The brain chemical called dopamine has always been suspected as a contributing factor to alcohol abuse and substance abuse. A new report in the online publication of Nature Neuroscience shows that a specific dopamine receptor within the brain – D2 …
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Alcohol Abuse: New Alcohol Education Program at Purdue – WIBC.com
Purdue University is offering a new program to teach incoming students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Tammy Loew, Health Advocacy Coordinator with Purdue University tells 93 WIBC’s Amber Stearns on Indy’s Afternoon News that Alcohol EDU is an online …
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Alcohol Abuse: Laws Have Helped; Act to Be Reviewed – Guam Pacific Daily News

Alcohol Abuse: Laws have helped; act to be reviewed – Guam Pacific Daily News
While media advertisements, outreach activities and various laws continue the fight against alcohol abuse, drunken driving continues to cause medical, financial and emotional hardship upon victims and their families. Individuals who drive under the …
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Alcohol Abuse: Survey Will Gauge Attitudes on Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling – WYTV.com
The data collected will be used to plan drug and alcohol prevention programs in Trumbull County. The results also will be shared with the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP). Thorp said ASAP was just starting out when the 2007 survey was …
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Alcohol Abuse: Study Shows Dopamine Deficiency Could Be Linked to Addiction – Transworld News

Alcohol Abuse: Study shows dopamine deficiency could be linked to addiction – Transworld News
The brain chemical called dopamine has always been suspected as a contributing factor to alcohol abuse and substance abuse. A new report in the online publication of Nature Neuroscience shows that a specific dopamine receptor within the brain – D2 …
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Alcohol Abuse: Deputies to check for alcohol compliance – Leader-Herald
The compliance-check program will be conducted as a result of a grant provided by the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services. Lorey said the checks are intended to ensure public safety and aid in the fight against underage alcohol abuse.
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Alcohol Abuse: Woman finds hope in recovery from prescription pill abuse – McClatchy
It began with sips of alcohol and hits of marijuana at 10 … O’Brock’s journey is a mirror of the national prescription drug abuse epidemic. Although most people use prescriptions for their intended purpose, an estimated 20 percent of Americans …
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Alcohol Abuse: New Alcohol Education Program at Purdue – WIBC.com

Alcohol Abuse: New Alcohol Education Program at Purdue – WIBC.com
Purdue University is offering a new program to teach incoming students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Tammy Loew, Health Advocacy Coordinator with Purdue University tells 93 WIBC’s Amber Stearns on Indy’s Afternoon News that Alcohol EDU is an online …
Alcohol Abuse – Bing News