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Medications For Alcohol Abuse in the News

Dutchess County drug overdose deaths often result from use of prescription …
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A Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report found that people ages 12 to 49 who used prescription pain relievers medically were 19 times more likely to initiate heroin use than others. Heroin use has become an escalating problem …
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Could Pot Help Veterans with PTSD? Brain Scientists Say Maybe
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The use of marijuana for PTSD has gained national attention in the past few years as thousands of traumatized veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan have asked the federal government to give them access to the drug. Also, Maine and a handful of …
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Addiction to Prescription Opiates and Heroin Addressed by New Resource
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Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders Related? – Focusdailynews
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Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders Related? Focusdailynews Is alcohol abuse closely related to eating disorders? Researchers at Washington University have found that there just might be a shared genetic link in folks of all races with no ethnicity having more of a predisposition than another in this particular … and more »

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Alcohol consumption of teens triples during Christmas, New Year – Daijiworld.com
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Alcohol consumption of teens triples during Christmas, New Year Daijiworld.com Bangalore, Dec 24: Believe it or not, alcohol consumption among teenagers between ages of 14 to 19 triples during the Christmas and New Year's Eve, especially in cities like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Chandigarh etc. This is the finding of a …

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Study: Alcohol Can Boost Your Immune System – CBS Local
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Preventing Alcohol Abuse in the News

Light at the End of the Tunnel in the AIDS Battle
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Among the proven HIV prevention methods, experts said, were increased HIV testing and linkage to care, access to condoms, prevention programs for people with high risk of HIV infection and those who are already HIV-positive, substance abuse treatment …
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Extra domestic abuse officers over Christmas
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“Dorset Police is committed to preventing these offences developing into more serious violent crimes. Across the UK two women a week and one man every 17 days are killed by their partner or former partner. “Alcohol can play a part in domestic abuse.
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On the fridge
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Option to buy 190-proof alcohol in Wisconsin may run dry
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2011 death is prompting action; Minnesotans make border runs.
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New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities: Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Jump During Christmas and New Year's
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Scientific studies supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) provide important information that challenges these widespread, yet incorrect, beliefs about how quickly alcohol affects the body and how long these effects can last. For more information on celebrating your holidays safely and tips for cutting back, visit: http://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov.
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Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Jump During Christmas and New Year's
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Bethesda, MD–Dec. 23, 2013: Some holiday predictions are, tragically, very predictable. For example, more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes during the holidays than at other times of the year.
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Ideas for a safe New Year’s Party
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Physical Symptoms Of Alcohol Abuse in the News

Depression is common
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The initial symptoms of depression often present at a young age and affects women more commonly than men. … “It's a big public health challenge and a big problem to be reckoned with but not enough is being done, says Dr Daniel Chisholm, a health …
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Hazards increase during holiday season
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FRANKLIN COUNTY >> The holiday season brings some extra hazards, with both emotional and physical effects. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, health … "People are going to parties and drinking more," she said. "Depression and alcohol are the biggest triggers.".
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