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Alcohol abuse estimates attacked – Peninsula Weekly
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Alcohol abuse estimates attacked Peninsula Weekly Dr Crampton, a senior lecturer in economics at the University of Canterbury, has had a paper published in the New Zealand Medical Journal stating that only a fifth of the social costs of alcohol abuse asserted by the Australian study could be …

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Placer agencies receive grant to combat alcohol sales to minors – Sacramento Bee (blog)
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Placer agencies receive grant to combat alcohol sales to minors Sacramento Bee (blog) Deputies will identify areas and businesses where alcohol use is causing problems. They will inspect operations at those locations and at randomly selected establishments to make sure licensees are operating according to ABC standards. The Sheriff's … SLO police to use $ 22000 grant to fight alcohol-related crimesSan Luis Obispo Tribune all 5 news articles »

Doctor touts health of craft beer – Daily News – Galveston County
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Daily News – Galveston County

Doctor touts health of craft beer Daily News – Galveston County Moderate alcohol consumption — no more than one drink per day for women or two for men — has been shown to increase HDL (good cholesterol) and decrease the risk of stroke and heart attacks by as much as 30 percent. The same studies, however, found … and more »

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A Single Sip of Alcohol Could put Children at Risk of Alcoholism – Technorati
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A Single Sip of Alcohol Could put Children at Risk of Alcoholism Technorati The results of the study showed that the earlier a child sampled alcohol, the greater their chances of alcohol abuse in college. Study author Meghan Morean said, "As expected, beginning to use alcohol at an earlier age was associated with heavier … and more »

Substance And Alcohol Abuse in the News

AA works and it's free, yet Pentagon snubs the substance abuse program
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When retired Navy psychiatrist Dr. Ronald Smith worked at the service's pioneering alcohol and drug abuse recovery program in the late 1970s at the Long Beach Naval Medical Center, he recalled, “we'd pile all the patients into gray vans and take them …
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The Partnership at Drugfree.org, GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares …
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Working toward a vision where all young people will be able to live their lives free of drug and alcohol abuse, The Partnership at Drugfree.org works with parents and other influencers to help them prevent and get help for drug and alcohol abuse by …
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TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say
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Alcohol-Drug Combinations Account for Nearly 37 Percent of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions
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A new report shows that 37.2 percent of substance abuse treatment admissions involve both alcohol and drug abuse. According to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 23.1 percent of all admissions reported the abuse of alcohol and one other drug, and 14.1 percent reported the abuse of alcohol and two or more drugs.
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Addiction charity's warning over alcohol
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ADDICTION charity Swanswell is calling for the dangers of alcohol abuse to be highlighted at large-scale sporting events such as the Olympics.
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Alcohol affects women and men differently
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The effects of long-term alcohol abuse on white matter brain volume are different for men and women, according to a new study.
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Alcohol Abuse: Women suffer faster alcohol abuse damage – News.com.au
WOMEN alcoholics suffer damage to the part of their brain that controls moods, impulses and sleep three times faster than their male counterparts, a Swedish study has shown. Women suffer a 50 per cent reduction in the so-called serotonin function in their …
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Alcohol Abuse: Study: White kids more likely  to abuse drugs and alcohol – Chicago Sun-Times
Black and Asian adolescents are much less likely to abuse or become dependent on drugs and alcohol than white kids, according to a Duke University-led study based on an unusually large sample of kids from all 50 states. “There is certainly still a myth …
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Alcohol Abuse: Cases of treatment for alcohol abuse up 42% since 2005 – Irish Times
THE NUMBER of instances of treatment for alcohol abuse has risen by more than 40 per cent in six years. A total of 42,333 cases with alcohol as a main problem substance presented to drug treatment services from 2005 to 2010, according to a Health Research …
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Alcohol Abuse: White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse
The first-ever survey of adolescent alcohol and drug abuse to recognize youths of mixed race or ethnicity has found that such kids hover closest to white adolescents in the rate at which they suffer substance abuse disorders. That is not reassuring, because white adolescents are among the most likely ethnic and racial groups to have substance-use disorders.
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Alcohol Abuse: Surge in alcohol abuse reported
The number of people treated for alcohol abuse increased by almost 50 per cent in five years, according to figures just published.
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Alcohol Abuse: Cases of treatment for alcohol abuse up 42% since 2005
THE NUMBER of instances of treatment for alcohol abuse has risen by more than 40 per cent in six years.
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Alcohol Abuse: Black, Asian teens less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol
Native American adolescents are the most likely to abuse drugs or alcohol while black and Asian teens have the lowest abuse rates, a new study from Duke University finds. About 9 percent of white teens and 15 percent of Native American teens used drugs or alcohol in a way that suggested they had a disorder, […]
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