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Alcoholism: Two-Question Screen Can Help Doctors Spot Teen Alcohol Problems – TIME

Two-Question Screen Can Help Doctors Spot Teen Alcohol Problems TIME Two questions asked during a regular pediatrician's visit could help identify youth with drinking problems, according to a national expert group convened by the National Institute on Alcoholism … Easy 2-Step Screening Tool Detects Underage DrinkingMedscape Screening children and teens for alcohol useBoston Globe (blog) Undergrads' Drinking Patterns May Predict Future AbuseU.S. News & World Report EurekAlert (press release) all 7 news articles »

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Alcoholism: Column by Bobbi Seidel: A quiet death comes after years of dying inside – Asbury Park Press

Column by Bobbi Seidel: A quiet death comes after years of dying inside Asbury Park Press His alcoholism and dysfunction had turned him — finally — into someone I could no longer have in my life. He died alone. The cause was unknown, I was told. But the drinking he'd done steadily, and often secretly, for most of his life had worn down … and more »

Alcoholism: Alcohol consumption greatly increases serious injury risk for heavy and moderate drinkers
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) A new study has investigated the linkages between alcohol consumption and hospitalized injury. Heavy drinkers face higher injury risks than most people when sober; conversely, their injury risk rises less when alcohol positive.Moderate drinkers who occasionally drink to excess suffer more injuries than heavy drinkers per alcohol-positive hour.
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Alcoholism: Heavy drinking undergraduates who are impulsive, aggressive may be at high risk for alcohol problems
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) Researchers used an anonymous online survey to examine drinking patterns and personality traits. Results identified three groups, two of which drank at fairly high levels.The group with higher levels of impulsivity and aggression appears most at-risk for future alcohol problems.
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Alcoholism: Link between alcohol and harm is stronger in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden than in Italy
( Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research ) A new study examines the impact that the cultural context of drinking may have on the relationship between drinking and harm in several European countries. Results suggest a significant relationship between volume of consumption and risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems in all five countries examined. The relationship appears to be …
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Alcohol Abuse: Cumbrian alcoholic abused paramedics and police – court – News and Star
An alcoholic who abused paramedics, refused to leave an ambulance and shouted at police officers has admitted being drunk and disorderly. Stuart Farish, 35, of School Close, Maryport, appeared before West Cumbria Magistrates. Jane Mackrill, prosecuting …
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Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol at Age 5? – KGO-AM810
They contain up to 12 percent alcohol. Pamphlets on alcohol abuse are displayed at Anpetu Luta Otipi, the only substance abuse treatment program at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. An employee from one of White Clay’s liquor stores estimates …
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Alcohol Abuse: When the economy is down, alcohol consumption goes up – EurekAlert
A new study by health economist Michael T. French from the University of Miami and his collaborators has concluded just the opposite–heavy drinking and alcohol abuse/dependence significantly increase as macroeconomic conditions deteriorate.
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Alcohol Abuse: Demi Moore: In Need of Rehab? – The Hollywood Gossip

Demi Moore: In Need of Rehab? The Hollywood Gossip Now, a new report – a new tabloid report, mind you – brings back up the rumor that Ashton and Demi may actually have been separated for real this summer, largely due to the latter's alcohol abuse. The following cover story arrives just a week after a … and more »

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Alcohol Abuse: When the economy is down, alcohol consumption goes up – EurekAlert (press release)

When the economy is down, alcohol consumption goes up EurekAlert (press release) Job loss means less money available for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, according to existing literature on employment and alcohol consumption. A new study by health economist Michael T. French from the University of Miami … and more »

Alcohol Abuse: Macroeconomic Conditions and Alcohol Consumption: When the Economy Is Down, Alcohol Consumption Goes Up – Science Daily
A new study by health economist Michael T. French from the University of Miami and his collaborators has concluded just the opposite–heavy drinking and alcohol abuse/dependence significantly increase as macroeconomic conditions deteriorate. French and his …
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Alcohol Abuse: As Economy Goes Down, Drinking Goes Up – WebMD
This means that things may be a whole lot worse now, French says. “There will also likely be an uptick in addiction and treatment admissions due to alcohol abuse.” According to the new report, overall, people drink more during a recession …
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Alcohol Abuse: Cumbrian alcoholic abused paramedics and police – court – News and Star
An alcoholic who abused paramedics, refused to leave an ambulance and shouted at police officers has admitted being drunk and disorderly. Stuart Farish, 35, of School Close, Maryport, appeared before West Cumbria Magistrates. Jane Mackrill, prosecuting …
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Article On Alcohol Abuse: Teen drug education programs shrinking, but not the use
Alcohol – 72.2 percent have used alcohol and 3.1 percent use alcohol daily. • Prescription pain pills – 15.4 percent of high school seniors reported having used prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Oxycontin during the last 12 months. …
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Article On Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, social cost, government policy and the retail power lords
The informatiom below in this article paints the picture the Scottish Government sees of the impact of alcohol consumption in Scotland – on public health, on medical and surgical care provision and on the skewing of scarce care resources towards the …
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