Posts Tagged ‘alcohol consumption’

Alcohol a real age-old issue
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It is called the ''silver tsunami'', the wave of ageing baby boomers about to hit the health system with alcohol and drug problems.
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UW-Stevens Point mulls banning alcohol from dorms
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UW-Stevens Point mulls banning alcohol from dorms (AP) — One year after a student drowned in a river after a night of drinking, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is considering banning alcohol consumption in the dorms, even for students of legal drinking age. Students caught committing their first drinking offense are also required to attend a class to educate them on how alcohol can …
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Symptoms Alcohol Consumption in the News

How To Increase Your Drinking Tolerance (So You Don't Make an Ass of …
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BAC [Blood-Alcohol Content] is influenced by environmental factors (such as the rate of alcohol drinking, the presence of food in the stomach, and the type of alcoholic beverage) and genetic factors (variations in the principal alcohol-metabolizing …
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Pregnant women: Just don't drink, study suggests
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After years of confusing and contradictory advice about alcohol consumption during pregnancy, a new study may have the final word: Just don't drink. The study, published Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE, reveals that even a few drinks a week by an …
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How research on drinking during pregnancy should inform social work practice
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Alcohol Abuse Testing in the News

Driving on Thanksgiving? Drinking Violations Jump 54% on Thanksgiving Day
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AMS manufactures SCRAMx, which uses non-invasive transdermal analysis to monitor alcohol consumption and integrates home detention monitoring into a single anklet. SCRAMx fully automates the alcohol testing and reporting process, providing courts …
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Forced drug testing paints all workers as abusers
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Suncor Energy decided the drug abuse has to be curbed, and the best way to do that was to randomly test thousands of unionized oil sands workers in Alberta for drugs and alcohol. After all, it has argued, three of seven deaths at its oil sands …
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Beware of hidden calories in all the good holiday cheer | Gustafson – Auburn Reporter
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Beware of hidden calories in all the good holiday cheer | Gustafson Auburn Reporter One of the reasons why the consequences of alcohol consumption are not always understood may be that many people don't even know what constitutes a "drink," says the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). A "standard drink" in the … and more »

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Alcohol Abuse Awareness in the News

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A week of programming surrounding International Drug Awareness Week kicked off in Kenora with a recovery breakfast at the Morningstar Centre Tuesday. The three-hour open session hosted presentations from Irene Bergman, a local addictions services …
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Encourage Localized Alcohol Programs to Reduce Alcohol Consumption …
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The program proves to be more effective in helping regional areas cut risky alcohol consumption. Not only a reduction was noticed in alcohol abuse and alcohol-related street offences, but there was a 20% decline in binge drinking in the towns where the …
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Minnesota agencies focus aim on substance abuse
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Di Natale: we’re not wowsers for responding to booze abuse – Crikey
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Di Natale: we're not wowsers for responding to booze abuse Crikey On the first point that alcohol consumption is overstated, Bernard is being a little tricky with the numbers. Per capita consumption of alcohol is high by world standards with Australia ranked in the top 30 highest alcohol-consuming nations, and ahead … and more »

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Encourage Localized Alcohol Programs to Reduce Alcohol Consumption … – TopNews United States
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Encourage Localized Alcohol Programs to Reduce Alcohol Consumption … TopNews United States The program proves to be more effective in helping regional areas cut risky alcohol consumption. Not only a reduction was noticed in alcohol abuse and alcohol-related street offences, but there was a 20% decline in binge drinking in the towns where the … Localised alcohol programs effectiveABC Online all 17 news articles »