Posts Tagged ‘Alcohol’

Action urged on NI alcohol abuse
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Alcohol abuse claims 266 lives in Northern Ireland every year, doctors have warned.
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Alcohol causes hundreds of NI deaths – Video
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Almost 300 people die in Northern Ireland every year because of alcohol abuse, according to the British Medical Association. – Video available
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One in 16 suffers from depression in lifetime
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Depression, alcohol abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are the most common mental woes in Singapore. One in 16 people had depression while one in 29 people suffered from alcohol abuse in their lifetime.
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Alcoholism And Alcohol Abuse in the News

Alcohol abuse blights West
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Although the region's PCTs have invested money into dealing with alcoholism over the last few years, they say the hardest part is undoubtedly getting an alcoholic to access treatment. Jez Bayes, alcohol strategy lead for the drugs and alcohol team at …
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Is alcoholism a disease?
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This goes along with the thought that it is an individual choice to drink and the alcoholic should just pull themselves together and quit the alcohol. Why can't they just stop? But, at the other end of the spectrum, others feel alcoholism is a disease …
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Alcohol: Nature’s Poison

Fred and Judy are here to teach you about the effects of alcohol.

 

Drunken Gummi bears no laughing matter
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Most deaths are from drinking-and-driving accidents, but every once in a while one is caused by alcohol poisoning. Dr. Dan Quan of the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix had not heard of so-called drunken Gummi bears. But as an emergency room doctor, …
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Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms in the News

Amy Winehouse Died From Alcohol Poisoning: What Is It?
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With alcohol poisoning, alcohol enters the brain and causes a loss of consciousness, a drop in body temperature, low blood pressure, coma and even death, according to the CDC. Symptoms of binge drinking include vomiting, slow and/or irregular breathing …
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Alcohol poisoning can happen to anyone; danger signs to watch for
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Not only is serious alcohol poisoning fatal, less severe cases can cause irreversible brain damage. Symptoms of alcohol poisoning include confusion, vomiting, seizures, slow and/or irregular breathing, pale skin, low body temperature and …
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The Real Dangers of Alcohol Poisoning
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Signs Of Alcohol Problem in the News

Holidays can bring legal problems for businesses
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The source of the problem is usually alcohol. A staffer or client or other guest has too much to drink and starts groping or making unwanted advances to an employee. Or someone has a car accident or falls down on the way home. …
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Student Alcohol Violations, Addictions on the Rise
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Firth finds herself taking on every student of concern that is sent to the wellness center for signs of alcohol abuse. She evaluates each one and then directs them to the resources currently available on campus and in the community. …
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20 Secret Signs of Addiction
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Symptoms Of Drinking in the News

Symptoms Of Drinking: Alcohol, smoking may trigger fatal allergies
Dr. Bahna noted case studies of patients who experience symptoms of asthma and anaphylaxis after drinking wine or beer. He points out that wine, particularly red wine, contains chemicals called tyramines that commonly cause headache. …
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Symptoms Of Drinking: Tap Water: Running A Risk?
She says she stopped drinking her water, and the symptoms immediately went away. But she hasn't found a way to completely avoid chloramine: she says she and her husband both suffer from red, irritated eyes after they get out of the shower. …
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Symptoms Of Drinking: Should I Be Drinking This? Mercy, the Hangover Remedy
The result is a decrease in hangover symptoms like headaches and nausea. Drinking one can of Mercy during or immediately after alcohol consumption, or so the advertising says, can offset the nasty effects of up to five alcoholic beverages. …
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