Posts Tagged ‘binge drink’

Alcohol Abuse Among Young People in the News

France adopts new term for binge drinking
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Although the term “binge drinking” originated in Britain, the problem is becoming increasingly common in France where it is has also been known as “biture express” or “alcool défonce”, particularly among young people. Evidence taken from a number of …
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A smartphone app that could help decrease marijuana use?
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“I was intrigued by this finding and decided to explore the relationship between alcohol and marijuana use in young adults who regularly use both substances.” In that study, she says, the substance-using participants used cell phones and interactive …
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Problems With Alcohol Abuse in the News

Motivational Enhancement Therapy: Treatment For Substance Abuse & More
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Developing problem-solving and interpersonal skills is a core component of the therapy. Often, this is introduced early on, in order to initially get past the denial of any substance abuse problem. In a sense, the therapist is guiding the patient to …
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Police commissioner: How I'm going to solve British women's binge drinking …
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The introduction of elected police and crime commissioners last year did not exactly get off to a good start. Embarrassing expenses revelations, allegations of "cronyism" and who can forget the mishandling of Paris Brown and her "appalling" comments on …
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Fayetteville lacks support system to combat painkiller problem
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Side Effects Of Alcohol Abuse in the News

An aspect of kids' health that can't be ignored
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That's up a percentage point for ninth-graders, and 4 percentage points for the juniors, in a side-by-side comparison with the same question on the 2010 survey. Binge drinking is defined as consuming five alcoholic drinks within a two-hour time frame …
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Bipolar Disorder Takes Different Path in Patients Who Binge Eat, Study Suggests
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Bipolar patients who binge eat are more likely to have other mental health issues such as suicidal thoughts, psychosis, anxiety disorders and substance abuse, the study found. People with bipolar disorder who are obese but do not binge eat are more …
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National Institute Of Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism in the News

Sweet tooth may foretell of binge drinking – 14 News, WFIE, Evansville …
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… and since alcohol exposure is not ethically appropriate for use in all at-risk [study participants], or in [those] trying to abstain from drinking." More information. The U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has more about …
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Anti-HIV drugs in pregnancy not linked to children's language delays
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(Medical Xpress)—The combinations of anti-HIV drugs recommended for pregnant women do not appear in general to increase their children's risk for language delay, according to a study from a National Institutes of Health research network. … of …
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A Chat With Gabrielle Glaser, Author Of Her Best-Kept Secret
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Alcoholic Treatments in the News

Federal report shows drop in proportion of children in US population
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A rise in the percentage of male and female 12th graders who reported binge drinking — consuming five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past two weeks — from 22 percent in 2011 to 24 percent in 2012. A drop in the percentage of children …
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Link between fatty liver and heart disease
Filed under: alcoholic treatments

Their findings were presented at the American Gastroenterological Association's recent annual meeting. Current treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease include diet changes, exercise and increased monitoring. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …
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'Resorting' to Vietnam
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Teenage Alcoholism in the News

Former 'Teen Mom' star Farrah Abraham enters rehab for alcohol abuse
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UPI News Service, 07/01/2013. Former "Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham told RadarOnline.com she is undergoing outpatient treatment for alcoholism at a Florida rehab. ADVERTISEMENT. Abraham told the celebrity news website she plans to start 10 days of …
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Boozing culture under fire
Filed under: teenage alcoholism

This week a national forum on teenage binge drinking joined a growing call for the drinking age to be lifted across Australia from 18 to 21 as evidence increases of the immediate cost of teenage drinking and the long-term health and social dangers that …
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TEEN DRUG AWARENESS PT 3: DENIAL

Denial is an inherent part of dealing with teen substance abuse. How to help the teenage client who does not want help.