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Question by : My roommates drug problems are escalating and I’m not sure what to do?
I am a senior in college and last semester me and my brother moved into a 4 bedroom house that my cousin owned, he was also a college student going to a local college for his masters, the rent is cheaper and everything was great until we got someone to fill that 4th room in the house. The person my cousin chose to fill that room with was an 23 year old ex-convict that works odd jobs to make money. I have no problems with ex-convicts that are trying to turn their life around and earn an honest living, problem is that this ex-convict is not trying to turn his life around and earn an honest living, turns out not only does he do drugs but he grows them as well, only took me a week after he moved into notice that the light in his closet was always on and that weird noises were coming from it. My brother confronted our cousin about it and it turns out that the primary reason he allowed for this person to move in was because he had drug connections and he knew how to grow weed from one of his prior “odd jobs”. My brother and I went along with it for a while because we did not want to get our cousin in trouble, but its a semester later and things only seem to be progressing toward the deeper drugs. I’m not sure what I should do, things only seem to be getting worse, my cousin and his friend seem to mock me every time I tell them to get their drugs off of the tables in the living room and kitchen, and my drug-free attitude seems to annoy them and talks about drugs with them have proven fruitless in the past and will in the future I suspect.

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Colleges try new tactics in battle against binge drinking
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One estimate, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, blames binge drinking for more than 1,800 college student deaths a year, mostly from drunken driving. Research shows that frequent binge drinkers are more likely to miss classes …
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Alcoholism and denial worry brother's keeper
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Dear Brother: Alcohol addiction is fed by denial, but despite your frustration you should not hold your family responsible. The person you should communicate with about your brother's drinking is your brother. Tell him how much you care about him and …
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Nacada Says Rift Valley Leads in Alcohol Abuse – AllAfrica.com
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Nacada Says Rift Valley Leads in Alcohol Abuse AllAfrica.com A survey by the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse Authority shows that Rift Valley province leads in the manufacture, trafficking and abuse of illicit brews especially chang'aa and busaa. Nacada CEO William Okedi says the high consumption of illicit … and more »

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Social workers ‘underestimating risk of parental alcohol abuse’ – Communitycare.co.uk
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Social workers 'underestimating risk of parental alcohol abuse' Communitycare.co.uk Social workers are treating parental drinking less seriously than other forms of substance misuse despite nearly one in three children living in homes where at least one parent binge drinks according to a report by the children's commissioner for England. Help kids in drink abuse homes, says commissionBBC News Alcohol abuse 'a serious risk for children'ITV News 'Third' Of Children At Risk Over Binge Drinking ParentsHuffington Post UK Metro –Press TV all 135 news articles »

Alcohol abuse costs Edinburgh £221m in policing, health, and social care – Scotsman
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Scotsman

Alcohol abuse costs Edinburgh £221m in policing, health, and social care Scotsman The figures, released today by Alcohol Focus Scotland, were calculated by the impact excess drinking has on the health service, policing and social care. The results show problem drinking costs £455 per head of Edinburgh's population a year – and were … £615 a year: Cost of drink harm to each GlaswegianGlasgow Evening Times Scottish councils lose £2bn a year to alcohol abuseLocalGov all 6 news articles »

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Help kids in drink abuse homes, says commission – BBC News
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Dangers of prenatal alcohol exposure remembered today
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If you are pregnant and unaware of the dangers of any alcohol consumption, stop now, and contact your doctor. Anyone unaware of the dangers of alcohol consumption to a developing fetus, please watch the video. Alcohol consumption means any amount …
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binge drinking back in limelight
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Nationwide, alcohol is a factor in the deaths of an estimated 1,800 college students each year. Alcohol poisoning, automobile collisions and other mishaps contribute to their deaths. It doesn't stop there, says the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse …
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Major drive to tackle under-age drinking abuse in Ribble Valley
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Alcohol abuse ‘a serious risk for children’ – ITV News
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Belfast Telegraph

Alcohol abuse 'a serious risk for children' ITV News The effects of parents' alcohol misuse on children may be hidden for years, while children try both to cope with the impact on them, and manage the consequences for their families. It does not concern only child protection professionals, though alcohol … Children of alcoholics 'need more support'BBC News all 119 news articles »

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Bradley Cooper Admits Drug and Alcohol Addiction in His Twenties – TestCountry.com (blog)
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TestCountry.com (blog)

Bradley Cooper Admits Drug and Alcohol Addiction in His Twenties TestCountry.com (blog) Everyone has a few dark little secrets, and actor Bradley Cooper was not an exemption when he reveals that he once struggled with drugs and alcohol abuse. Though he now says he's achieved sobriety, the 37-year old Hangover star admitted going through …