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Grog abuse campaign reveals child binge drinkers – ABC Online
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Grog abuse campaign reveals child binge drinkers ABC Online Queensland police say a pilot program to address alcohol abuse among young people has uncovered children as young as eight-years-old binge drinking. The Queensland Early Intervention Pilot Project (QEIPP) began in Rockhampton and the Sunshine … Intervention program to help teen drinkersThe Sunshine Coast Daily all 3 news articles »

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Grant Will Help Lake County Towns Combat Youth Drug, Alcohol Abuse – Patch.com
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Grant Will Help Lake County Towns Combat Youth Drug, Alcohol Abuse Patch.com “The ultimate goal is to reduce substance abuse levels in Lake County,” said Kristine Andersen, the Lake County Health Department's coordinator for alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention. “There's no one (effort) that's going to change it all, but if you …

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Nonprofit group tries to curb teenage alcohol abuse
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The newly formed Frostburg Community Coalition is a nonprofit group striving to decrease binge drinking and the percentage of high school seniors who consume alcohol, each by 10 percent.
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Ururoa Flavell – Alcohol Reform Bill
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T?n? koe, Mr Chairperson. Kia ora t?tou katoa. I wanted to take an opportunity to look at a fair chunk of Supplementary Order Paper 81, which I have presented to the House.
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Teenagers And Alcohol Abuse in the News

Teen drug and alcohol abuse affects mind, body and community
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When an adolescent who has habitually used drugs and alcohol ages, the abuse and lack of development will affect how he interacts with others. “Then you have somebody who is 30, acting like a teenager, and making choices like a teenager because their …
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Teen drinking numbers dropping
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“But we are making progress. Fewer kids are starting to drink and taking risks with binge drinking and other alcohol abuse.” For instance, while 47 percent of teens reported drinking alcohol over the past 30 days in a 2009 report, that number dropped …
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For Women, Alcohol Dependence Twice As Deadly
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On average, the alcohol-addicted men and women were about 20 years younger than members of the general population at the time of their death, explained study author Ulrich John, director of the Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine at …
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Binge drinking could impair brain within months
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(Binge drinking could impair…) Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) found signs of cognitive impairment in rats similar to that seen in established alcoholism after the animals had only a few months of intermittent access to alcohol …
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Alcoholism Research in the News

Intermittent binge drinking could cause significant brain impairment within …
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Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) found signs of cognitive impairment in rats similar to that seen in established alcoholism after the animals had only a few months of intermittent access to alcohol. The researchers linked the rats …
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Women Are Four Times More Likely to Die From Alcohol Dependency …
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Researchers have long known that the mortality rates among alcohol dependent individuals are high, however new research now sheds light on mortality and its predictors among alcohol dependent individuals. Ulrich John, professor of epidemiology and …
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A family history of alcoholism may add to damaging effects of prenatal alcohol … – Science Codex
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A family history of alcoholism may add to damaging effects of prenatal alcohol … Science Codex The role of family history of alcoholism (FHP) in the neurocognitive effects of PAE has not yet been studied. This study used neuroimaging to examine spatial working memory (SWM) in children with histories of heavy PAE and children with confirmed FHP … and more »

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Brain Recovery From Alcoholism Seen Soon After Abstinence: Study – Doctors Lounge
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Brain Recovery From Alcoholism Seen Soon After Abstinence: Study Doctors Lounge The findings may offer new hope to recovering alcoholics, say authors of the study appearing online Oct. 16 and in the January 2013 print issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. "Shrinkage of brain matter, and an accompanying increase of … Alcoholics' Brains Recover Quickly After DetoxYahoo! News (blog) all 8 news articles »