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Teen’s Struggle With Alcoholism Highlights Health Impacts Of Binge-Drinking – NY1
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Teen's Struggle With Alcoholism Highlights Health Impacts Of Binge-Drinking NY1 Binge-drinking is seen by many as a rite of passage for teens and young adults, but one teen's struggle with alcoholism highlights the health impacts of the practice. NY1's Erin Billups filed the following report. After three years of binge-drinking …

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Pornography Addiction similar to Alcoholism or drug Addiction: Study – TopNews United States
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Pornography Addiction similar to Alcoholism or drug Addiction: Study TopNews United States If findings of a study are to be believed, addiction to pornography could lead people have similar brain activity as alcoholics or drug addicts. Scientists drew above conclusions based on MRI scans of test subjects. It was found that the reward centers … Pornography addiction leads to same brain activity as alcoholism or drug abuse …The Independent Porn as addictive as alcoholism or drug abuseNewstrack India Pornography Addiction Revealed By Brain Scan, Similar To Alcoholism Or Drug …Huffington Post UK Nature World News all 12 news articles »

Women and alcoholism: author describes ‘global epidemic’
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Journalist and author Ann Dowsett Johnston talks about her personal battle with alcoholism, and the issues behind the growing number of women alcoholics worldwide.
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Pornography Addiction Revealed By Brain Scan, Similar To Alcoholism Or Drug Addiction
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The brains of people who are hooked on pornography behave in a similar way to those of alcoholics or drug addicts, a new study has found. Academics from Cambridge University studied people who said they had a problem with the amount of pornography they use. The Sunday Times reported that the scientists found that part of the people's brain "lit up" when shown explicit material – the same …
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Stephen King On The Horror Of Dunkin' Donuts, Alcoholism, And Reading 'Twilight'
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EAI Feed The Homeless 2009

Every day, thousands of homeless men, women and children go hungry. Many recovering alcoholics and addicts know what it means to be lost and hopeless. We who…

Demanding drinkers pay £400 to leave a drunk tank isn't going to solve Britain …
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As a recovering alcoholic, and the owner of The Alcohol-Free Shop, you could be forgiven for presuming I'd support the call from the Association of Chief Police Officers for 'drunk tanks'. But, to be blunt, it's among the craziest ideas I've heard in …
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'Rally 4 Recovery' for alcohol and drug addiction
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Former Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy is also a recovering alcoholic. "I've learned that there's a solution in life and it does not involve turning to drugs and alcohol for relief," said Kennedy. He's advocating for medical treatment for …
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Stories About Alcohol Abuse in the News

Nothing is off limits in new Lawrence Taylor documentary
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While Taylor's reckoning of the toll his absentee parenting and substance abuse had on his grown children is difficult to watch, the passing of time has certainly brought an increased sense of levity to stories of how his wild ways affected the Giants …
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Football World Cup a risk factor for domestic violence?
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"The tournament is held in the summer and is associated with warmer temperatures, increased alcohol consumption and brings individuals in closer proximity to others. "Although it is difficult to say the tournament is a causal factor, the prestigious …
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'He ought to have known what was going on'
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Rehabilitation Alcoholism in the News

State-run rehabilitation program needs more work
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Denis Avtonomov is a medical psychologist and the head of a charitable Russian rehabilitation program ("No to Alcoholism and Drug Addiction”). Russia at a loss on effective addict rehabilitation. Government reform of drug rehabilitation shifts focus …
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Activists want another 5% tax on alcoholPublish Date: Aug 23, 2013
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Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA) wants a 5% tax increase on alcohol and the proceeds set aside as a rehabilitation fund for victims of alcoholism. The alliance observed that the rate of alcohol use in the country has reached unprecedented levels.
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CMS Releases Final Rule to Implement Medicaid DSH Reductions
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… with the Office of Mental Health, make recommendations to improve programs that provide treatment, rehabilitation, relapse prevention, and recovery services to veterans who have a co-occurring mental health and alcoholism or substance abuse disorder.
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Question by Morgan: What jobs can you get with an associates degree in Human Services?
What jobs can you get with an associates degree in Human Services? What about a bachelors degree in psychology?

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Answer by Prof. Cochise
Neither is much of a qualification for employment.

Some employers will accept any bachelors degree from a respectable university as a qualification to move into a management track. Grocery, Retail Sales, some government jobs

What do you think? Answer below!

J.R. Smith Suspended by NBA for Violating League's Substance Abuse Policy
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J.R. Smith is no stranger to controversy, but he appears to be in even more trouble than usual after violating the league's substance abuse policy. Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that the New York Knicks guard will be suspended for …
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