Posts Tagged ‘drug addiction’

Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Younger adults who suffered a stroke were often smokers or had abused drugs or alcohol, in a new study from Ohio and Kentucky. Although strokes are often thought of as a condition of the elderly, researchers said long-term changes in the heart, arteries and blood as a result of drug abuse or heavy drinking may put users at higher-than-average risk earlier in life. It …
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Higher alcohol prices urged to cut abuse
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Alcohol prices should be raised to reduce the problems of excessive drinking, policy researchers recommend.
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Speakers Provide Personal, Powerful Stories of Drug Addiction
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Statistics say that if a kid can make it to 21 without abusing alcohol or drugs, chances are they never will. Unfortunately for us, Amy didn't quite make it to 21.” The event, which was put on by the Wilmington Substance Abuse Coalition in conjunction …
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Sleep Trumps All-Night Cramming for College Exams
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A general lack of sleep combined with the occasional all-nighter and drinking caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea or energy drinks puts students at risk for developing insomnia, and for alcohol abuse and traffic crashes. "A lot of college …
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Drug and alcohol abuse awareness

Trying to raise awareness about drug and alcohol abuse and it’s effects. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a serious condition with fatal outcomes. It is preventable. All pictures obtained from google. I do not own the rights to any of the pictures or song.

Lights! Cameras! 'Chances'! SHS Film Club to premiere its latest movie on Friday
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SANFORD — Members of the Sanford High School Film Club are rolling out the red carpet for the premiere of their new motion picture, “Chances,” at Curtis Lake Church this Friday, Nov. 30. Doors for the event will open at the church … “Chances” was …
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Illinois delays vote on legalizing medical marijuana
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Movie review: Upbeat 'Smashed' presents sobering look at alcoholism
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One drink is too many, a thousand is never enough for Kate — but who's counting? Certainly not Charlie, her adoring husband and fellow boozer in "Smashed," a compelling cautionary tale of (and primarily for) thirtysomething drinkers. Each generation …
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Why Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard Need Family Counseling
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Whaling captains! Pirates out the ying-yang! Cedar-shingles! Quaint little $ 59-million cottages! Frosty winters! Pop-up shops! Alcoholism! Jobless rates! Rich twits in summer! (Theirs are Republican, ours Democrat.) But in spite of being twins – well …
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Does Creativity Come With A Price? New Insight On Creatives And Mental Illness
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Rehab center gets chilly reception in Pocono Township
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A new drug and alcohol recovery center is coming to Pocono Township and not everyone is happy about it. The Pocono Mountain Recovery Center is set to open at the former Greenway Center drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility at routes 715 and 314 in …
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Phoenix Foundation Rehabilitation Center

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Treatment Center, located in 38, Anupuram Colony, ASRao, Nagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. www.phoenixfdnindia.org

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Alcoholism and Mental Illness, a Growing Problem for Anchorage Homeless – KTUU.com
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Alcoholism and Mental Illness, a Growing Problem for Anchorage Homeless KTUU.com Alcohol treatment and homeless experts in Anchorage say there's a segment of the homeless population that's growing more troubled and harder to help, because the people in this group almost always have a combination of brain damage from chronic … and more »

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Addictability – Alcoholism – Drug Addiction

Dr. Dan Umnaoff speaks about the genetics of addiction.

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