Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol abuse’

SA police to target alcohol abuse
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South Australian police will target alochol abuse and violence at the start of the sixth national Operation Unite this weekend.
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The Watershed: Professionals in Addiction Treatment

Scientists find gene link to teenage binge drinking
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have unpicked the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse and say their findings help explain why some young people have more of a tendency to binge drink. A study published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal found that a gene known as RASGRF-2 plays a crucial role in controlling how alcohol stimulates the brain to release …
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Research from King's College London reveals why some teenagers more prone to binge drinking
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( King's College London ) New research helps explain why some teenagers are more prone to drinking alcohol than others. The study, led by King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry and published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences provides the most detailed understanding yet of the brain processes involved in teenage alcohol abuse.
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Symptoms Of A Drinking Problem in the News

Colon, Age and Alcohol Don't Mix
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A new study found that drinking alcohol increases the chance of developing diverticulosis in the colon. Few symptoms are felt at first. But not watching out for it can lead to more serious problems and pain later on. Researchers said the more alcohol …
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Heroin taking over
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And the problem is getting worse. In the first 11 months of the year, the West Branch Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission has treated 278 clients who identified heroin as their primary drug of choice. In 2011, they treated 173 heroin addicts in the same …
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New survey shows decrease in youth drug and alcohol abuse – Eastern Arizona Courier
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New survey shows decrease in youth drug and alcohol abuse Eastern Arizona Courier Recently published results of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's 2012 Youth Survey show an encouraging decrease in the number of teens drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana and abusing prescription medication. The survey was administered to … PDFD evaluation shows progressThe Star Democrat all 1,619 news articles »

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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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Funding ends for Substance Abuse Task Force
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OTTUMWA — Less drug and alcohol abuse among Wapello County kids means a 10-year grant appears to have made a difference.
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7 alcohol myths smashed
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Blame it on craft beers, inexpensive wine or the down economy — North Americans are sipping more alcohol, more often. (Twenty-two per cent of you say you drink too much, up from 17 per cent a decade ago.) And while you all know that problem drinking…
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Bradford Health Services – Overcoming Fear of Losing Friends, As Well As Your Stress Release.mp4