Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol abuse’

Amy Winehouse’s brother says singer died of bulimia
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Amy Winehouse’s older brother Alex says the late British singer died of an eating disorder, not from years of drug and alcohol abuse.
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Alcohol Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted By Turning Off Brain Trigger
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Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UCSF have been able to identify and deactivate a brain pathway linked to memories that cause alcohol cravings in rats.
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Army Lieutenant Colonel Writes of Military Alcoholism
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A female army officer, Elizabeth Robbins, has written an article for the Washington Post stating there is high level of alcohol abuse in the military, which has led to increased cases of sexual assault. This is just one example of the many harmful effects of alcohol abuse and why it’s important to contact a detox center like Harbor Village if you have a drinking issue. (PRWeb June 26, 2013) Read …
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ORCHID Recovery Center Reveals Lasting Dangers of Teenage Drinking
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ORCHID Recovery Center announces shocking research linking early drinking to future alcohol abuse. (PRWeb June 25, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10866751.htm
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University task forces combat drug and alcohol abuse
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WSU and the University of Idaho campus safety task forces continue to discover methods on how to better combat alcohol and drug abuse. President Elson S. Floyd formed a task force in response to the alcohol-related death of WSU student Kenny Hummel last October.
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Fears pensioners ‘drinking themselves to death’
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PENSIONERS in Scotland are drinking themselves to death as doctors try to combat an “epidemic” of alcohol abuse amongst the elderly.
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Launch of drug and alcohol abuse action group
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An inter-ministerial group to tackle the local problem of drug and alcohol abuse has been established.
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Thwarting addiction by turning off brain trigger
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Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco have been able to identify and deactivate a brain pathway linked to memories that cause alcohol cravings in rats, a finding that may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions. In…  [Read More…]
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Addiction relapse might be thwarted by turning off brain trigger
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A new study offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions.
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Alcohol Abuse In South Africa in the News

The Dti Educates the Youth About the Effects of Alcohol Abuse
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South Africa: The Dti Educates the Youth About the Effects of Alcohol Abuse. 6 June 2013. press release. The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti's) National Liquor Authority (NLA) together with Government Communications and Information System …
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SA's addiction shock
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The report, which is yet to be distributed by the South African National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (Sanca), also shows that black people are the most affected by drug addiction and alcohol abuse countrywide. More than 50 000 people hooked …
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Basic Education Department Kicks Off Anti-Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Schools
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Editorial: Drug, alcohol abuse fight gets boost – Henderson Daily Dispatch (registration)
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Editorial: Drug, alcohol abuse fight gets boost Henderson Daily Dispatch (registration) Alcohol and drug use not only have fatal consequences, they also have long-lasting impairments for the living. We won't see quick-fix answers, but we do believe progress in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse will be made. And that's something we …

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Signs Of Alcoholism in the News

Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Marilyn Cassidy shares her story of alcoholism …
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Good signs: There's little doubt in anyone's mind that the lakefront parks of Northeast Ohio are going to get a lot better as stewardship passed from the state to the Cleveland Metroparks. And they'll get better fast, it appears. Before the ink was dry …
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Panel answers your questions about heroin in Bucks, Montco
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A: All parents would benefit from increasing their knowledge of how to recognize drug and alcohol abuse symptoms, what these substances do to the adolescent developing brain and how to build positive pro-social supports, healthy beliefs and clear …
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Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Anorexia – The Diseases of Opulence and Priviledge

Vlog 03/06/2011.