Posts Tagged ‘drug and alcohol’

Alcoholic Support Groups in the News

MADD Burin Peninsula becomes official chapter
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Including the local group, there are now nine chapters of MADD Canada in the province with three community leaders in other areas. Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded in California in 1980 and expanded to Canada a decade later. The organization …
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DJ's gig axed after Belfast emergency
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A DJ's concert in Edinburgh has been axed for safety reasons after more than 100 people were treated for suspected drug and alcohol problems outside his Belfast show. Video available to UK viewers only. We're sorry. This video is unavailable from your …
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Op-Ed: The United States and Sugar Policy in the Caribbean
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Lawmakers target grain alcohol
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Ban on potent booze gathers support in Annapolis Grain alcohol, the cheap, potent booze that has been a staple at college parties for generations, could be outlawed in Maryland as university presidents press lawmakers to ban it.        
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse Addiction
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha helps people get relief from their alcohol and drug addiction problems. Call (262) 671-1142 for a free appointment. (PRWeb February 06, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/kenosha-drug-rehab/alcohol-treatment-center/prweb11551141.htm
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UPDATE: Police arrest 14 people on DUI charges in Fontana on Super Bowl Sunday
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San Bernardino County Probation Officer Ybon Corta installs a device on a probationer assigned to the department's DUI supervision unit. This is one of the ways that authorities are cracking down on alcohol abuse on Super Bowl Sunday.
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Help Alcohol Abuse in the News

Local experts like new efforts to investigate child abuse, but they also call …
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More than 80 percent of Arizona's child abuse cases involve extreme neglect as well as drug and alcohol abuse, Ruffner added. Polk agrees that abuse is a big part of the problem. The state cut substance abuse … But instead, foster care became the …
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The Road to Recovery
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Now on the board of directors Wilson raises awareness by organizing campaigns for the city and James Goode, with the help from United Way and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of the Concho Valley, life as he knew changed forever. "And I credit the …
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Q&A with scientist and director of research Wendee Wechsberg
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Alcohol Abuse Facts in the News

The DVD Wrapup
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Putting one's live on the line for no good reason can be every bit as addictive as heroin, alcohol and gambling, for which 12-step programs have been organized in every city in the nation. If only they had one for extreme athletes with families, too …
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YOLO… you only live once
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For this week's National Drug Facts Week for youth, that is the point I want to make. YOLO: You only … As vital as these skills are to one's health, it is understandable why we spend so much time in speaking against drug and alcohol abuse. Due to …
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More Alcohol Abuse Facts Information…

Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse … – Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
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Alcohol & Drug Rehab Kenosha Launches Center to Battle Substance Abuse … Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release) Eugene, OR (PRWEB) February 06, 2014. A Kenosha alcohol and drug rehab center is announcing that it is opening its doors to help adults and adolescents fight back against their alcohol and drug addiction through Drug Addiction Treatment Centers. and more »

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Dangers Of Energy Drinks: Consumption May Lead Teens To Alcohol And Drugs – Medical Daily
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Dangers Of Energy Drinks: Consumption May Lead Teens To Alcohol And Drugs Medical Daily Researchers marked any association between beverage consumption and each participant's use of alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs while adjusting for any other lifestyle factors that could play a role in substance abuse. Teenagers who admitted to using … Study links US teen energy drink intake to illicit drug abuseBeverageDaily.com Energy Drinks Associated with Use of Alcohol and DrugsPsychCentral.com Energy Drinks Tied to Drug and Alcohol Use in TeensdailyRx RedOrbit –Medical Xpress all 39 news articles »

Alcoholic Relapse in the News

Death Of Philip Seymour Hoffman A Reminder Of Addiction Relapse
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We talked to addiction professionals about drug relapse and what family and friends can do to help prevent it. Hoffman had been sober for more than 20 years. But that didn't mean the Oscar-winning actor was immune from a relapse with drugs and alcohol.
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Four arrested in connection with heroin overdose death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Largely regarded as “an actor's actor,” Hoffman had been straight and sober for more than 20 years, after going into rehab at age 22 for drug and alcohol addiction. Tragically, he suffered a major relapse in recent times, going back into rehab in May …
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Could Drug-Replacement Therapy Have Saved Philip Seymour…
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