Posts Tagged ‘drugs and alcohol’

What Is Meant By Alcohol Abuse in the News

Kings Cross culture: Youth worker reflects on Sydney's 'shadow at night'
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Images of drinking, drugs and alcohol-fuelled violence are commonly associated with Kings Cross, but for Matt Noffs, there is far more to understand about the Cross, its people and its culture. The youth worker has frequented Kings Cross since he was a …
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Sobering lessons: Teens plunged into chaos of mock DUI crash and hear …
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Sobering lessons: Teens plunged into chaos of mock DUI crash and hear woman's story of longtime alcohol abuse … “I mean, seeing the mom cry and just realizing how many people can be hurt and how dangerous it really is and that this really happens.”
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Question by Jovanne: Can a doctor perform detox on someone is they have cirrosis of the liver?
Can a doctor perform detox on someone is they have cirrosis of the liver?
my step farther had a hernia for about 2 years now. it got to the point were it was so painful that he had to go to the hospital, doctors told him he had to have emergency surgery or else he would die because the hernia was sitting on his intestine which they stated would burst if the hernia wasn’t removed immediately. so they surgically removed it but noticed he had a lott of alcohol in his system, because he drank quiet a bit in his life and he loved to drink. which means he must have drank that day or thenighte before his surgery. so doctors decided to detox him right after his surgery,now correct me if im wrong but i thought a person was suppose to recover from a surgery before hand. they never gave him a chance to recover from surgery and put him into detox immediately. and not only that but he should have gone through therapy before any type of detoxification. supposedly as told by the doctors he hadcirrhosiss or the liver and when they detoxed him his body was not able to get rid of the toxins that were trying to be push out of his body because of the supposed cirrhosiss. so to make a long story short, his liver was not able to filter the toxins and he died :’-( honestly this does not seem right to me and if he had cirrhosiss the doctors should have known that if they took tests to make sure he wasHealthyy enough for the detox. now correct me if im wrong but this is defiantly medical malpractice in my eyes! and they placed death upon a person that would have survived with just surgery. if anyone knows they answers to any of this and feels like this i wrong please feel free to comment with mature answers only. thank you everyone.
***r.i.p step dad/esque/pook*** you will always be missed.

Help For Alcohol Abuse in the News

America's Heroin Epidemic: Where to Find Help
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… and mental health issues. In the U.S., call 800-662-HELP (4357). Find alcohol and drug abuse treatment or mental health treatment facilities and programs around the country using the Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator on SAMHSA's web site.
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Midlands Voices: Cycle of violence can hit youth hard
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They are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. They are also more likely to fail at school, … When they encounter future problems, they may not trust that their parents, teachers or police can protect or help them. Our understanding of the effect …
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Book Review: Rob Lowe finds humor and wisdom in Hollywood life
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Signs That You Are An Alcoholic in the News

'Veep' Is F*@king Great
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But on Veep, cursing is actually a tool for comedy, and one that's harder to use properly than you might think. A political farce following … Iannucci, as you can tell, has made a name for himself concocting these shining gems of vulgarity, and as …
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Our Lady Peace-Owned Gym Union Studio Closed For Breaking Bylaw
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If you come face-to-face with a Grunter, it's best to just tune him or her out. “Try to focus more on your workout, <a href="http://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/motivation/tips/rev-up-your-results.aspx" target="_hplink">get in your zone</a>, and just …
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Rock star talks to students
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Question by StoryWeaver: Are there Different Types of Short-Term Memory?
I ask this for a few reasons: one is that I’m just curious, another is that I kind of have poor short-term memory in certain areas but not others. I had a stroke when I was an infant (I’m sixteen now, and despite the doctor’s initial predictions I’m perfectly capable of walking, speaking, and intelligent thought….obviously….) and it has undoubtedly had permanent affects on me. For example, I had a 2-year gross motor delay, same with fine-motor, and I am much weaker on my left side. I’m also partially-blind. But I think I have memory problems too. There are times where I’ll repeat the same question multiple times to my friends without realizing it, and I’m constantly forgetting about plans or commitments that I’ve made. The weird thing is that if I make these plans like two weeks in advance I don’t forget them, but I do if they’re made the day before. Part of me wonders if it’s just severe ADD, but I really do forget some huge things. There are times when my parents ask me how my day was and I suddenly realize that I can’t remember a single thing that happened.
BUT, I *can* remember songs on the piano (and play them by memory), and I’m really good at memorizing lines in a poem or script, and am really good at remembering patterns. That’s kind of why I’m curious as to whether or not there are different types of short-term memory, one that’s patterns while the other’s accumulative maybe. I’m not saying I have a memory disorder, but I am a little worried lol.

Interesting Facts About Alcohol Abuse in the News

Satire: Crime brief: Probably a bunch of it, pretty much everywhere
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This weekend, it is expected that crime will double, if not triple, due to the societal acceptance of abusing drugs and alcohol. At press time, reports claim that if you're not home right now, somebody is most likely in your house taking all of your …
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Former Dartmouth jail guard sent to prison for sex crimes
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According to the statement of facts, Smyth told the young woman he was interested in becoming a massage therapist and wanted to try out a new technique to relieve pain in her tailbone. He touched her inappropriately during massages in … Smyth told …
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