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State Senators Receiving Video Postcards Seeking More Funds for Alcohol, Drug … – the Union Leader

State senators receiving video postcards seeking more funds for alcohol, drug … – The Union Leader
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State senators receiving video postcards seeking more funds for alcohol, drug
The Union Leader
In 2001, the Legislature established the Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund, which was meant to steadily fund alcohol and drug prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services. Administered by the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and
New Jersey's huge drug problemThe Trentonian
Video Postcards Urge Senate To Boost Substance Abuse Program FundingNew Hampshire Public Radio
NH group seeks more substance abuse treatment fundingSeacoastonline.com

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Alcoholism: Palmer Township Dentist Accused of Untreated Alcoholism Allowed to Continue … – the Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

Palmer Township dentist accused of untreated alcoholism allowed to continue … – The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
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Palmer Township dentist accused of untreated alcoholism allowed to continue
The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com
According to Department of State records, Scholes was found to have suffered from alcoholism without effective treatment from at least January 2010 through July 27, 2012. He was charged with drunken driving in 2012 in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

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Brain Patterns May Help Predict Relapse for Alcoholism – Medical Daily
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Brain Patterns May Help Predict Relapse for Alcoholism
Medical Daily
The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), used brain scans to investigate neural activity, and found that for people in early recovery for alcoholism, certain areas of the prefrontal cortex were hyperactive during relaxing
Brain scans reveal which alcoholics at greatest risk of relapseHealthCanal.com

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Alcoholism: How Are Workers With Alcoholism Protected by Disability Law? – 89.3 KPCC

How are workers with alcoholism protected by disability law? – 89.3 KPCC
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How are workers with alcoholism protected by disability law?
89.3 KPCC
A police officer fired for driving drunk, while off duty, is suing his Oregon employer for discriminating against his alcoholism disability. In early 2011, Jason Servo, 43, was at a bar with colleagues after firearms training. He later crashed his

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Family Relationships: Alcoholism can damage families – Savannah Morning News
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Family Relationships: Alcoholism can damage families
Savannah Morning News
Alcoholism effects not only the alcoholic's life, but also their spouse and children. Alcoholics are self-centered and tend to be disrespectful to others. Some may also exhibit violent or destructive behavior. The alcoholic's behaviors can leave their

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Brain Patterns May Help Predict Relapse Risk for Alcoholism – eNews Park Forest – eNews Park Forest
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Alcohol Abuse: Scottish Ministers Win Court Battle Over Minimum Alcohol Pricing – the Guardian

Scottish ministers win court battle over minimum alcohol pricing – The Guardian
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Scottish ministers win court battle over minimum alcohol pricing
The Guardian
The Scottish government, backed by the medical profession, wants to set a minimum price for alcohol at 50p a unit, pushing the basic price of whisky to £14 a bottle and wine to at least £4.69, to help it tackle the serious and persistent culture of
Industry loses case against minimum alcohol priceFinancial Times

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Predicting Stubborn Alcohol Addiction: Mood, Motive May Hold Keys – Los Angeles Times

Predicting stubborn alcohol addiction: mood, motive may hold keys – Los Angeles Times
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Predicting stubborn alcohol addiction: mood, motive may hold keys
Los Angeles Times
It doesn't take stacks of research to demonstrate that medicating painful feelings with alcohol or drugs is a dangerous and ultimately futile strategy (although those studies do exist). But the relationship between emotional difficulties and alcohol
Brain Patterns May Help Predict Relapse Risk for Alcoholism – eNews Park ForesteNews Park Forest
Brain Scans Can Predict Which Alcoholics Are Most Likely to RelapseTIME

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Drinking to Improve Mental Health Symptoms Can Lead to Alcohol Problems – WebMD.Boots.com

Drinking to improve mental health symptoms can lead to alcohol problems – WebMD.Boots.com
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Drinking to improve mental health symptoms can lead to alcohol problems
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Many studies have found a link between alcohol dependence and mental illnesses that affect the mood, such as depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. But the nature of the link isn't fully clear. For example, in one study, about 11 in 100 people who
Boozing to Manage MooddailyRx

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Study tallies economic cost of alcohol – The Billings Gazette – Billings Gazette
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Study tallies economic cost of alcohol – The Billings Gazette
Billings Gazette
The UW report concluded that alcohol is more of an economic burden on society in Wyoming than tobacco or drug abuse. The study estimated that elimination of alcohol abuse would save $ 843 million a year, based on 2010 costs. Costs were for health care,