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Alcohol Abuse: Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery – WebMD

Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery – WebMD
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Addiction a Risk After Weight Loss Surgery
WebMD
The study, by Alexis Conason, PsyD, of the New York Obesity Research Center, and colleagues also found a link between a specific operation, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, and an increased risk of alcohol abuse after the procedure.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: StudyU.S. News & World Report
Study Finds Risks of Substance Abuse After Weight-Loss SurgeryConsumerAffairs
Weight loss surgery tied to increase in drinkingChicago Tribune

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Veterans ‘at higher risk of alcohol abuse’ – Barchester Healthcare
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Veterans 'at higher risk of alcohol abuse'
Barchester Healthcare
A new piece of research published in the US has shown that veterans are at a higher risk of alcohol abuse, with smoking one of the reasons given for this. Dr Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of
Smoking cessation programs must be made available for current active-duty war News-Medical.net

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Alcohol Abuse: New Approaches in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence – Medical Xpress

New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence – Medical Xpress
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New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence
Medical Xpress
Impaired impulse control is also implicated in the shaping of habitual alcohol use and eventual alcohol dependence, and evidence for altered neural processing during impulse control in alcohol dependence has been provided (Li et al., 2009; Lawrence et

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New approach to student alcohol abuse – Metro.us
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New approach to student alcohol abuse
Metro.us
This week Wiley publishing will release Correia's latest book, which he hopes will become a new policy model for campuses across the country: "College Student Alcohol Abuse: A Guide to Assessment, Intervention and Prevention." "The research firmly

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Vigilance required for safety – The University of Alabama Crimson White
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Recognizing the Alcoholic Patient – American Medical News

Recognizing the alcoholic patient – American Medical News
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American Medical News

Recognizing the alcoholic patient
American Medical News
Beyond full-blown alcoholism, many more people are involved in risky levels of drinking. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines risky drinking as more than four drinks on any single day and no more than 14 drinks per week for men.
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center Highlights Physician Melodika.net (press release)

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‘Smashed’: A Love Story Minus The Alcohol – NPR
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'Smashed': A Love Story Minus The Alcohol
NPR
And we talked about films that we'd seen that dealt with substance abuse, or alcoholism and realized that we didn't quite relate to many of them. For any number of reasons. A lot of them felt like Scared Straight stories or social issue films, and sort
Winstead leaves slashers for 'Smashed'San Francisco Chronicle

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NYFF Review: Promising Alcoholism Drama ‘Flight’ Often Hits Rock Bottom – Indie Wire (Blog)

NYFF Review: Promising Alcoholism Drama ‘Flight’ Often Hits Rock Bottom – Indie Wire (blog)
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NYFF Review: Promising Alcoholism Drama 'Flight' Often Hits Rock Bottom
Indie Wire (blog)
After 12 years immersed (lost?) in the world of motion-capture, Robert Zemeckis re-emerges into live-action filmmaking for “Flight,” an engaging and initially very promising drama about alcoholism, redemption and forgiveness that grows uneven and
NYFF 2012: Flight Movie ReviewShockya.com
New York Film FestivalVariety

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Winstead leaves slashers for ‘Smashed’ – San Francisco Chronicle
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Winstead leaves slashers for 'Smashed'
San Francisco Chronicle
Answers to these questions took on more relevance when Winstead was cast as Kate, an elementary school teacher descending into the deepest reaches of alcoholism in the new movie "Smashed." It's a bravado performance in which her fresh-scrubbed
'Smashed': A Love Story Minus The AlcoholNPR

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Alcohol Abuse: Veterans That Smoke Are at a Higher Risk of Alcohol Abuse Relapse – Medical News Today

Veterans That Smoke Are At A Higher Risk Of Alcohol Abuse Relapse – Medical News Today
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Veterans That Smoke Are At A Higher Risk Of Alcohol Abuse Relapse
Medical News Today
New research verifies previous studies by Dr. Timothy Durazzo and his colleagues, showing that smoking, while trying to quit drinking alcohol, impairs learning, memory, and other cognitive skills, hindering successful sobriety.
Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smokingMedical Xpress

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Fan’s alcohol level doubled before Ga. Dome fall – Sacramento Bee
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Fan's alcohol level doubled before Ga. Dome fall
Sacramento Bee
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Veterans Are at Higher Risk of Alcohol Abuse Relapse Due to Smoking – Medical Xpress

Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking – Medical Xpress
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Veterans are at higher risk of alcohol abuse relapse due to smoking
Medical Xpress
In a new study published in Frontiers, Dr Timothy Durazzo and colleagues from the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, expand upon their decade of research showing that smoking while kicking the alcohol habit

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Ian Thorpe reveals depression and alcohol abuse – Sports Mole
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Brisbane Times

Ian Thorpe reveals depression and alcohol abuse
Sports Mole
Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe has revealed that he suffers from "crippling depression" and has also battled alcohol abuse during his life. The 29-year-old Australian, who won five gold and three silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Games respectively
Into the deepSydney Morning Herald

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