Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’

Students, parents invited to focus groups for youth alcohol and drug abuse
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SILVER CITY — Grant County youth and community members have a chance to share their views on substance abuse at several focus groups being held this week in Silver City and Bayard.
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New Study: Alcohol Drinkers May Face Long Term Health Issues
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In the short term, holding one’s liquor can avoid some consequences, but later on, may cause a very harmful dependency on alcohol. The best solution for those suffering from alcohol abuse is to contact a professional detox center like Harbor Village. (PRWeb June 25, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10851491.htm
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Long Valley graduate with Down syndrome ready for future
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“I'm amazed that he comes up with facts and he's right on,” his mother said. For much of the past … “It's expensive but it's what we are willing to do,” said Mrs. Taverna, the chief financial officer at Daytop, a teen substance abuse treatment center …
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Daily Caller News Foundation
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A secretive data collection program run by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau allows private contractors access to millions of Americans' personal financial information, according to a government accountability group. The information may also be …
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Reducing alcoholism relapse by erasing specific memories
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Jerusalem, June 25 (IANS) Researchers in Israel have found a way to prevent relapse in alcoholism by blocking a molecule that activates memories associated with drinking, therefore reducing the craving for alcohol.
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Prez for community-based system to check drug abuse
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President Pranab Mukherjee has called for developing a nationwide community-based system for prevention of alcoholism and drug abuse, which can connect various stakeholders at every level.
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FROM SURVIVAL TO RECOVERY: Isaiah House offers hope to alcoholics
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Editor s note: The Advocate-Messenger recently visited the Isaiah House, a Christian recovery program for men and women struggling with drug addictions and alcoholism . This is the fourth and last installment of a four-part series. All people interviewed agreed to use their full names in hope someone struggling with substance abuse will realize recovery is possible.
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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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Neighbors Reject Medford Street Beer and Wine Shop Proposal
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She also referenced Charlestown's recent community health assessment, in which about 75 percent of respondents said that alcohol and substance abuse was the leading health issue among adults and youth in the community. “The proximity of this store to …
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Pledge to Fight Alcohol and Drug Abuse Today
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Further, statistics about the number of inmates at the Etegameno Rehabilitation and Resource Centre of the Ministry of Health and Social Services indicate that 6 percent of all clients have a combination addiction of alcohol, dagga, mandrax and cocaine.
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Substance abuse counselor has helped transform lives
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Blackmon said there are a lot of “closeted alcoholics” such as a mother who routinely waits for her husband to leave home and takes her kids to school before drinking or a businessman who needs to drink with every meal in order to get through the day.
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Public defender dumps Tampa-based aid group
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In his literature, Alvarez says his organization offered meetings of Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholic Anonymous and a social skills department that provided education in computer skills. Former Chief Operating Officer Lena Volmer contends those …
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Class A liquor license amended
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