Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’

Suffer Alcohol Abuse in the News

Veterans Treatment Court a success, lawmakers told
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Many veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury or other mental illnesses and sometimes self-medicate with drugs and alcohol, Holton said. “Combining mental illness with drugs and alcohol is like adding gasoline to fire …
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Students suffer from depression, anxiety
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Each year, 20 percent of undergraduate and graduate students utilize the counseling services offered at Dick's House to address adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and substance abuse, according to Heather Earle, associate director …
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ANN ARBOR: Ele's Place names new managing director
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“My siblings' grief manifested itself in eating disorders, drugs and alcohol abuse, and criminal behavior,” Cramer said. “They are finally doing well now, but … No child should have to needlessly suffer like my brothers and sister. Ele's Place, a …
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Saratoga County’s top alcohol abuse educator convicted of driving under the … – The Saratogian
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Saratoga County's top alcohol abuse educator convicted of driving under the … The Saratogian SARATOGA SPRINGS — One of the county's leading educators against alcohol and drug abuse was ticketed for driving while ability impaired earlier this year but remains in her job at The Prevention Council. Heather Kisselback, executive director of The …

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Leader of alcohol and drug abuse group arrested for DWI – WNYT
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Leader of alcohol and drug abuse group arrested for DWI WNYT SARATOGA SPRINGS – The Prevention Council is Saratoga County's leading agency for preventing alcohol and drug abuse. At the council's event in March, a motivational speaker encouraged students to have a safe spring, by making good choices, …

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Alcohol Abuse Children in the News

Child abuse investigator fired after boy's death
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The investigator said she contacted a substance abuse expert to determine whether Bruno need drug or alcohol treatment but the investigator said Bruno posted no threat to her children and didn't think any substance abuse services were needed. She also …
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Children as young as nine treated in hospital for alcohol-related illnesses …
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… attended the emergency department and was admitted to a hospital ward due to alcohol related reasons. And in the past 12 months, children as young as 11 and 12 have been treated in A&E or admitted to a hospital ward as a result of drinking too much.
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Alcohol Abuse Articles 2010 in the News

Re-Ranking the Orioles Top 30 Prospects After the 2013 MLB Draft
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Unfortunately, he drew a 50-game suspension for a second positive substance abuse test. Despite the distractions, he still managed to hit .304 with a 33/27 BB/K ratio as a 21-year old in Low-A ball. This season, Ohlman has showed the hitting ability …
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Civil Lawsuit Filed against Boy Scouts by Sexual Abuse Victim
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When Dr. Belnap visited Lost Valley Camp, it was an environment rife with the potential for sexual abuse. The availability of alcohol to underage scouts and minors was pervasive. Older scout leaders would assist in purchasing alcohol for younger scouts …
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Chief counsel in lawsuit against IRS: top Democrat Cummings' claim is 'ridiculous'
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Alcohol Abuse During Pregnancy in the News

Could novel drug target autism and fetal alcohol disorder?
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A low dose of the thyroid hormone thyroxin given to alcohol consuming rat mothers at critical times during their pregnancy alleviated social impairments and reversed the expression of autism-related genes in their male offspring, the study reports …
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Teen drinking and driving: a deadly rite of passage
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“To a teenager, driving fast, unprotected sex, and alcohol feel so good that thoughts about a speeding ticket (or worse), an unwanted pregnancy, or being grounded for coming home smelling of beer don't even make it onto the adolescent's radar,” writes Dr.
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Breaking substance abuse cycle: SLU studies parenting program for young …
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Alcohol Abuse Dsm in the News

The Green Shadow Cabinet and a Mental Health Declaration of Independence
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Social and cultural upheaval has resulted not only in depression and suicide for Native Americans but also in alcohol abuse and other destructive behaviors. Psychologist Roland Chrisjohn in The Circle Game (1997) notes: In truth, does not the history …
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Weighing Your Mental Health Treatment Options
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Each chapter focuses on a different diagnosis, and covers everything from substance abuse to bi-polar disorder and schizophrenia. They are broken down into clear sections designed to help the reader think through the particular condition, rather than …
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Caffeine addiction – an office perk?
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