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Alcohol Abuse: With One of the Highest Substance Abuse Rates in the Country, NH Grant Focuses on Prevention Efforts With Youth

With one of the highest substance abuse rates in the country, NH grant focuses on prevention efforts with youth
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For a state grappling with statistically high alcohol and drug use, a $ 2.25 million grant awarded to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to implement a new screening program could help reduce substance abuse among youths and young adults. A dozen community health centers across the state are expected to benefit from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grant, even though Tym Rourke, the …
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Billboard Announces Toll-Free Hotline, 1-844-DOCS-DUI, For Public And Physicians to Report Drug and Alcohol-Impaired …
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Woman Harmed by Alcohol-Abusing Doctor Who Kept His Problem Secret Speaks Out OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Consumer Watchdog launched a billboard publicizing a new toll-free hotline, 1-844-DOCS-DUI, calling on the public and physicians to report…
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The Price of Pot: VT Lawmaker Says Marijuana Tax Could Be Economic Boon

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The price of pot: VT lawmaker says marijuana tax could be economic boon
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 245,600 ounces of marijuana were consumed in Vermont in 2010, the most recent year for which data are available. Under Zuckerman's proposed $ 50-per-ounce wholesale …
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The future of food and drink marketing
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As the National Obesity Forum issues a stark warning about the poor state of the UK's health, some food and drink brands are adapting their marketing to encourage healthier lifestyle choices while remaining appealing the consumers. Also in this story …
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5 Tips for Being More Decisive8:00 AM ET
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Woman Charged After Traffic Stop

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Woman charged after traffic stop
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Lavia L. Broadnax, 29, of 648 Phillips Drive S.W., was also charged with misdemeanor drug abuse, possession or use, and two counts of misdemeanor child endangerment. Additionally, she was cited for driving with a suspended license and failing to signal …
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How can I talk to my child about underage drinking?
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They Hear You. campaign launched last spring from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which gives parents and caregivers information and tools to start talking to children — as early as 9 years old — about the dangers of alcohol.
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Main Street Inn rehab rezoning postponed
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Firms Face Up to Staff With Alcohol and Substance Abuse Problems – Here Is the City

Firms face up to staff with alcohol and substance abuse problems – Here Is The City
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Here Is The City

Firms face up to staff with alcohol and substance abuse problems
Here Is The City
London businesses are facing significant challenges in managing staff with alcohol and substance abuse problems, warns GQ Employment Law, a specialist London employment law firm. GQ Employment Law says that the problem is increasingly being 
City Firms Face 'Increasing Challenge' From Staff who Abuse Drink and DrugsInternational Business Times UK

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Single question screen IDs drug, alcohol abuse – Clinical Advisor
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Single question screen IDs drug, alcohol abuse
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HealthDay News — Asking patients single screening questions (SSQs) about alcohol and drug use is an effective method for identifying substance abuse in the primary care setting, according to researchers. "SSQs can identify substance dependence as well 
Single Questions Screen for Alcohol and Drug DependenceDoctors Lounge

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Letters: 'The Next Time They Might Be Carrying Guns or Bombs'

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letters: 'The next time they might be carrying guns or bombs'
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I have long been troubled by the plight of our aboriginals throughout our country and have wondered what could be done to help them out of the vicious cycle of poverty, abuse and alcoholism. Not many of us would find it easy to escape from this, so a …
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Drunk Driving And The Pre-History Of Breathalysers
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These devices went by different names, but they all employed the same principles: comparing the ratio of carbon dioxide and alcohol in a person's breath to pre-mixed alcohol solutions. These were then translated to the equivalent measurements in the blood.
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Digital Health In 2014: The Imperative Of Connectivity
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Alcohol Abuse Support: What Would Be Your Solution for “Welfare Reform”?

Question by DelightfulTiny: What would be your solution for “Welfare Reform”?
I don’t support cutting all welfare. It has a very good purpose. But I do support “Welfare reform” so to speak. I personally know far to many people who abuse the system and I’ve experienced (being on welfare myself after a layoff) just how easy it is to become dependent on the system.

Welfare Reform:
Require drug and alcohol screening
Require PARENTS to be legal citizens, not just the children
Require mandatory job searching (as is required for recipients of unemployment)
Pur Welfare-to-work back in motion