Posts Tagged ‘substance abuse’

Drug program admissions drop
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse

Although the number of admissions to alcohol and drug abuse programs increased statewide between 2011 and 2012, they dropped in Hawaii County, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Health. It’s unknown whether the decrease from 1,068 admissions in 2011 to 981 admissions in 2012 is because of a decrease in substance abuse problems or a decrease in available treatment slots …
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Nottingham nightlife: 'Young people out to get drunk, not to have good time'
Filed under: alcohol abuse and addiction

The Addiction Problems Advisory Service (Apas) is a successor to the Alcohol Problems Advisory Service, which has been serving Greater Nottingham since 1974. For more information about services aimed at helping people with alcohol, gambling and other …
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Drug Rehab Acworth Revamps Addiction Treatment With Great Success
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The staff at Drug Rehab Acworth is full of professional addiction counselors and medical experts who ensure that the environment is safe and secure so people can put their full attention on recovering from substance abuse. Thanks to a state of the art …
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Mental health care providers push for efficiency, patient access
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The ACA offers the largest expansions of mental health and substance abuse coverage in a generation, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Beginning in 2014, businesses that offer health insurance and individual market plans …
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Psychologists Propose Horrifying Solution to PTSD in Drone Operators
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These effects [PTSD, alcohol abuse, suicidal ideation] appeared to spike at the exact time of Bryant's deployment, during the surge in Iraq. (Chillingly, to mitigate these effects, researchers have proposed creating a Siri-like user interface, a …
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Ignore teen drinking? Tell that to Yeardley Love's family
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Alcoholism Self Help in the News

CASAC To Offer 'Addictive Thinking' Workshop
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"Addictive Thinking" is a training which will be offered through the Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council. This training will provide evidence of unusual and self-defeating logic of addictive thinking and how to use this evidence to help …
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Survey shows marijuana use more acceptable by teens
Filed under: alcoholism self help

The survey assesses external assets children believes they have, such as family support and caring schools, and internal supports, such as self-esteem, and motivation for learning. The local survey is part of a national effort with the goal of …
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Support Groups
Filed under: alcoholism self help

AL-ANON ALCOHOLISM SUPPORT: If someone's drinking is bothering you, Al-Anon can help; meets each Mon., 10 a.m., at St. William's Church, lower level, 1351 Main St., Tewksbury; and each Wed., noon, at Tewksbury Hospital. For info about other locations …
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Cuomo Signs Cymbrowitz Bill That Provides Support For Veterans With …
Filed under: alcohol abuse services

According to a press release, the bill would coordinate services between the state Office of Alcoholism Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), the Office of Mental Health and the Division of Veteran Affairs to help veterans in need. In his remarks on the …
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Substance Abuse: “If You Describe a Problem in Fiction It Helps Bring it to …
Filed under: alcohol abuse services

“I've seen doctors that fell into substance abuse,” he said. “And a cousin who I was very fond of was an alcoholic and drank himself to death.” He remembers one instance in particular. “When I was an intern I was on surgery service,” he said. “I was …
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Marine Corps Limits Alcohol Sales on Base
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Youth Alcohol Abuse in the News

Alcohol experimentation among substance abuse predictors in bipolar teens
Filed under: youth alcohol abuse

Findings from a recent study demonstrate that about one in three teens with bipolar disorder developed a substance use disorder during 4 years of follow-up. Cannabis and alcohol were the most commonly abused substances. According to researchers, the …
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Innu Leader Ties Churchill Hydropower Project Shutdown to Action on Youth …
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Half of the population are youth. Although it's an alcohol-free community, Natuashish has struggled with solvent abuse for more than 20 years. The problems are well known, as articles describing children as young as seven years old sniffing gasoline …
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Youth alcoholism is on the rise in US
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