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• US: Alcohol abuse among older women more visible in Lee County

  
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  Link: http://www.news-press.com/article/20091115/HEALTH/91114055/1075/Alcohol-abuse-among-older-women-more-visible-in-Lee-County DAYNA HARPSTER Elderly women who abuse alcohol develop health problems much faster Recovering alcoholic Pam Sharp is part of an epidemic of alcohol abusing women over 55. A DUI ...
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• UK: Born to be an addict: Why alcoholism is in my DNA

  
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  Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1226981/Born-addict--Why-alcoholism-DNA.html By TANYA GOLD Since she had her first drink at the age of 13, Tanya Gold (below) has battled with alcoholism. Now teetotal, she describes with searing honesty her love-hate relationship with the bottle over the past ...
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• US: CA: Sunday Perspective: Alcohol abuse at heart of Richmond rape case

  
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  Link: http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_13781779?nclick_check=1 Rev. Alvin C. Bernstine IN RECENT weeks our city has drawn national attention over the disturbing rape perpetuated during the homecoming celebration at Richmond High School. The intensity of the coverage has elicited an array of responses, ...
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• UK: PUB BOSSES: CUTTING DOWN PINTS WILL NOT STOP BINGEING

  
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  Link: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/108422/Pub-bosses-Cutting-down-pints-will-not-stop-bingeing/ By Charles Yates PUB bosses want to call time on plans to change beer glass sizes. We revealed in September how the Government wants to introduce a new two-thirds of a pint measure. It is hoped the plan ...
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• Ireland: Binge drinking: A Victorian legacy

  
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  Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8358716.stm Binge drinking, violence, contentious parades - all modern day problems, but in Northern Ireland it seems their roots stretch back more than 100 years. In Victorian Ireland alcohol abuse and binge drinking were rife, thanks to the ...
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• Australia: Its parents job to curb teen binge drink curse

  
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  Link: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26349281-23272,00.html Rebecca Wilson IT IS always easy, as a parent, to absolve yourself of responsibility by asking the Government to go ahead and make the rules for you. The current push to have the legal drinking age raised from 18 to 21 is a classic ...
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• Why Do We Have Emotions?

  
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  Mental illness often results from excess emotion. The overflow of emotion doesnt just drive mood disorders like Depression but fuels most psychological problems which are not strictly organic: phobias, anxiety, trauma, hoarding, obsessiveness, borderline personality disorder, and drug and alcohol abuse. Why (oh why) ...
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• How to Identify a Drinking Problem

  
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  How do you know that you have a drinking problem? When is it evident that you are engaging in abusive drinking? If you have ineffectively struggled to stop drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are over and then you were made aware that you were drinking in a hazardous way just a few days ...
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• A Young Man’s Abusive and Excessive Drinking Results In a DUI and Time In The County Jail

  
  Fit Healthy Well — Authority: 144
  Jesse had an unusually hard time maintaining a job. Indeed, because of his lassitude and lack of motivation, he was unemployed far more regularly than he was employed with a job. And when he did land a job, he had a very hard time getting to work on time, he typically got less than great performance assessments, and ...
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• When Drinking Stops Being Fun and Becomes a Problem

  
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  How do you identify the fact that you have a drinking problem? When is it apparent that you are involving yourself in abusive drinking?If you have unsuccessfully tried to discontinue your drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are finished and then you realized that you were drinking excessively ...
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• US: Girl tried in Shelby Lyn Allen alcohol poisoning death

  
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  Link: http://www.redding.com/news/2009/nov/13/girl-tried-in-shelby-lyn-allen-alcohol-poisoning/ By Dylan Darling Photo by Greg Barnette Debbie Allen of Redding, center, holds hands with her sister, Belinda Casas-Wells, during the juvenile court trial for the 17-year-old girl accused of manslaughter in ...
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• US: You can cut back on alcohol

  
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  Link: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-alcohol16-2009nov16,0,3127580,full.story By Shari Roan Research has shown that there are different degrees of drinking disorders, and many people can change habits on their own. Some of the nation s leading scientists say that humans travel a long road ...
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• US: VA: Fan Cans dispute still unsettled

  
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  Link: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/226103 By Tonia Moxley Despite efforts by Tech officials, the orange and maroon cans are still on Blacksburg store shelves. Justin Cook | The Roanoke Times A woman drinks a Bud Light "Team Pride" beer while tailgating before a Virginia Tech football game. ...
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• UK: Booze binges killing your kids warning

  
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  Link: http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/Booze-binges-39killing-your-kids39.5814895.jp By Ellen Beardmore PLEA TO PARENTS: Featherstone councillor Kay Binnersley and John Taylor, chairman of Friends of Purston Park. P1766a750 RECKLESS parents who buy teens booze and let them binge drink ...
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• UK: Former judge caught nearly three times drink-drive limit banned from driving

  
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  Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/6551450/Former-judge-caught-nearly-three-times-drink-drive-limit-banned-from-driving.html Bruce Macmillan, a former judge, who was caught on the motorway nearly three times the drink-drive limit has been banned from driving for two years. Former Liverpool ...
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• New Zealand: Reduce harm – increase tax on alcohol, say Sallies

  
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  Link: http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2009/11/reduce-harm-%E2%80%93-increase-tax-on-alcohol-say-sallies/ The Salvation Army is calling for a 25 per cent tax increase on alcohol to counter some of the damage caused by New Zealand’s out-of-control drinking culture. In report released today entitled Excising Excess, ...
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• Binge-drinking, Street Violence and Parades: Conference Takes Closer Look at Victorian Ireland

  
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  Link: http://news.ulster.ac.uk/releases/2009/4683.html Alcohol abuse, violence and contentious parades are just some of the surprising issues on the agenda at a history conference being held in Belfast this weekend. The Economic and Social History Society of Ireland (ESHSI) are hosting their annual conference at ...
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• A Young Woman’s Hazardous Drinking Results In a DWI, Mental Health Concerns, Depression, and Time Locked Up In Jail

  
  Health Resources — Authority: 147
  Jesse had an extremely hard time keeping a job. As a matter of fact, due to her slothfulness and lack of motivation, she was out of work far more often than she was in a job situation. And when she did secure a job, she had an extremely hard time getting to work on time, she frequently got poor performance reviews, ...
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• What I Learned About Alcoholism and Drug Addiction in High School

  
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  When I was in the tenth grade in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that time period, I did not comprehend that alcohol abuse in truth was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and especially about alcohol side effects , I ...
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• When Drinking Starts Causing Problems in Your Life and With Your Mental Health

  
  Home Remedies — Authority: 143
  How do you know that you have a drinking problem? When is it evident that you are involving yourself in irresponsible drinking? If you have hopelessly struggled to stop drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are terminated and then you recognized that you were drinking in an ...
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