NIH study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening

NIH study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes …
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Slurring, shaking and swearing on stage, the pathetic face of Gazza, a fallen

Filed under: alcohol and drug abuse treatment

'He has been asking for help and has willingly been admitted to a treatment centre in America. … It seems his long term battles with alcohol and drug abuse may not be over – and that his descent from national idol to grim drunken loneliness is …
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HOOKED: Realities of drug addiction; Addicts struggle to find help

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ELYRIA — Rehabilitation services for addicts are hard to get amid the skyrocketing problem of opioid drug abuse in Lorain County. No local detoxification program is available, and those in need often face long waits. Dr. Stephen Evans, the Lorain …
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