Alcohol Abuse Statistics

Substance Abuse Overview 2008 Middlesex County
New Jersey Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Overview 2008 Middlesex County Prepared by: Department of Human Services Division of OF HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF ADDICTION SERVICES PO BOX 362 TRENTON, N.J. 08625-0362 May 2009 Dear Colleague: This Substance Abuse Overview provides statistics on … Read Content

The Facts: Youth Substance Abuse, Usageand Prevention
What is it about Pima County influences the youth in this county to abuse substances such as drugs and alcohol so much higher than the national average? We decid ed to conduct a survey of students at the University of Arizona to see whether those statistics mirrored those of the national average or … View Full Source

LCOHOL BUSE NTERVENTION TRATEGIES FOR (B ) S URAL USHMEN …
However, alcohol abuse is an increasing risk, especially in Bushmen settlements. Unfortunately, there are no statistics on alcohol abuse specifically in rural areas and among Bushmen. … Fetch Document

Geriatric Substance Abuse
The prevalence of alcoholism in patients over 65 is unclear with statistics from 3 to 5% of the community population and almost half of patients admitted to psychiatric units. The treatment of alcohol abuse and alcohol related complications cost Medicare … Fetch Document

Alcohol Abuse Problems
Involved alcohol and 275,000 people were injured in alcohol-related crashes. Alcohol also plays a significant role in the occurrence of domestic abuse. According to FBI statistics, every 15 … Retrieve Content

Fact Sheet Alcohol Related Violence In Families And Communities
O Parental alcohol abuse can exacerbate child Bureau of Justice Statistics. (1998) US Department of Justice Report on Alcohol and Crime. CASA. (1999) No Safe Haven: Children of Substance-Abusing Parents. A report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, (CASA) Columbia … Retrieve Doc

The Prevention Of Substance Abuse And Misuse Among The Elderly
Finally, it is posited that alcohol problem prevalence among seniors is higher than statistics would indicate, but the elderly under-report alcohol problems or are under- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) all began … Document Retrieval

LCOHOL EPENDENCE HE UMAN EDICAL AND CONOMIC OLL
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, June 20 00; NIH publication no. 00 -1583. Pg. 302, 323. 18 “Recovery: It’s a Family Affair. Let’s Talk About It.” Fact Sheet. 16 th Annual Alcohol Awareness Month. … Visit Document

Linkage Of Domestic Violence And Substance Abuse Services …
Statistics, Health, and Social Policy Research Triangle Institute @TI) Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Programs, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Center for Substance … Read Document

Substance Abuse Among Healthcare Professionals: A Leadership …
Statistics show that early intervention provides the most promising outcome for returning the healthcare professional back to the job. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Costs U.S. $246 billion, Says NIH Report. Retrieved November 15, 2003, from http://www.ndsn.org/mayjun98/trends1.html … Fetch Here

Healthy People 2020 Summary Of Objectives Substance Abuse
SA–8.3 Alcohol abuse or dependence treatment. Target: 9.0 percent. Baseline: 8.2 percent of persons aged 12 years and older who needed alcohol Target setting method: 10 percent improvement. Data source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS. … Retrieve Content

Alaska Natives Combating Substance Abuse And Related Violence …
Alcohol abuse in Alaska is not exclusive to the Inuit and other Native groups. National crime statistics (U.S. Department of Justice, 1996) indicated that, between 1992 and 1994, the number of violent crimes committed … View Document

LA Health Brief: Alcohol Consumption And Abuse
Washington, D.C.: National Center for Statistics & Analysis. 7. Grover, P.L. (Ed.) (1999). Preventing problems related to alcohol availability: environmental approaches. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1998). College Students and Drinking, Alcohol Alert No. 29 … Access Document

NIAAA — Parents — Spring Break Is Another Important Time To …
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism PARENTS – SPRING BREAK IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT TIME TO DISCUSS COLLEGE DRINKING For many students, spring break is a carefree time away from classroom pressures. … Retrieve Content

Alcohol, & Child Welfare
T his booklet provides information and statistics on both the abuse of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and the relationship of such abuse to child welfare. … Read Here

Alcohol Issues In Domestic Violence
Effects of alcohol abuse (Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy 2001). The 1996 Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey on Women’s Safety showed that, of a cohort … Fetch Content