Rod, NSW – Helping People With Drug and Alcohol Problems to Thrive #Contributinglife
Rod, NSW – Helping people with drug and alcohol problems to thrive #contributinglife – A Contributing Life: the 2013 National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Thriving, not just surviving: One person, diverse needs: Living with a mental illness as well as… by Glen’s Pics Binge drinkers who consume weekly alcohol intake in one go twice as likely to … In the study, researchers used data from a larger project examining late-life patterns of alcohol consumption and drinking problems, comprising 446 adults (334 men, 112 women) aged 55 to 65. They included 74 moderate drinkers who engaged in episodic … Read more on Daily Mail Read more... ...
Thursday Morning Forecast
Thursday Morning Forecast – Thursday Morning Forecast. Hartlepool to get £400k centre to help people tackle drug and alcohol problems “The new centre will create a long-term legacy, dispelling a lot of the myths around drug and alcohol treatment, and providing a host of opportunities for people in recovery to regain and full and active place in the local community.” The Public Health … Read more on Hartlepool Mail Read more... ...
I Am Looking for Help With My Drug Abusing Drunk Husband!?
Question by Mary From Wyoming: I am looking for help with my drug abusing drunk husband!? I asked a question the other day and I got many responses, I was surprised! now I have decided to put my husband into an alcohol treatment center in iowa. can anyone recommend one? It must not be a co-ed facility, I do not want him around other women who are drunks, that will just encourage him, so, what is a good all male alcoholism treatment center? Best answer: Answer by JoDon’t know if a center, but I know of something for you. Read this. http://jocelynstorm.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/loving-an-addicted-person/ Read more... ...
Lawmakers Warn of Growing Heroin Problem
Lawmakers warn of growing heroin problem Legislators and professionals who treat alcoholics and drug addicts convened on Tuesday, March 4 in Albany to participate in the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers advocacy day in an attempt to highlight the need for increased … Read more on Legislative Gazette Santa Cruz County leaders begin plan to tackle area's drug, alcohol problems The gathering kicked off the county's Substance Abuse Treatment and Intervention Strategic Plan, which aims to integrate the county's approach to treatment. The plan is expected to be presented to the County Board of Supervisors in September. "Tonight … Read more on Santa Cruz Sentinel Read more... ...
Back in Philly, T.O. Still Thinks He Can Play
Back in Philly, T.O. still thinks he can play "You have so many guys with off-the-field problems, drug issues, alcohol problems and they're still given second chances and third chances. They're putting them in rehab and keeping them on the team. I never had those issues. It's disappointing.". Read more on U-T San Diego Editorial: How to save money while lowering crime Despite its tough-on-crime reputation, Texas has gotten away from a myopic “lock 'em all up” approach and focused more resources on rehabilitation, treatment, victim restitution and parole reform over the past seven years. According to Mr. DeVore, such … Read more on OCRegister (subscription) Read more... ...
Is America’s “Drug Problem” an Actual Problem of Its Own, or a Symptom of Society Being Screwed Up?
by Ken Lund Question by ??? CuddleFox ???: Is America’s “drug problem” an actual problem of its own, or a symptom of society being screwed up? Best answer: Answer by TRGI think it’s both. The “War on Drugs” is utter non-sense with political motivations behind it. People abusing drugs to the point of rehab is a result of society being screwed up. But society’s always been screwed up anyways, that’s really nothing new. In fact, it’s probably even wrong to say society is screwed up, partly because too many expect society to be a utopia. It can’t be though. There will always be abusers and users, people who make right decisions and wrong decisions, and then those who claim the right decisions are wrong decisions, and so on and so fourth. Read more... ...
Plan to Tackle Alcohol Abuse Launched
by Ken Lund Plan to tackle alcohol abuse launched The government has launched a new project to tackle the harmful effects of excessive drinking. Twenty areas across England and Wales are being set up as Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAAs) to combat drink-fuelled crime and disorder and the damage … Read more on Nursing in Practice Help us to handle alcohol problems, say Bradford health campaigners In 2012-13, there were more than 40,000 screenings for alcohol problems within the district's treatment systems, with 8,146 alcohol-related hospital admissions, down from 8,272 in 2011/12. “The demand on our services is growing in line with a general … Read more on Bradford Telegraph and Argus Read more... ...