Twin Cities: Somali Drug Counselor Relishes Her New Role
Twin Cities: Somali drug counselor relishes her new role
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She sports a hijab and a Twins baseball cap, and she's the first female Somali licensed alcohol and drug counselor in the state. Budul said she relates to Somalis in the community because she understands the stigma of alcoholism in Islam. "As a Muslim …
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Women twice as likely to die from alcoholism
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These are the main results of a 14-year study on alcoholism from researchers in Germany. The study also indicated specialized treatment programs targeting alcoholism had no impact on survival rates. “The treatment system is not really suited yet to …
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