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MedicineNet Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Specialty
Tough Underage Drinking Laws Saving Lives
Title: Tough Underage Drinking Laws Saving Lives Category: Health News Created: 7/2/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/2/2008
Kick Addictions for a Healthy Pregnancy
Title: Kick Addictions for a Healthy Pregnancy Category: Health News Created: 6/27/2008 Last Editorial Review: 6/27/2008
Adults Supplying Alcohol to Underage Drinkers
Title: Adults Supplying Alcohol to Underage Drinkers Category: Health News Created: 6/27/2008 Last Editorial Review: 6/27/2008
More Teens See Alcohol Ads on TV
Title: More Teens See Alcohol Ads on TV Category: Health News Created: 6/26/2008 Last Editorial Review: 6/26/2008
'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought
Title: 'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought Category: Health News Created: 6/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2008
Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today
People Who Smoke Skunk Are 18 Times More Likely To Develop Psychosis
People who smoke skunk, the extra strong cannabis grown in hothouse conditions, are 18 times more likely to develop psychosis that those who take the milder forms such as hash (cannabis resin), a new study has found. The study, which was carried out at the Institute of Psychiatry and presented this week to delegates at the Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, looked at the links between cannabis use of psychosis.
Internet Addiction: A Novel Disease Or A Bad Habit?
It is impossible to deny the incredible significance of the internet and the effects its development has had on the world. Today the internet touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives; we shop online, we keep in touch through email, banking and credit can be taken care of through one click of a mouse, news from all over the world blinks up at us from the screen every time we log on, and communities of people from all over the planet are connected.
Study Examines Mental Health Coverage In State Health Care Initiatives
"Coverage for All: Inclusion of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders in State Healthcare Reform Initiatives," National Alliance on Mental Illness/National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare: The study finds that more than one in four uninsured U.S.
Minister Wallace Launches New Stronger Codes Of Practice To Control Alcohol Marketing, Communications And Sponsorship, Ireland
Ms Mary Wallace T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety launched new strengthened Codes of Practice to control Alcohol Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship. Speaking at the Launch the Minister said that the Government was extremely concerned about theimpact of alcohol advertising on young people in particular.
Lives Saved When Minimum Drinking Age Is 21
One of the most comprehensive studies on the minimum drinking age shows that laws aimed at preventing consumption of alcohol by those under 21 have significantly reduced drinking-related fatal car crashes.
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