Powerful new world alliance of global health researchers announce landmark pact on priorities Nov 17, 2009
Though not traditionally listed among chronic non-communicable diseases, the Alliance expanded its mandate to include mental illnesses because of their link to CNCDs and the rising toll they take globally, including 1 million suicides annually, eating disorders and alcoholism leading to death by illness and injury. Some experts predict mental health problems will become the world's second leading cause of disease burden by the early 2020s. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Veep asks youth to seek employment through food production Nov 16, 2009
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources entreated the youth in the area to be morally upright and avoid societal menace such as alcoholism, drug abuse, prostitution, armed robbery and sexual promiscuity, which leads to sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS. 15 Nov. 09. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
No. 1 Florida Stays Perfect In SEC Nov 16, 2009
Current conditions for local cities. Related Stories/Links. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Bloggers' challenge: Is common courtesy lacking in Cache Valley? Nov 16, 2009
Alice wrote on Nov 10, 2009 12:42 PM:" It seems the older people are more genuinely courteous because they were brought up in different times ..war, depression, hard times. The Greatest Generation age group, 80, 90 years. They generally have a better civility and better manners. They are courteous, although they can be crotchety at times ..you have to give them that ..theyre old and experienced and theyve earned the right to say whatever they damn well please, even though at times it... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Local man pleads guilty to manslaughter Nov 15, 2009
nurseofheartz wrote on Nov 10, 2009 7:28 PM:" This a very sad tragedy...we all need to remember that while justice maybe served here on this earth. He will have to stand before God. Alcoholism destroys lives and always hurts all those involved including this man and noy only the victim and his family, but this man and his family. Please pray for all of them and that if any do not know Christ including this man that God will use this to set him free from this bodage of alcoholism and destruction,... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Homeless addicts can wait months for help Nov 15, 2009
"When I came into public service (more than) 20 years ago, the community would have been up in arms that we're locking people up for alcoholism," Ellis said recently. "We're not locking up people for alcoholism. We are temporarily detaining people under the law at a judge's discretion so that they can sober up and go into treatment or go on their merry way.". (Anchorage Daily News)
DOES MARIJUANA HAVE MEDICAL USES? Nov 15, 2009
In addition there are long lists compiled, anecdotally, of effectiveness in such conditions as alcoholism, arthritis, bipolar disorder, asthma, hypertension and the list goes on. Like any drug there would be reasons to be concerned about the safety profile and any adverse effects. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
• Don't quit quitting: Annual smokeout encourages cessation Nov 15, 2009
For the second year in a row, Teens Against Tobacco Use, with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, are facilitating a poster display with more than 200 posters drawn by local elementary school children ... Wendy Hamilton is the tobacco program manager for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. (Juneau Empire)
A threat to real relationships Nov 15, 2009
"You can't diagnose alcoholism by how much someone drinks. ". Also, she said, "it's a generational thing. Go interview a 15-year-old, a 45-year-old and a 75-year-old, and you'll have different views of technology. For 15-year-olds, it's their lifeline.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Troubled vet returns to Vietnam to help Nov 14, 2009
So why, after years of heroin addiction, alcoholism and untreated post-traumatic stress disorder, has Roberts decided to do something good in the land he remembers as bad. And how will it affect him. (CNN)
Hutchison Won't Resign Before Primary Nov 14, 2009
There is no absolute number of drinks per day that defines alcoholism. Learn the behavior and body reactions that constitute alcoholism. (Click2Houston, TX)
Stimulus money headed to primate facility in Southborough Nov 14, 2009
The primate center's own grants including funding to improve vaccine and disease progression testing for HIV and its primate version; study alcoholism, drug addiction and neuropsychiatric disorders; examine ties between metabolic disturbances and the onset of diabetes and dementia; and determine the role of genes in susceptibility to AIDS.. One of eight National Primate Research Centers, the Southborough facility had 1,800 primates as of 2003. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
What Goes on in Airline Cockpits? Nov 12, 2009
Since the 1970s, the FAA has backed an alcoholism-treatment program run by the Air Line Pilots Association and the airlines ... He says the program encourages pilots to deal with their alcoholism rather than going underground. (CBS News)
Dad doesn't like being mistaken for a grandpa Nov 12, 2009
Teen is overwhemed by Dad's alcoholism. Dear Amy: I'm a 16-year-old girl with an alcoholic father. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Northampton man pleads guilty to '07 hit and run of Norton cyclist Nov 11, 2009
Nadeau, also a recovering alcoholic, was a resident of the North Cottage Program for Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment on East Main Street. He had been five months sober the night he was killed. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Charities hope PFD gifts exceed costs Nov 11, 2009
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - $175. Association of Alaska School Boards - $125. (Juneau Empire)
Leishmaniasis: New Strategy To Find Drugs To Treat Neglected Parasitic Infection Nov 11, 2009
A promising anti-leishmanial compound they found turned out to be disulfiram, or Antabuse, a drug that causes an acute sensitivity to alcohol and that is sometimes prescribed to discourage drinking among patients with chronic alcoholism. Testing in a mouse model of the infection showed that it could slow promastigote growth in a living organism, further demonstrating that the HILCES strategy can reveal effective, as well as unexpected, drug candidates. (Science Daily)
* Scarce solutions for the US Nov 11, 2009
The US military has record rates of suicide and ever rising rates of divorce, domestic violence and alcoholism. The havoc these wars are causing abroad may challenge the imagination of the nationalist; but the havoc they are causing at home should not. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
He stands by wife accused of faking kidnapping Nov 10, 2009
As a last-gasp chance to save the marriage, Reid Gray said, his wife agreed to undergo treatment in June for alcoholism. TODAYOn the surface, Reid and Quinn Gray and their two daughters were the perfect family. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Binge Drinking Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at Risk Nov 10, 2009
According to the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, alcohol-related deaths have increased in this group from 1,440 in 1998 to 1,825 less than a decade later, in 2005 ... D., associate dean, students, and director, university counseling center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.; April 22, 2009, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, online; Center for Science in the Public Interest, December 2008, Binge Drinking on College Campuses. (MEDLINEplus)
The bitter tears of Johnny Cash Nov 10, 2009
Of the three songs that Cash played for Nixon, the most enduring, and the truest to his vision, was "The Ballad of Ira Hayes." The song was based on the tragic tale of the Pima Indian war hero who was immortalized in the Iwo Jima flag-raising photo, and in Washington's Iwo Jima monument, but who died a lonely death brought on by the toxic mixture of alcohol and indifference and alcoholism. The song became part of an album of protest music that his record label didn't want to promote and that... (Salon)
Soldier survivor: Veteran writes of post-war stress, alcoholism Nov 10, 2009
" He believes this became the early stages of his alcoholism, and said he believes the problem continues today with soldiers.Following combat, he served alongside Japanese soldiers in Korea as the process of restoring the country began. He made friends there, he said, and while working with local officials, the soldiers were able to distribute food to a civilian population that had begun stealing from guarded warehouses to sate their hunger.As is often the case, Glenn had difficulty adjusting to... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Arkansas novelist Donald Harington dies at 73 Nov 10, 2009
He married Kim McClish in the mid-1980s and she helped him deal with his problems of alcoholism, writer's block and depression. A private service is planned for family and close friends and a public memorial service is being planned by the University of Arkansas. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms Nov 10, 2009
D., an associate professor and member of the Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research and Harold L. Dorris Neurological Research Institute at Scripps Research ... As in similar studies modeling alcoholism, on a molecular level diet-cycled rats showed greater sensitivity to the ability of the CRF1 receptor antagonist to reduce central amygdala synaptic transmission of the neurotransmitter GABA, which plays an important role in regulating neuronal excitability ... This research was... (EurekAlert!)
What's the Deal With "Cat Ladies"? Nov 9, 2009
Animal hoarding has also been viewed as an addiction, like compulsive gambling or alcoholism, or as a form of dementia. Though hoarders are usually quite old, many recall a history of neglect or abuse by their parents. (Slate)
Expanded drug treatment: Will U.S. step up? Nov 9, 2009
"New York will now treat addiction as a health concern and focus on treating the disease, rather than locking up the patient," said Karen Carpenter-Palumbo, commissioner of the state's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Her office oversees one of nation's largest addiction service systems, with some 1,550 programs serving more than 110,000 people a day. (MSNBC -- Health)
On long-term homelessness, Pawlenty misses goal Nov 9, 2009
He has a temporary place to live as he goes through treatment for alcoholism but has been waitlisted in the search for his own apartment. He spends many of his days at the downtown public library. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Self-destruction, sobriety, and the light of Catholicism Nov 8, 2009
That book begins on the night Karr s mother set fire to her dolls in a moment of psychosis that begs to be read as metaphor for the insanity, alcoholism, neglect, and strange searing love which characterized her childhood (it s surely no coincidence that Karr remembers the country ballad Ring of Fire as my favorite song on the jukebox in the bar her mother briefly owned in Colorado). Fire imagery races through Lit, and Karr repeatedly refers to what she calls my incendiary back story, as she... (Boston Globe)
Fallout more costly than treatment Nov 8, 2009
John Coppola is executive director of the New York State Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers. . (Albany Times Union)
Families Suffer From Problem Gambling Nov 8, 2009
The study also found an excess of alcoholism, drug disorders and. . (Science Daily)
Brief Therapy for Drug and Alcohol ... Nov 8, 2009
Al-anon Family Groups, Inc., Al-anon Faces Alcoholism, New York, Aug. 2009. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse, TIPS Series 34, Rockville, MD, 1999. (Suite101.com)
* Obama makes pledge to Native American leaders Nov 7, 2009
6 years shorter than that of an average American, and suffers from alcoholism at a rate six times higher than the rest of the country. Native Americans also contend with much higher mortality rates from tuberculosis and diabetes, and a suicide rate of 18 people per 100,000, compared with 11 per 100,000 nationally. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pushing back againstprescription drug abuse Nov 7, 2009
For more information about Operation Medicine Cabinet, visit the website of the Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction at mercercouncil ... Geetha Arulmohan, M.S.W.,L.S.W., L.C.A.D.C., C.P.S., is executive director of the Mercer Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, based in Trenton. (NJ.com -- Times)
Drunken Fruit Flies Reveal Alcoholism Genes Nov 7, 2009
Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism ... Drunken Fruit Flies Help Scientists Find Potential Drug Target For Alcoholism ... This discovery, published in the October 2009 print issue of the journal Genetics, provides a crucial explanation of why some people seem to tolerate alcohol better than others, as well as a potential target for drugs aimed at preventing or eliminating alcoholism. (Science Daily)
Conservatives Won't Let Left Shut Them Up Nov 6, 2009
Statism is a disease, no less than alcoholism, but undiagnosed as such. Posted By: d.smith(65) on 11/5/2009 | 12:36 AM ET. (Investors Business Daily)
* Russia ponders how to give up the Vodka bottle Nov 5, 2009
Life expectancy for Russian men is now 60 years, in part because of alcoholism ... No matter what people say about it being too deep-rooted in our culture, about it being practically impossible to fight alcoholism in Russia, Medvedev said in August, we must recognize that other countries, and you know them yourselves, have been successful in their efforts to address this issue. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Recovery First Accepted by Blue Cross Blue Shield as In-Network Provider of Substance Abuse Treatment for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Nov 5, 2009
This means that Blue Cross Blue Shield members with these benefits can receive care from Recovery First for drug rehab and/or alcoholism - without the high cost of going to an out of network provider. (PRWEB) November 5, 2009 -- Recovery First, Inc., has been accepted by Blue Cross Blue Shield to be an in-network provider of Substance Abuse Treatment. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Big Island man gets weekends in jail after 14th DUI conviction Nov 5, 2009
Moniz's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Wharton, argued her client is getting treatment for alcoholism from the Department of Veterans Affairs and should be sentenced to probation ... Moniz's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Wharton, argued her client is getting treatment for alcoholism from the Department of Veterans Affairs and should be sentenced to probation. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Full Story » Nov 5, 2009
Recovery First Accepted by Blue Cross Blue Shield as In-Network Provider of Substance Abuse Treatment for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction - Yahoo ... Recovery First Accepted by Blue Cross Blue Shield as In-Network Provider of Substance Abuse Treatment for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction ... This means that Blue Cross Blue Shield members with these benefits can receive care from Recovery First for drug rehab and/or alcoholism - without the high cost of going to an out of network provider. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Senate health-care bill would cover prayer-based treatments Nov 4, 2009
NIF Now, I m not sure how familiar you are with AA and the 12 step program, one of the most successful for the treatment of alcoholism, now finally recognized as a disease/disorder. One of the steps is the recognition of a higher power, be that the doorknob or the G-d of Abraham Moses Jesus and Mohammad would the bashers here deny their success rate. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hilo man to serve one-year term on weekends after 14th DUI conviction Nov 4, 2009
"Moniz's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Jennifer Wharton, argued that Moniz is getting treatment for alcoholism from the Department of Veterans Affairs and should be sentenced to probation."We can send Mr. Moniz (to prison) and put a Band-Aid on the situation and it will possibly keep us safe for a period of five years, but when he gets out, he will not have changed," Wharton said. "As Mr. Skier already said, prison didn't teach him to be clean and sober. "He does say he quit drinking since... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Police: Florida wife faked her own abduction Nov 4, 2009
In the middle of the summer, she was treated for alcoholism. TODAYFrom left, Rick Jancha and Mark Miller are attorneys representing Quinn Gray, who has pled not guilty to extorting $50,000 from her husband. (MSNBC -- Crime)
An option for public: less government, more choice Nov 4, 2009
Individuals seeking plain-vanilla health insurance - a policy that will cover them, say, in case of major surgery or catastrophic illness - may find themselves forced to pay for a policy that also covers acupuncture, in vitro fertilization, alcoholism therapy, and a dozen additional treatments. When compulsion takes the place of competition, the result is invariably less choice at higher cost. (Boston Globe)
Alcohol Addiction And Abuse Nov 4, 2009
Signs Of And Treatment For Alcoholism ... Other times, alcoholism may begin slowly through social situations and build over time ... Getting Help For Alcoholism. (Suite101.com)
One city's bold approach to chronic homelessness Nov 3, 2009
He'd lived in a shelter for nearly a year, on friends' couches for years before that, and fought alcoholism. But Columbus, Ohio, is at the forefront of a trend gaining momentum in cities: housing the chronically homeless - not those who need just a nudge toward self-sufficiency, but those who, like Bingham, have been homeless for much of their lives, who may never have been independent, and who often struggle with addiction or mental illness. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Sting nets 10 looking for prostitutes Nov 2, 2009
However, my mind has been changed because of how drugs, alcoholism and violence demean and enslave women and men (some as minors) in the trade. This is one taxpayer who is glad to see some enforcement time and money spent this way. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Experts put their heads together Nov 2, 2009
Research areas: Basic biomedical science directed toward understanding and developing treatments for diseases such as stroke, heart disease, Alzheimer's, depression, schizophrenia, HIV and AIDS, hepatitis, alcoholism and drug addiction, rare genetic diseases, diabetes, lupus and other autoimmune diseases, kidney dysfunction, cancer and infectious diseases. Del E. Webb Neuroscience, Aging and Stem Cell Research Center. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
NASA probe hits moon's south pole looking for water Nov 1, 2009
Buzz Aldrin became a unsuccessful car salesman and now has a new out about his years struggling with alcoholism, depression and infidelity. Armstrong from the media spotlight after returning to earth and worked at an aviation software company for over a decade. (Salon)
CDC and guns here it goes again! Oct 31, 2009
In other words, because some people who drink alcohol alsomight cause an injury ordeath to themselves or others by misusing firearms, and since alcoholism is a disease, it is appropriate for the CDC to study gun control ... Trying to study the incidents of gun violence in conjunction with alcoholism. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor Oct 31, 2009
Gambling is an illness, a disease, an addition just like alcoholism and drug addition. Are you going to do a front-page spread promoting those as well. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Former journalist Moyers to recall addiction at benefit Oct 31, 2009
Both he and his parents have been honored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and Legal Action Center for their advocacy efforts ... Both he and his parents have been honored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and Legal Action Center for their advocacy efforts. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
• Haunted house event brings new chills to Halloween Oct 30, 2009
Proceeds go to the local chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions, and is sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Wagner, an Americorps volunteer and local coordinator of SADD, said she and other organizers felt the event was something Juneau was lacking on Halloween. (Juneau Empire)
Georgie Gardner, mum of 2 Oct 30, 2009
These are young mums who are in incredibly difficult situations with backgrounds of poverty, alcoholism, drugs, homelessness and so forth. These are strong women and I always feel inspired being with them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Recognition, treatment key in keeping rosacea at bay Oct 30, 2009
It is a myth that rosacea is an indicator of alcoholism. In Hawaii, even olive-skinned people have been diagnosed with rosacea. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The rise of fattism Oct 30, 2009
Page last updated at 12:22 GMT, Thursday, 29 October 2009. Why are fat people abused. (BBC News -- UK)
Polymorphism Of An Opioid Receptor Linked To Alcohol Misuse Among Adolescents Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) While many genetic studies have examined alcoholism among adults, identifying genes that are associated with alcohol misuse during youth is equally important, given that genetic and environmental influences on alcoholism vary across development ... Results will be published in the January 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View ... "But the relative importance of environmental and genetic factors appears to shift considerably... (Science Daily)
Speak out on gay issues Oct 30, 2009
Res Ipsa wrote on Oct 29, 2009 12:49 PM:" The alcoholic community is currently the most hated and persecuted segment of our society for a physiological phenomenom they neither want nor have control over. Here is a verified list of the LDS Church's abuse/bullying of alcoholic members (and by 'verified,' I mean stuff I heard and found on the internet):1. The Mormon Church won't let alcoholics into their temples and I heard that some alcoholics have been denied the sacrament on Sundays. 2. My... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
10 men arrested for soliciting sex Oct 29, 2009
TTOSBT wrote on Oct 28, 2009 7:22 AM:" Suggest that anyone who thinks some of those arrested are "just johns" check out the number of court cases many of them have been involved in over the years. I once thought prostitution should be legalized, regulated by inspection and taxed. However, my mind has been changed because of how drugs, alcoholism and violence demean and enslave women and men (some as minors) in the trade. This is one taxpayer who is glad to see some enforcement time and money... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Invest in solutions, not more plans Oct 29, 2009
I was the director of the Brother Francis Shelter and then created and was director of Homeward Bound, a place where individuals with chronic alcoholism and chronic homelessness could live before they had the resolve to go into treatment, before they had the strength to face detox, before they had the courage to make the life-altering decision to move from homelessness to being housed ... The Alaska Legislature passed Title 47, which established a state Office of Alcoholism, decriminalized... (Anchorage Daily News)
In reality, some stage parents are very scary Oct 28, 2009
And it can lead to all kinds of things like alcoholism, substance abuse and eating disorders. . (MSNBC -- Health)
U.S. Official Resigns over Afghan War Oct 28, 2009
"The only thing I did," Hoh said, "was drink myself blind." What finally began to bring him back, he said, was a television show -- "Rescue Me" on the FX cable network -- about a fictional New York firefighter who descended into "survivor guilt" and alcoholism after losing his best friend in the World Trade Center attacks. He began talking to friends and researching the subject online. (CBS News -- US)
Village Idiot: The good, the ad and the ugly Oct 28, 2009
May cause inappropriate behavior, unintentional pregnancy, loss of job, loss of family, loss of life, low birth weight, alcoholism, alcohol poisoning, vomiting, disorderly conduct and accidental marriage. "If you drink more than four six-packs a day, call your mortician and a divorce lawyer.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Genetics and genomics of alcohol consumption Oct 28, 2009
Boris Tabakoff , Laura Saba , Morton Printz , Pam Flodman , Colin Hodgkinson , David Goldman , George Koob , Heather N Richardson , Katerina Kechris , Richard L Bell , Norbert Hubner , Matthias Heinig , Michal Pravenec , Jonathan Mangion , Lucie Legault , Maurice Dongier , Katherine M Conigrave , John B Whitfield , John Saunders , Bridget Grant , Paula L Hoffman and WHO/ISBRA Study on State and Trait Markers of Alcoholism. BMC Biology 2009, 7:70doi:10. (BioMed Central)
Adolescents' Gambling A Part Of A Cluster Of Problem Behaviors Oct 27, 2009
The study also found an excess of alcoholism, drug disorders and. (May 7, 2008) Gambling activity is widespread among US adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a new study. (Science Daily)
AI program diagnoses abuse Oct 27, 2009
Depression or alcoholism may also be symptoms of this condition. The new program takes all of these studies and puts them in one place. (MSNBC -- Environment)
