Sentences with phrase «alcohol abuse by»

The most commonly reported adverse experience was alcohol abuse by a household family member that caused problems.

A child is considered neglected or dependent under circumstances including the following (provisions related to drug or alcohol abuse by parents omitted):

Parents, agencies and lawyers involved in child protection cases are discovering a new tool for addressing allegations of alcohol abuse by a parent — continuous alcohol monitoring using the SCRAMx ® ankle bracelet.

A new study, published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), was among the first to examine prevalence and correlates of hashish use in a nationally representative sample of US high school students.

«We can't sit and wait for alcohol abuse by young persons to become a national issue before we take steps to prevent it.

Parents can help curb Teen Alcohol Abuse by wasting no time signing a loved one showing signs of alcohol addiction into an alcohol rehab program.

The NFL does not tolerate alcohol abuse by any of its players or fans unless they can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the mountains were in fact blue.

Not exact matches

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The increase in use disorders may be partially explained by an increase in the potency of cannabis products, said Beatriz Carlini, of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle.

(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.

Religion isn't nullified by abuse any more than the use alcohol is nullified because it can be abused.

If We are to «Go G - dless» as the graphic suggests just because a few Fools abuse religion, then by the same logic We should also abstain from alcohol just because a few Fools drive drunk, abstain from communicating just because a few Fools put forth unsound argument, and abstain from eating just because a few Fools eat too much.

Its a bad situation made much worse by alcohol abuse.

On page 29 and 30, Dr. Playfair musters compelling Scripture to establish that those addicted to alcohol are called drunkards; that the alcoholic or drug addict is a person controlled by his or her habit; that the Christian is to be «controlled» by the Holy Spirit; that we have a choice in such matters; that substance abuse or misabuse has brought these people «under the power,» and that such «uncontrolled lifestyle» is called unrighteousness (sin).

My seminars have indicated to me that the religious organizations that address the issue of alcohol and drug abuse usually are prodded to do so by one person who is convinced of the need and will not take No for an answer.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

In addition, alcohol and drug abuse, as well as deaths caused by heart attacks and other stress - related ailments, mount during times when many are out of work.

To wit, if a new cancer treatment reduces cancer mortality for a group by ten percent, but death from suicide and drug and alcohol abuse increases, say, by eight percent, then the overall death rate for the group goes down by two percent.

New boom could be shot in the foot The ready - to - drink shot market is booming in the UK but many of these products have been slammed by social aspects organisations and alcohol abuse charities because... read more

The social harm done by alcohol abuse almost certainly is increased by the imperfections of the current tax regime, and so has been the problem of oversupply in the wine industry.

In consuming this highly - processed snack, individuals seek a sensation of pleasure or alleviation, similar to the relief experienced by humans who use and abuse alcohol, nicotine and cocaine.

In the early 1980s, Sammy Stewart, now 36, was the game's best middle reliever while pitching for the Orioles, but his career was cut short by drug and alcohol abuse.

Please pray that the federal, state and local governments, will see the plight of so many of our children whose families are wrecked by drug and alcohol abuse, and work toward prevention and increasing services for addicts, particularly addicts with children.

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Caregivers who produce this response may be depressed, suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol, abusive towards their child, or affected by their own trauma, abuse, or severe loss.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

• Abortion can lead to «suicidal tendencies» «depression» «drug and alcohol abuse» — all symptoms of «post abortion trauma» — «Post Abortion Trauma» is an invented condition and is not recognised by the medical profession.

The task force was co-chaired by Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner González - Sánchez

Darryl Towns agreed to be evaluated by an alcohol abuse treatment program and is expected to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge at his next court hearing on Sept. 19.

It hasn't reduced substance abuse, but rather has created a culture of violence fueled by profits from the drug trade, similar to the crime wave that accompanied the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920's.

Many more residents have been affected by someone else's abuse of alcohol.

His health deteriorated, hastened by drug and alcohol abuse, and he died in 1927.

Have I utlilised the standing of Iain Duncan Smith enough - the one senior Conservative who's treated with respect on poverty by a suspicious media - by going with him to, say, a alcohol and substance abuse facility that gets results?

Chiara de Blasio, who has been public about her struggle with depression and drug and alcohol abuse, is the face of a new city pilot program that allows teenagers to seek guidance and advice by text message.

«Most people in this country do drink safely and responsibly but the evidence of the damage that is caused by those who don't is plain to see; alcohol abuse still costs us # 20 billion a year in crime and damage to health.»

Groups like the Southwest Community Center and the Syracuse City School District have joined the Prevention Network in Syracuse to try to stop the persistent abuse of drugs and alcohol by kids in Syracuse.

O'Neill, who met with the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse to discuss the project after learning of successes in other jurisdictions, said she was encouraged by early trials and urged the panel to monitor the outcome to see if the program could be expanded statewide to all appropriate facilities

The ErieThe Erie County Sheriff's Office Underage Drinking Prevention Unit is overseen by the Erie County Sheriff's Office «Public Awareness is Prevention» program funded by New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

The researchers plan to conduct clinical trials on humans pending permission and funding by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in Bethesda, Md..

More than a decade of data indicates teens have become far less likely to abuse alcohol, nicotine and illicit drugs, and they also are less likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as fighting and stealing, according to results of a national survey analyzed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

For the 12 - week, $ 170,000 pilot project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will begin later this month, Young's team plans to recruit about 60 patients from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center who are experiencing chronic pain, are on long - term opioid therapy, and have reported other behaviors — such as drug or alcohol abuse — that put them at high risk of addiction.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies.

Problematic video game use isn't all that different from other types of addictive behavior, such as alcohol or drug abuse, which can be spurred by poor coping strategies, Hilgard said.

The study, funded by a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, followed nearly 300 patients over a six - month period following admission to an outpatient dual - diagnosis treatment program that provided both substance abuse and mental illness treatAbuse and Alcoholism, followed nearly 300 patients over a six - month period following admission to an outpatient dual - diagnosis treatment program that provided both substance abuse and mental illness treatabuse and mental illness treatment.

The researchers, led by neuroscientist Andreas Meyer - Lindenberg, studied a total of 142 men and women lacking any known history of mental illness or drug or alcohol abuse.

«By late adolescence, most U.S. youth have consumed alcohol, and unfortunately approximately 15 percent meet the criteria for alcohol abuse,» said Laura J. Bierut, Alumni Endowed Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine as well as corresponding author for this study.

The research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA R21 029189), National Science Foundation (DGE 1058262), and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA P01 007459).

Other funding for the research was provided by grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

Materials provided by NIH / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

«Our findings indicate the mechanisms by which nicotine influences the neural systems associated with alcohol abuse, providing a foundation for conceptualizing strategies aimed at diminishing the link between smoking and later alcohol abuse,» says senior author Dr. John Dani, of the Baylor College of Medicine.