Sentences with phrase «as alcohol abuse»

It also often leads to escape in harmful activities such as infidelity and addictions such as alcohol abuse, or porn, compulsive spending or workaholic tendencies.

Successfully addressed priority health issues, such as alcohol abuse, tobacco cessation, and stress management issues, by utilizing public health promotion, evidence - informed practices, and environmental management prevention strategies.

As you may already know, The Cooper Union has partnered with EverFi, whose mission is to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention, sexual assault prevention, and financial literacy in higher education institutions across the country.

Over seven years, more than 1 in 5 who had Roux - en - Y gastric bypass weight - loss surgery developed a problem such as alcohol abuse or alcoholism, compared with around 11 percent of those who underwent gastric banding.

In essence, he tried to estimate how much each factor, such as alcohol abuse, might have influenced the homicide rate among victims in his study, and then he adjusted his figures accordingly.

Pandey explained that early life exposure to alcohol can have not only long - lasting effects on brain chemistry but also induce a predisposition to psychiatric problems such as alcohol abuse and anxiety disorders.

Not exact matches

(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.

However, because alcohol can be abused doesn't mean it can't be used as an antiseptic.

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.

But it seems clear to me (and scripturally supported as well) that alcohol is not sinful... only the abuse of it which causes harm would be.

Habits such as alcohol or drugs abuse, pornography and masturbation, or eating disorders provide relief but then immediately propel us back into an endless cycle of frustration, shame and loneliness.

However, Tony will not be trying it himself: «No, I decided as a teenager that I wanted to be an athlete and I was brought up in the era of George Best - fantastic talent but ended in tragedy because of his abuse of alcohol - and I thought, if I want to be an athlete, the quickest way is just not to bother.»

The protagonist understands alcohol abuse as a moral problem, having to do with desires and wants, rather than a scientific one, having to do with disease and cures.

I choose not to drink mostly because I know my limits, and when I struggle with self - control when it comes to much less addicting things such as sugar, chocolate, snack, etc., I would prefer not to give myself an opportunity to abuse alcohol the way I do other foods since the physical consequences have potential to be very dangerous.

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

Mercy Canada is a non-profit residential home for young women, ages 19 - 28, from diverse socio - economic situations, struggling with life - controlling issues such as drug & alcohol abuse, physical & sexual abuse, human trafficking, eating disorders, self - harm, depression, and unplanned pregnancy.

We Christians condemn many sins in America today — sexual immorality, lying, drug and alcohol abuse, pornography, crime — but we tend to tolerate, even praise someone who is self - righteous because we see it as having a good «self - image.»

With some exceptions, such as the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, both of which have developed chemical - dependency health programs and educational materials, most denominations do almost nothing in response to alcohol and drug abuse.

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.

Save for my mother's relatives — who served as a warning, since most of them abused substances at some point — nobody I knew drank alcohol.

Not because I have a problem with alcohol abuse, although I enjoy a good sobriety story as much as the next person.

As an example Lewis points to his own four - game suspension in 2001 for a violation of the league's policy on substance and alcohol abuse.

Yes, other countries don't have a greek system or its equivalent, but that doesn't mean they don't still have parties or don't still go out to the bars / pubs and horrible things don't still happen as a result of alcohol and drug abuse.

Alcohol abuse has replaced intolerance as the issue of the moment.

Munoz gives 30 to 40 talks a year on drug and alcohol abuse as a representative of Teen Challenge and Athletes in Action.

Must watch out for men who: are felons or have a police record of some sort, are gay (not that there is anything wrong with that if they are open about it), abuse drugs, abuse other women, abuse alcohol, abuse helpless animals and children, are prone to psychopathy, hate women in general and / or are excessively critical of women, have severe personality disorders such as narcissism, are control freaks, are non communicative, are unable to commit to one woman, are pedophiles, are sex addicts, etc..

Scenes include dunking a man in a well while shackled prisoners await their turn (water torture); sale of women for wives as one is displayed walking in a circle to give people a better view (slavery), women chasing men with brooms (domestic violence) and pirates sitting drunk with their bottles (alcohol abuse).

And as the children get older, like in Kevin's family's case, hopefully that equates to the children feeling like they can talk to their parents about anything — drugs, alcohol, sex, abuse, etc..

In fact, 21 percent named alcohol or drug abuse as a reason they split in a 2004 AARP study of midlife divorce.

Throughout the world, physical punishment is associated with increased psychological maladjustment and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, as well as drug and alcohol abuse.

And the more time teens spend with both their parents together in family time, such as during meals, the less likely they are to abuse drugs and alcohol and engage in other risky or illegal behavior.

The University of Michigan Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM - CIDI), a revised version of the CIDI, 23 was used to measure the prevalence of the following 4 psychiatric disorders, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised: 24 anxiety disorder (including one or more of social phobia, simple phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder); major depressive disorder; alcohol abuse or dependence; and externalizing problems that included one or more of illicit drug abuse or dependence and antisocial behaviour.

They may avoid harmful activities such as drugs, alcohol abuse, gangs or promiscuity until they leave the family home.

This course explores the nature of alcohol and other drug abuse as well as the dynamics of recovery in the court context.

It can help parents deal with common parenting issues like setting boundaries and making kids aware of consequences of their actions, as well as serious issues like drug and alcohol abuse and prevention of abuse.

Most parents might be shy to talk about such things with their kids as some may feel that it's too early to talk about drug and alcohol abuse.

Healthcare should focus on tackling obesity, sexual health and alcohol abuse, the Conservatives have said as they launch a three month consultation on public health.

Several of them, such as a ban on salvia divinorum and tighter restrictions on the sale of vaporized alcohol, dealt with substance abuse.

As veterans of the political scene are all too aware, alcohol use — and abuse — is prevalent in this world.

Together, we need to continue to have conversations, support those seeking treatment, and help victims,» said Legislator Lynne Dixon, who presented a proclamation marking April as Alcohol Awareness Month in Erie County to the Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse on April 4.

The passage of this law is in alignment with our mission and will help us start a conversation with community members about the ramifications of underage drinking and provide ideas and strategies for parents as they are faced with difficult situations,» said Andrea J. Wanat, MA, CPP, Executive Director for the Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Launching the recent Conservative Draft Health Manifesto, Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley recognised the current problems in the NHS, noting that under Labour, health inequalities have widened and public health problems, such as obesity and alcohol abuse, are increasing at soaring rates.

The horrific accusations included alcohol - fueled rages, racist remarks, prescription drug abuse and threats — including to kill the women or use his power as the state's top law enforcement officer against them if they defied him.

We seek to support them in tackling some of the trickier structural and economic issues such as planning, worklessness, and income inequality, as well as behavioural issues such as smoking and alcohol abuse.

One in five neets have abused alcohol, 15 % and 13 % have resorted to self - harm and taking drugs respectively, and a quarter have contemplated suicide as a direct result of their status.

The investigations of «priority 1» complaints — which can include offenses such as sexual misconduct, practicing under the influence of alcohol or physical abuse — are supposed to be completed within 42 days.

Last July, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimated that alcohol is implicated in as many as 44 percent of the more than 40,000 annual traffic crash fataAlcohol Abuse and Alcoholism estimated that alcohol is implicated in as many as 44 percent of the more than 40,000 annual traffic crash fataalcohol is implicated in as many as 44 percent of the more than 40,000 annual traffic crash fatalities.

At 15, about half reported that the number of arguments with their parents and between their parents had increased, and 15 years later these people were more than three times as likely as the others to suffer from major depression, or indulge in drug or alcohol abuse.

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.