Sentences with phrase «of alcohol abuse as»

Most studies assessing the prevalence of alcohol abuse as a risk factor for alcoholic cirrhosis focus on total annual amount drunk per person.

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.

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.»

(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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

But Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Bethesda, Md., says the change in the alcohol definition is a step in the right direction, because abuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependAbuse in Bethesda, Md., says the change in the alcohol definition is a step in the right direction, because abuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependabuse was previously seen as a necessary step on the path to dependence.

After adjusting for other factors that could affect the risk of dementia, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and alcohol abuse, researchers determined that veterans with TBI were 60 percent more likely to develop dementia than those without TBI.

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.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 orAlcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a person's blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 oralcohol concentration to 0.08 or above.

It is exactly during puberty that substances like drugs of abuse — alcohol, cannabis, etc. — may induce the most destructive and also persistent effects on the still developing brain, which may in some cases even result in neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or addictive disorders.

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.

Of these, the top 3 discharge diagnoses were alcohol abuse, dental disorders, and mood disorders such as anxiety or depression.

New research presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) identifies nicotine dependence, obesity, alcohol abuse and depressive disorders as risk factors for low back pain, a common condition causing disability, missed work, high medical costs and diminished life quality.

The review found that 19.3 percent of the patients diagnosed with a depressive disorder reported lower back pain, as did 16.75 percent of patients diagnosed as obese (a body mass index, or BMI, > 30kg / m ²), 16.53 percent of the patients diagnosed with nicotine dependence, and 14.66 percent with reported alcohol abuse.

As in most areas of science directly related to human health, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the major players, with the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) playing a dominant role.

«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.

Some of the best data available show that people who start drinking as adolescents and drink more heavily then are more likely to have problems with alcohol and drug abuse later in life, says Ilene Bernstein, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, Seattle, and the senior author of the new study.

Loyola's nationally recognized Alcohol Research Program investigates such issues as how heavy drinking hinders the body's ability to recover from burns and trauma; how alcohol abuse damages bones; and whether teen binge drinking can increase the risk of mood disorders later iAlcohol Research Program investigates such issues as how heavy drinking hinders the body's ability to recover from burns and trauma; how alcohol abuse damages bones; and whether teen binge drinking can increase the risk of mood disorders later ialcohol abuse damages bones; and whether teen binge drinking can increase the risk of mood disorders later in life.

«With an underfunded health care system and a population that would benefit more from a focus on lifestyle factors, such as smoking and abuse of alcohol and drugs, we should not enter into expensive high - tech endeavors,» says Tiina Tasmuth, a professor of medical education at the University of Tallinn.

NASH, which causes inflammation of the liver that is not caused by alcohol abuse, is a very serious condition and can act as a catalyst for the onset of other diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Parental bereavement in childhood has been robustly linked to impaired academic performance, higher rates of teenage pregnancy and drug and alcohol abuse, as well as a range of mental health disorders as adults.

«On the immediate horizon is a look at the effects of some things that become more common during adolescent years as kids hit a high - risk time for substance and alcohol abuse and other problems that often co-exist with clinical depression.

As a psychiatrist working in McLean's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program, Kevin Hill, MD, MHS, recognizes the reality of relapse — and the perseverance patients need to overcome their drug dependence...

These instruments have formed the foundation for the biochemistry cores of two NIH Centers of Excellence (the NIAAA - funded TSRI Alcohol Research Center and the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA]- funded Scripps Center for Cannabis Addiction Neurobiology) and have directly supported other ongoing projects at TSRI (the Methamphetamine NeuroAIDS Research Program, NIDA - funded projects on immunopharmacotherapy [Taffe and Janda laboratories], a project with Dr. Steve Poceta to measure human lumbar cerebrospinal fluid in Parkinson's patients with Restless Leg Syndrome, and a U.S. Army grant), as well as assisting non-TSRI collaborators from The Sanford - Burnham Institute, The Salk Institute, and elsewhere.