Sentences with phrase «who abused alcohol»

Other new research echoes the Canada research, suggesting that the mental health effects of divorce may linger well into adulthood and put the children of divorce at greater risk of suicide, according to Dr. Dana Alonzo, an associate professor at Columbia University specializing in social work, conducted a study along with colleagues to determine whether or not having parents who divorced or having parents who abused alcohol would lead to an increased likelihood of a suicide attempt as an adult.

It turned out that the households in which homicides took place were more likely to contain a family member who abused alcohol or drugs and had a history of domestic violence — these factors contributed to the likelihood of homicide independent of the existence of guns.

«We need to do something similar with alcohol abuse, because it's clear from the results of our study that we are underestimating the number of people who abuse alcohol — the suffering associated with it is astronomical.»

A lot of people who abuse alcohol and drugs also experience mental illness, and a lot of people who have mental illness experience problems with substance abuse.

Deficiency of magnesium can occur in people who abuse alcohol or in those who absorb less magnesium due to: • Burns • Certain medications • Low blood levels of calcium • Problems absorbing nutrients from the intestinal tract (malabsorption) • Surgery

Students mention knowing other students who abuse alcohol and drugs.

Those who are facing health problems, those who abuse alcohol and drugs and those who like to exercise are also highly susceptible to these kinds of injuries.

A person who abuses alcohol is not automatically an alcoholic.

One is Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which is a structured, goal - oriented, and focused approach to address the immediate problems faced by people who abuse alcohol or drugs.

In the health arena, all four health measures improved since 2008 — low - birthweight babies, children without health insurance, child and teen deaths and teens who abuse alcohol or drugs.

Per the Helpguide, 53 % of people who abuse drugs and 37 % who abuse alcohol are also suffering from Co-occurring disorders.

The state received its worst ranking — 19th — for health measures, which include the incidence of low - birth weight babies, uninsured children, child and teen deaths and teens who abuse alcohol or drugs.

Not exact matches

Alcohol and cigarettes, which also «hook» people, destroy health and lives, and cause death and harm to those who don't use them (second - hand smoke, drunk driving, abused families) are legal, billion - dollar industries, and these drugs are available and consumed everywhere.

States with the highest percentage of resident age 12 or older who are dependent on or abuse alcohol:

That led us to go deeper into the report — by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other dAbuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — to see what other states are near the top of the list for marijuana users, who leads in cocaine abuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other dabuse, and which states» residents most abuse alcohol and other dabuse alcohol and other drugs.

When they do they'll see some eye - popping admissions from John, who says he contemplated suicide at age 11 and has long struggled with alcohol and drug abuse.

Bush, who had struggled for years with alcohol abuse, said that a mid-1980s conversation with Graham about God's grace led him to «recommit my heart to Jesus Christ.»

Through listening and sharing stories, people who abuse or are dependent on alcohol learn they aren't alone.

Every County social services worker knows from direct and shocking experience with their hapless clients that it's actually the HETEROS who are destroying marriage with their high rate of 1) divorce 2) spousal abuse 3) sha cking up 4) child abuse 5) abandonment 6) drugs and alcohol, etc. etc..

AA, religion, christ himself, science satanisim, math, medicine or whatever it is you choose to turn to try to get out of pain, remorse, guilt, anger, selfishness, legal problems, drug / alcohol abuse, financial ruin or any other negative result producing situation that you have brought upon yourself if it changes you for the betterand helps others feel better about you or themselves who cares what, who, or how someones higher power works!!!

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.»

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.

Lawyers for Kentucky's Department of Insurance are encouraging a judge to hold Medi - Share, a cost - sharing ministry that helps pay medical bills for Christians who don't smoke or abuse alcohol (among other qualifications), in contempt for continuing to operate in the state more than a year after a circuit court judge ordered the Florida - based group to stop until it meets Kentucky insurance regulations.

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.

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.

The theme of the piece focuses on denial, a central stumbling block facing those of us who labor daily in the war against alcohol and drug abuse.

This is one of the few ventures in which union and management are united, and while there's no telling how many people have sought refuge in the program (confidentiality is a key principle), Daneyko says that in the past year, he has learned of several players and family members who have made calls to the program, for alcohol and other substance - abuse problems.

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..

Children who have grown up with an uninvolved parent have lower self - esteem, a higher need to be accepted, are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, and are more likely to be less successful adults in their community.

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.

All are welcome, AND we are especially focused on serving people who are transitioning from homelessness; people living with HIV; people in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse; and people with chronic mental health challenges.

That's bad news for a group of NYPD officers who sued the city in 2011 claiming they were wrongfully placed in an alcohol abuse treatment program.

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.

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?

«You have many people with substance abuse from low - income, poverty - stricken communities who are trying to turn their lives around and who maybe don't want to be exposed to alcohol.»

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.»

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

Rob Kent, general counsel to the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, said the panel heard from a lot of people who wanted help with their addiction, but had to wait.

And among people who abuse drugs and alcohol, more than three - quarters use tobacco, which means tobacco is still the leading killer of the drug - dependent, not hard drugs.

Green, who collaborated with Greenfield on an earlier review of gender research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says that «the most consistent, and, I'd argue, the most important finding in the literature is that it takes longer for women to enter treatment for similar severity of alcohol problems than it does for men.»

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.

Based on these data, Wintemute proposes a temporary ban on gun possession among individuals who have had, in the past five years, two or more convictions for DUI or another crime that indicates alcohol abuse.

They also are more likely to have peers who use and abuse alcohol, Franzen said.

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.

«I thought it was quite elegant, a very nicely done study,» says Bryon Adinoff, a psychiatrist at the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care Center and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas who studies drug and alcohol abuse.

In other words, the rate of liver disease in people who chronically abuse alcohol was 8.3 percent higher for those who actively use PPIs compared to those who never used the acid - blocking medications.

Women with a history of military service in both eras had similar patterns of elevated odds for physical abuse, household alcohol abuse, exposure to domestic violence and emotional abuse compared with women who had not been in the military.

Many people who abuse drugs or alcohol have an underlying behavioral health problem such as depression, anxiety, obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD), or post traumatic stress disorder PTSD.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Inpatient Program Short - term inpatient detoxification and treatment for adults with substance use disorders who require a secure environment.