alcohol abuse
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Oral Health and Substance Abuse
Individuals struggling with substance abuse often experience a wide variety of negative consequences, such as impaired social relationships, instability at work or school, and multiple health problems.
Researchers at Boston University recently discovered a previously unknown health risk for those with substance dependence problems. The study, appearing online in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, shows that a majority of those with substance abuse problems report having poor oral health. Opioid users had an especially high rate of oral health problems, showing a decline in oral health over the last year. Continue Reading
Posted under Addiction Treatment
Study Finds Link Between Spirituality and Increased Recovery Rates
Research has shown that 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) can be very helpful for people in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction. Many of these programs focus on the importance of spirituality, but some have contested the effectiveness of the spiritual aspect of these programs. A new study, however, has found that increased attendance to AA meetings is associated with an increased level of spirituality, especially among those who reported low spirituality at the beginning of the study.
Posted under Celebrity Addiction
Twilight Actor Opens Up About Alcohol Abuse Among Native Americans and His Own Experience with Addiction
Actor Chaske Spencer, who plays Sam Uley in the “Twilight” movie series, opened up to students at the University of Illinois about alcoholism and addiction. The talk was sponsored by the Illini Union Board and the Native American House.
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Wine Vending Machines Near University of Pennsylvania Draw Concern
A controversial new vending machine has cropped up in Pennsylvania: wine “kiosks,” where consumers can purchase bottles of wine from vending machines by swiping their driver’s license, looking into a camera, and blowing into a breath sensor. One of these vending machines was placed in a supermarket that serves college students at University of Pennsylvania, drawing fire from critics. The state’s Liquor Control Board plans to place them in about 100 stores.
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Champion Jockey Seeking Counseling for Alcohol Abuse
After making his problem with alcohol consumption known in two recent public incidents, Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux has admitted himself to therapy to help manage his issues with alcohol use.
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World Health Organization Endorses Global Strategy to Curb Alcohol Abuse
Breaking decades of inaction on one of the leading causes of sickness and death, the World Health Organization’s 193 member states endorsed a global strategy to reduce alcohol abuse in a consensus vote on Wednesday.
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