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High tobacco use among Kerala children: Study
Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-site survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. A total of 119 children in the state, between the age …
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High tobacco use among Kerala kids
Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-site survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. A total of 119 children in the state, between the age …
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Chew tobacco use target of Great American Spit Out
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials are reminding people that chewing spit tobacco is not a safe alternative to smoking. The Health Department's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program encourage chewing-tobacco users to get help with …
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Aristocrat is jailed for beating wife during rows over drug abuse
“The tragedy with which the court is concerned is the tragedy caused to your wife by you over a period of 22 years by your repeated and deliberate violence. “You abused your position of power over your wife, not only physically but, more importantly, …
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Worried about Teen Dating Violence?
… partner in the past 12 months, and having an abuse experience is correlated with a number of unhealthy symptoms and behaviors, such as depression and anxiety, suicidal thinking, drug, alcohol or tobacco use and increased disciplinary or legal …
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Better Protections for Vulnerable Victims
Unlike other District Attorney's Office task forces ?— ?like one recently established to fight animal cruelty ?— ?the human-trafficking unit was created to determine to what extent the problem exists in Santa Barbara. “We need to prevent this,” said …
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Question by aG: Why are Tobacco commercials banned but Alcohol commercials not?
I was wondering why Tobacco companies have very little ways of advertising. I don’t personally smoke cigarettes or drink so I don’t lean towards a specific drug in this battle. However, I don’t understand why alcohol commercials shove advertisements down our throats at a constant rate. You guys have all seen the advertising and how present it is. I won’t argue which drug(alcohol or tobacco) is worse than you but alcohol has caused a significant amount of issues in today’s society and so has Tobacco.

-Why is alcohol usage welcomed in today’s society? (2000’s)
-Why were cigarettes/Tobacco welcomed back in the 40’s – 60’s but no so much anymore?

“The abuse of alcohol is one of the most pervasive social problems affecting our society. Alcohol advertising glamorizes and encourages that abuse”.    Read more...

Video Benefits Guy Wellness – Alcohol Abuse – What is Alcohol Abuse, overview.

Alcohol-linked deaths a problem for the Americas
Monteiro said that raising the price of alcohol and increasing taxes would help to prevent some of these deaths. Many countries have found these steps effective in controlling tobacco use, but such measures have not been used to control alcohol …
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Josh Abbott Shares Struggles With Alcohol Abuse, Infidelity During Twitter …
Josh Abbott Band. In a stunningly honest series of tweets, Josh Abbot Band frontman Josh Abbott revealed he's cheated on his wife, struggled with alcohol abuse and “lost myself as an accountable human being.” Stunned fans responded with words of …
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Question by T Georrson: Months after i stopped abusing painkillers i still feel really mentally different.?
I began abusing drugs about a year and a half ago. I eventually became depedent on vicodin and other opiates. In the time period i was abusing them once or multiple times a day and thats when i started feeling different. I felt kind of numb to everything and i felt uncapable of having emotions. Things looked weird when i looked around, and i was really light sensitive. In a weird way, it kind of felt like i was always high. Not like an opiate.. But everything seemed different in a hard way to explain. Thankfully i found a way out and have been mostly clean for about 4 months now but i still feel a little bit like i did. ALOT less, but still present. Its possible that its all in my head, like i just feel like things are different because im worried about it. Is this symptomatic of anything or is this common with painkiller abuse? I just really dont know whats happening and would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks.    Read more...

National Institute for Health and Welfare: disadvantages of alcohol use …
The injurious effects of alcohol use diminished slightly in 2012 compared to the previous year, reveals the recently published Yearbook of Alcohol and Drug Statistics. The statistical publication includes information about the situation on alcohol and …
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Reindeer-meat consumption up in Sweden; alcohol consumption down in Finland
The latest THL Yearbook of Alcohol and Drug Statistics shows that total consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland amounted to 2.54 gallons of pure alcohol per capita in 2012, a decrease of 5 percent from 2011. The number of alcohol-related …
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Study: Mentally Ill More Prone to Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use – Shocking …
Study: Mentally Ill More Prone to Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use – Shocking Statistics Individuals with psychotic disorders are considerably more prone to alcohol and drug abuse than the rest of the American population, according to new research. The …
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