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Rise in alcohol abuse by teens disturbs police YORK, Maine - Police Chief Doug Bracy said a marked increase in the abuse of ...
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Conference focuses on link between diversity and drug abuse Acting as a seeming counterbalance to the notorious debauchery of Spring Break, today's Seventh Annual ...
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Woker dies due to alcohol-related heart problems
A 42-year-old foundry worker from Dudley who died of a heart attack after a fit ...
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Teen Alcoholism More than three million teenagers are alcoholics. That's why MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving, ...
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Pickled Babies Drafted to Battle Alcoholism LYUBERTSY, Moscow Region -- Peter the Great would have been proud.
The schoolchildren huddled together ...
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Alcohol: A clear and present danger The three top drugs of Jefferson County are alcohol, marijuana and methamphetamine, but the No. ...
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UNDERAGE COLLEGE DRINKERS DRINK MORE Underage college drinkers have easy access to alcohol, pay less and consume more per occasion ...
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Drugs Cocaine Sat, 03/15/03
Cocaine is now top street drug
by Claire Connolly Doyle
DRUG squad members ...
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| ALCOHOL FACTS |
There are three times as many "alcoholic" men than "alcoholic" women in the United States.
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One third of accidental drownings are associated with alcohol misuse.
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Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug in America. According to the 1993 National Household Survey, 103 million people in the United States are current drinkers and 11 million are heavy drinkers.
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| Alcoholic hepatitis can cause death if drinking continues. If drinking stops, the condition may be reversible. |
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Alcoholism Detox
Alcoholism requires detoxification before beginning treatment and recovery.
When alcohol residuals remain in the body cravings will continue and recovery
from alcohol addiction will be very difficult to achieve. Alcohol detox should
be done with the care of a licensed medical facility. Alcohol detox involves
stabilizing the individual physical as well as emotionally. Individuals detox
from alcohol at different rates. The time frame required for alcohol detox varies
based on and individual's history of alcohol abuse. Attempting to detox from
alcohol without the proper professional help is extremely dangerous. It can
result in serious physical, psychological, emotional consequences, and could
even result in death.
When one begins the process of alcohol detoxification they will first experience
alcohol withdrawal symptoms. These include sweating or rapid pulse, increased
hand tremor, insomnia, nausea or vomiting, physical agitation, anxiety, auditory
hallucinations, and the possibility of grand mal seizures. These physical and
emotional symptoms may be extremely severe depending on the individual's alcohol
abuse history. For this reason alcohol withdrawal, detox, and treatment should
be done at an authorized treatment center.
Our drug detox method is designed to cover all the parts of an individual's
alcohol detox. The removal of alcohol residues is a key point in alcohol detox.
A vital step in a successful alcohol detox as well as alcohol rehabilitation
is, flushing out these accumulated toxic residues so that the individual no
longer experiences unwanted adverse effects from alcohol. Narconon's success
rate of 76% is higher than other drug detox and rehabilitation program because
we developed a complete drug detox program that works for the entire individual:
mind, body, and soul.
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