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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 |
Since the 1980s, the proportion of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs at or above 0.08 percent declined more among 16-20 year-olds than among older drivers, but these declines ended in 1995.
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Alcohol-related crashes killed 2,206 youth in 1995, reflecting 36 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the age group.
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Heavy drinking over a long period of time increases the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, and some kinds of stroke.
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| About 10 to 20 percent of heavy drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, or scarring of the liver. |
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Codependency
Codependency is defined by a group of symptoms that typically occur in those
who live with an alcoholic. These symptoms usually include the assumption of
care-taking responsibilities, denial of feelings, perfectionism, fear, and dishonesty.
A person exhibiting codependent behavior may or may not be chemically dependent,
but usually has many of the same characteristics as the addicted person.
Awareness of this problem has grown over the last few years. Codependent people
may lose their individual identity because living with an addicted person hampers
their freedom and ability to express themselves. They learn early not to express
opinions other than that held by their partners, and they usually attempt to
compensate for their partners' irresponsible behavior.
Individuals who suffer from codependency issues feel confused, angry, inadequate,
or guilty. By focusing all their attention on the addicted or abusive person,
the codependent's own needs are generally neglected. This often causes long-term
difficulties in identity development, boundary setting, and self-esteem. Codependency
is typically characterized by the desire to be loved by others to the point
of neglecting one's own needs and goals, and codependents often attract partners
who are addictive, abusive, or otherwise dysfunctional.
The physical and emotional consequences of codependency include depression,
anxiety, relationship dysfunctions, and cycling between hyperactivity / lethargy.
Physical problems often result from untreated codependency. These may include:
gastro-intestinal disturbances, colitis, ulcers, migraine headaches, non-specific
rashes and skin problems, high blood pressure, insomnia, sleep disorders, and
other stress related physical illnesses.
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