alcohol misuse


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alcohol misuse

The preferred term in the UK for alcohol abuse. The term alcohol dependence is regarded as less offensive.
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The prevention program's effectiveness was evaluated by analyzing the differential rate of increase of alcohol misuse among students who differed with respect to experience with alcohol prior to the intervention, and the interaction of that experience with the experimental condition.
Differential effectiveness of an elementary school-based alcohol misuse prevention program
"It will help make significant inroads in tackling the health and social harms caused by alcohol misuse in Wales."
Minimum pricing will help curb abuse of alcohol - report
Last year, 92 deaths due to drug or alcohol misuse were recorded by South Wales Central Coroner's Court, which covers Powys.
Cuts linked to rise in drug-related deaths
Alcohol misuse is harmful drinking and alcohol addiction, while drug misuse is a dependence on, or regular excessive consumption of, psychoactive substances.
Hundreds of children in Cov at risk from parents' drug and booze misuse
We are a long-term supporter of the Welsh Government's attempts to tackle the devastating effects of alcohol misuse on individuals and communities and have given evidence to Health and Sports Committee about the need for a minimum unit price for alcohol.
Assembly right on drink pricing; LETTERS
Only Walsall and Sandwell councils plan to spend more on tackling alcohol misuse in the next year, with increases of PS44,000 and PS108,000 respectively.
Councils cut spending on the misuse of alcohol
The study found that a PEth level of at least 250 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) was 88.7 percent accurate in identifying participants who display alcohol misuse and a level higher than 400 ng/ml was 83 percent accurate in identifying those who showed severe alcohol misuse.
This blood test spots alcohol misuse in critically ill patients
In 2013/14 Balance estimated that alcohol misuse cost the North East around PS911m including a cost to the NHS of PS242m.
Paramedics face attacks by drunks
This guide outlines the nature of binge drinking and alcohol misuse among college students and young adults, the causes, and methods for treatment.
Binge Drinking and Alcohol Misuse Among College Students and Young Adults
Mr Gething said: "Alcohol misuse is leading to a range of well-evidenced health and social harms, particularly for the signifi-cant minority of people who drink to excess and do not recognise the harm they are doing to themselves and others.
Alcohol misuse costing NHS PS109m
Alcohol misuse means drinking more than the recommended amounts.
PS450k in patient safety funding
Group chair Tory MP Tracey Crouch said: "The facts of the scale of alcohol misuse in the UK speak for themselves: 1.2 million people a year are admitted to hospital due to alcohol."
Call for wine labels to tell of dangers

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