700,000 drinkers ‘in need of help’ (The Press)

November 30th, 2009

More info…At least 700,000 problem drinkers need help, medical leaders say in “a historic and unprecedented” push to change alcohol laws.
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Health and fitness events (The Tampa Tribune)

November 29th, 2009

More info…ADULT COED KICKBALL: Registration ends Dec. 15 for the Kickball Society’s adult co-ed winter league, which plays in Tampa from the second week in January through March 7. For information, call (813) 454-1178 or visit www.kickballsociety.com.
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Anti-gang project will focus on five local neighbourhoods (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)

November 28th, 2009

More info…When Gary Newman was a young, angry kid trying to get through Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute in the 1990s, he saw the roots of street gangs taking hold all around him.
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Xanax, Valium, Ativan Abuse, Dangerous Facts | narcononofga

November 27th, 2009

More info…Benzodiazepine abuse, such as Xanax, Valium, and Ativan, can cause addiction, even death, and withdrawals often need medical intervention.
Benzos, or benzodiazepines, are a class of psychoactive drugs with varying hypnotic, sedative, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and amnesic properties.
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A Brief Intervention That Works For Drivers Who Persist In Driving While Intoxicated (Medical News Today)

November 26th, 2009

More info…Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists – drinking drivers who re-offend – do not participate in mandated alcohol-evaluation and intervention programs or else continue to drink problematically after their licenses have been re-issued.
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