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Child Abuse - The Hidden Bruises
The statistics on physical child abuse are alarming. It is estimated hundreds of thousands of children are physically abused each year by a parent or close relative. Thousands die. For those who survive, the emotional trauma remains long after the external bruises have healed. Communities and the...
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Animal Models in Alcohol Research
Animals are used in alcoholism research for the same reasons that they are used in all medical research: to understand the causes of disease and to develop new treatments. Animals are used in three principal ways in research on alcoholism: to model the drinking behavior of human alcoholics, to...
Youth ViolenceOverview CDC's Injury Center defines violence as threatened or actual physical force or power initiated by an individual that results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in, physical or psychological injury or death. Youth violence may involve a youth victim, a youth perpetrator, or both....
Alcohol Use and Abuse: Where Do the Numbers Come From?Newspapers and magazines regularly publish stories that report estimates of the number of people who are problem drinkers, the number of traffic deaths that involve alcohol, or the amount of alcohol that Americans consume. Where do these numbers come from, and how realistic are they? Estimates...
"Alcohol Abuse" in the News
New Miss USA committed to fighting drug, alcohol abuse
A 25-year-old accountant from Connecticut says she has a commitment to fighting drug and alcohol abuse, which have marked those close to her, after winning crown in Las Vegas.
Increase in elderly alcohol abuse anticipated Alcohol abuse among the elderly could become an increasing problem as the population ages, say experts.
Alcohol abuse warning for parents and kids Using the slogan, 'think before you let them drink,' health workers and police on Metro Vancouver's North Shore are again warning adults about the consequences of young people abusing alcohol. For the past five years, authorities have been campaigning against bootlegging which involves adults...
Alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental illness included in child care cases published today Courts critical of the care provided by HSE
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What Should Exclude Someone from Adopting
October 8, 2010, 6:00 am
In my last post , I posted a question I found at Chronicles of Munchkin Land , which asked:
What should exclude parents from adopting and/or can you still be a “good” parent/person after a big mistake? … So, what should automatically exclude someone from adopting?
I believe all adoptive...
Begin at the BeginningJune 18, 2009, 10:53 pm
The question always comes up: Where should I start?
And the answer is always the same: Research, research, research!
I researched adoption for two years. My husband and I were married in 2002. We told each other that we wanted to be married for a year before we talked kids. I told him that...
Can You Close Your Adoption?May 31, 2009, 8:03 pm
I've talked about the appropriate reasons and not-so-appropriate reasons that adoptive parents may choose to close a once-open adoption. And so the question remains: can you, as a birth parent, close the adoption? Or, perhaps, the question should be: should you, as a birth parnet, close the...
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My Mother and My Mom
"Do you know what it means to be adopted?" the judge asked. "Yes, it means you are special", I answered. And I was special. I was chosen. I was ten years old. For my little sister...
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Estimating the Economic Cost of Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse and its related problems cost society many billions of dollars each year (1,2,3,4). Estimates of the economic costs of alcohol abuse attempt to assess in monetary terms the damage that results from the misuse of alcohol.
Substance Abuse and Child Abuse - Adoption Library. Articles ...Alcohol Abuse Is Widespread With all the media hype on "the war on drugs," we tend to lose sight of the fact that alcohol abuse is the more common problem. The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) ...
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Impact of Alcohol Use - Alcohol, Conception, Cycles, Diagnosis... either by alcohol's direct interference with regulation of hormones or indirectly through other disorders related to alcohol abuse, such as liver disease, pancreatic disease, or malnutrition. Impact of Alcohol Use; Impact of Lifestyle Choices;
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that...
Alcoholism and alcohol abuse - National Library of Medicine ...Alcoholism (alcohol dependence) and alcohol abuse are two different forms of problem drinking.
About Alcohol Abuse | Alcohol Abuse Facts | Alcohol Abuse InfoAlcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Facts. Learn about the signs of alcohol abuse, alcoholism signs, alcoholism facts and how alcohol abuse can lead to alcoholism.
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