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SOBA Recovery Center announces their new holistic drug and alcohol treatment options for those suffering from addiction. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 SOBA Recovery Center announces their new holistic drug and alcohol treatment options for those suffering from addiction. SOBA Recovery Center (SRC) over the course of ten years has helped thousands of addicts and alcoholics achieve sobriety through their dual diagnosis program. SRC is staffed by world-renowned experts in the field of...
The alcohol industry, including the major supermarkets ignored, misrepresented and undermined international evidence on effective alcohol control policies in an attempt to influence public health policy in Scotland to its advantage, according to UK experts writing in this week's PLOS Medicine. The experts, led by Jim McCambridge from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, analyzed the alcohol industry's input into the Scottish Government's 2008 Consultation on "Changing...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Binge drinking among young adults causes immediate changes in circulation that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. "Regular binge drinking is one of the most serious public health problems confronting our college campuses, and drinking on college campuses has become more pervasive and destructive,"...
The Best Halfway House sober resource network announces Hollywood, Florida as a new service area, where they will provide sober living placement and provide recovery resources to all of those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. Hollywood, FL (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 The Best Halfway House has just announced a new area they are providing halfway house placement services in Hollywood, Florida. The Best Halfway House will now help locate and find the best Hollywood halfway houses. They...
Leading provider of comprehensive addiction treatment, Northbound Treatment Service, recently participated in 4th Annual Collegiate Recovery Conference (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 Northbound Treatment Services, a provider of comprehensive treatment services and rehab treatment for a variety of addictions, recently attended the 4th Annual Collegiate Recovery Conference, that took place April 3-5 at Texas Tech University. The Recovery Conference was hosted by the Center for the Study of...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADial Pharmaceuticals, LLC ("ADial"), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has agreed to allow ADial to move forward with its plan to initiate Phase III trials of AD04 as a treatment for alcohol use disorder ("AUD") in certain targeted genotypes population only. Patients will initially be screened for the targeted genotypes and only those with one or more of the targeted genotypes will be enrolled in...
BeSmartBeWell.com explores the science of addiction. CHICAGO, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Addiction can destroy careers and ruin lives. It can be devastating to watch a loved one descend into addiction, and family members often can't understand why an addict continues to use drugs or alcohol despite the ruinous consequences. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In a recent report in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, researchers found that light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioral or cognitive outcomes later in life. The team conducted a nation-wide study of infants born in the UK between 2000 and 2012 to determine whether light drinking during pregnancy had an effect on children. Previous studies linked heavy alcohol consumption during...
-A new study examines the role of the father-son relationship in male-to-male alcohol-related aggression (MMARA). -Findings indicate that negative father-son relationships can play a significant role in fostering young men’s MMARA, particularly when combined with barroom drinking. Alcohol-related aggression is estimated to be involved in half of all assaults globally. In addition, alcohol-related aggression is most likely to occur among young males and usually at a bar or other licensed...
-The transition from high school to college is a particularly vulnerable time for alcohol experimentation. -A new study looks at which student characteristics may enhance parent-based interventions (PBIs). -Results indicate that teens who perceive their friends as more approving of alcohol consumption also seem to be more influenced by communication with their parents about drinking. Prior research has shown that the transition from high school to college is a particularly vulnerable...
