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~"The Medicine Abuse Project" Will Prevent Half a Million Teens from Abusing Medicine in Five Years~ NEW YORK, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership at Drugfree.org, announces that Abbott Laboratories, Purdue Pharma, A&E, Horizon Media, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Aetna and Pfizer have joined with inaugural partners Mallinkrodt, the pharmaceuticals business of Covidien, Cardinal...

Austin-Based Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Approved for Grant Funding for Fifth Consecutive Year AUSTIN, Texas, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Austin Recovery, the largest and most affordable not-for-profit drug and alcohol treatment center in Texas, has been awarded a grant from the St. David's Foundation for the fifth consecutive year. The grant provides Austin Recovery $356,100 to support residential substance abuse services through Austin Recovery's Dual Recovery...

LOS ANGELES, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With approximately 50% of Asian people suffering from a condition commonly known as Asian flush, one might think that a natural solution or Asian flush cure would've been developed much earlier. However, until Goldwin Health took the initiative to invest heavily in research and go through 14 months of trials to create their revolutionary supplement called AF Formula, no natural solution was available. "A person who suffers from Asian flush...

Alcohol And Energy Drink Mixes Linked With Casual, Risky Sex A new study from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has found a link between the consumption of caffeinated energy drinks mixed with alcohol and casual -- often risky -- sex among college-age adults. According to the study's findings, college students who consumed alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmEDs) were more likely to report having a casual partner and/or being intoxicated during their...

Passages Addiction Treatment Centers is ramping up its social media efforts by adding a Pinterest page to share visual addiction treatment information, photos, and videos of their luxury addiction rehab center in Malibu and affordable addiction rehab center in Ventura, California. Malibu, CA (PRWEB) July 24, 2012 Passages Addiction Treatment Centers is ramping up its social media efforts by adding a Pinterest page to share visual addiction treatment information, photos, and videos of...

HOUSTON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Faith in Sobriety, a Houston-based recovery program, uses an innovative recovery method-- called a Sober Coach--to help people overcome drug and alcohol addiction and learn to live with the new reality of sobriety. While the concept of a Sober Coach may not be widely known, this adjunct therapeutic approach has a growing following due to its successful outcome.What is the Role of a Sober Coach?A Sober Coach can act as a liaison between...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online It has long been known that drinking alcohol during pregnancy can hinder fetal brain development, and now a government health survey has found that one in 13 women (7.6 percent) drink when they are carrying and some even go on binges, further risking the development of their unborn child. The survey found that older, more sophisticated US women are much more likely to tip up that glass of wine while pregnant than their younger,...

A majority of previous epidemiologic studies have shown that moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of kidney cancer, which may affect about 1% of the general population. In published prospective cohort studies, the risk for such cancer among moderate drinkers is usually about 25% less than the risk seen among non-drinkers. This well-done meta-analysis supports these findings: for the more-reliable prospective cohort studies (rather than case-control studies) the current study...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online While some studies have said that drinking wine on a daily basis is good for the heart, others consider alcohol as unhealthy for the human body. To dive into this debate, researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, studied the impact of binge drinking and found that there is a possible link between binge drinking and an increase chance of developing dementia in older people. The...

Asian Glow Away is a new and all-natural supplement that targets alcohol flush also know as "Asian Flush" or "Asian Glow" at the source by slowing the production of acetaldehyde. This prevents redness of the face, reduces hangovers and increases energy for individuals who take it prior to drinking alcoholic beverages. Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 18, 2012 Asian Glow Away (http://www.AsianGlowAway.com) is a breakthrough supplement that prevents redness of the face after...