alcohol and drug abuse – by Sarah Vitale, Lexi Mulae, Danielle Ghalawalsh
Heavy Drinking, Pot Use Tied to Teen Brain Changes
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14 in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, are based on 41 teenagers with a history of habitual drinking and pot smoking, and 51 teens who reported little, if any, alcohol or drug use. At the start of the study and again 18 … Read more on U.S. News & World Report
Negative emotionality may make some people more prone to alcohol or other …
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Prior research has also shown that the personality trait of negative emotionality can have an effect on substance use. A new study examining how the response to an amphetamine interacts with negative emotionality to influence alcohol and drug use has … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)
Social workers need more training on drug and alcohol issues | Social care …
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Social workers are not expected to be specialists in substance use in the same way alcohol and drug specialists are not expected to be social workers, but we do still need to know enough to confidently ask about substance use and its effects on our … Read more on The Guardian
Military cracks down on alcohol abuse amid age-old bingeing habit
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The agency has a stated policy to "prevent and eliminate drug and alcohol abuse and dependence from the Department of Defense." The U.S. military, therefore, screens for problem drinking, provides treatment for those identified with alcohol or drug … Read more on NBCNews.com (blog)
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