Drug, Alcohol Abuse Tied to Early-Life Strokes
Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes
Filed under: alcohol abuse centre
Younger adults who suffered a stroke were often smokers or had abused drugs or alcohol, according to a U.S. study that looked at over 1,000 patients. Strokes are often thought of as a condition of the elderly, but researchers said long-term changes in …
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Sask. can lead alcohol strategy
Filed under: alcohol abuse centre
Although increasing fines, as the government did in the wake of the highway worker's death, may help reduce the alcohol-fuelled carnage on our roadways, the report by the centre on substance abuse makes it clear that doesn't go far enough. In fact …
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Higher prices not the answer to curbing abuse of alcohol
Filed under: alcohol abuse centre
A trio of reports released by the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse says 26 per cent of Canadians indulge in more than the occasional drink. One in particular suggests higher prices could curb alcohol abuse among the population – not new news but …
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