Military cracks down on alcohol abuse amid age-old bingeing habit
"The Department of Defense appreciates the hard work of the Institute of Medicine in assessing substance abuse programs and policies in the Military Health System," Cynthia O. Smith, a DoD spokeswoman, responded in an email. "We are in the process of …
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Children Services to tackle parental substance abuse
The effort will offer in-home drug and alcohol assessments, cross-train child welfare workers and substance-abuse specialists, bring the Strengthening Families program to the county and involve a control group that won't receive the same intensive …
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GSU awarded grant to fight alcohol abuse and drunk driving
“We are excited about this grant because it allows us to expand our prevention efforts to include the prevention of alcohol-related crashes,” said David McDermott, administrative coordinator for the Office of Alcohol and Other Drugs Programs at Georgia …
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