Alcohol counseling often missed in teen visits
Just over half of 10th graders who saw a physician in the past year were asked about their use of alcohol and fewer were counseled about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D., and his colleagues at the National Institutes of Health …
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Crisis center, counseling service consider merger
Budget cuts have led officials of the Fremont County Alcohol Crisis Center and Fremont Counseling Services to look into combining efforts. The executive directors of both organizations told the Fremont County Commission that they are considering a merger.
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West Sonoma County leaders target higher rates of teen pot use
One of the counselors calls it epidemic proportions,” said Diane Davis, coordinator of the West County Coalition for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth, a county health department program. Sonoma County teens use marijuana at a higher rate than the state …
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Overindulgence leads some drinkers to "take a break" from alcohol
Everyone is different, and it really depends if the person is a social drinker or an alcoholic which sometimes must be determined through counseling. "'Taking a break' from alcohol usually only serves to give a person who may actually have a real …
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