Mindy McCready admitted to treatment facility for alcohol abuse
Less than three weeks after the tragedy, in an emergency hearing, McCreary admitted to overindulging in alcohol to cope with her loss, reports People. The judge ordered her to be admitted to an in-patient treatment facility for up to 21 days to …
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Effective Addiction Treatment
Countless people addicted to drugs, alcohol or both have managed to get clean and stay clean with the help of organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous or the thousands of residential and outpatient clinics devoted to treating addiction. But if you have …
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NIH study finds missed opportunities for underage alcohol screening
Physicians often fail to ask high school-aged patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes …
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