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Taxes on alcohol and cigarettes don’t discourage consumption and hit the poor hardest - eGov Monitor Chronic diseases associated with old age are far more expensive than the lethal diseases associated with smoking and alcoholism. Smokers and drinkers are not a burden on the state, and the myth of saints subsidising sinners should not be used to justify tax rises. Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:51 am |
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Four out of ten students could be turned into 'alcoholics' next year. Is that fair? - Daily Telegraph Blogs And the result? As Time points out, since the name for alcohol addiction is alcoholism, the new manual "will also tremendously elevate the number of people considered alcoholics. One Australian study suggested that using DSM-V definitions will ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:44 am |
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Early drug and alcohol use associated with lower levels of educational attainment - News-Medical.Net The study, by investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, will be published in the August 2012 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research but is now ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:53 am |
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American Psychiatric Association redefines definition of alcoholism - WTKR Twenty million more Americans –including 40 percent of all college students— could be considered alcoholics by this time next year. It’s not that more people are drinking, but rather a change in the definition of alcoholism. The American ... Posted on 16 May 2012 | 10:41 pm |
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How to Address Alcoholism on Indian Reservations - New York Times The Lakota nation slowly bleeds to death while Nebraska and Anheuser-Busch proclaim that there are no easy answers, muttering about legal businesses and capitalism. Liquor stores and beer companies can't prevent alcoholism or smuggling. Posted on 16 May 2012 | 9:22 pm |